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Youth with local ties among first female Eagle Scouts
August 4, 2021
KINGSTON — Riley Lauren Lee, 15, of Discovery Bay, California, is one of 934 girls in the United States who have the distinction of being a member of the Boy Scouts’ inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts.
Chewy bringing 550 jobs to Pittston Township pharmacy fulfillment center
August 3, 2021
PITTSTON TWP. — Pet e-commerce retailer Chewy, Inc., is expanding its operations in Pittston Township, leasing 155,000 square feet of existing space for a pharmacy center creating 550 new, “family-sustaining” full-time jobs, officials said Tuesday.
Murray bids farewell to TL, and a lengthy career
July 31, 2021
WILKES-BARRE — Mike Murray’s 52-year career in the newspaper industry took him around the United States, with positions in some of the nation’s biggest markets.
Friends of Osterhout sale will open on Monday
July 31, 2021
As Friends of the Osterhout Free Library got ready for this week’s book sale, they predicted patrons will be quite happy with the event this year.
As COVID-19 cases climb, same three ZIP codes report most new cases
July 31, 2021
COVID-19 cases continue to climb locally, with Luzerne County reporting double digit increases for 10 consecutive days as of Friday. And the same three ZIP codes that reported the highest number of cases during prior surges had the most cases this week.
Luzerne County administration monitoring rising virus stats
July 31, 2021
Luzerne County’s coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are rising again, and approximately 45.4% of eligible county residents are not fully vaccinated, the latest state statistics show.
Pennsylvania to text people who missed second vaccine shot
July 29, 2021
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Department of Health will carry out a text messaging campaign to encourage roughly 254,000 people in the state to follow through and get the second shot of the two-shot COVID-19 vaccine that they never received, officials said Thursday.
Yudichak: Workforce crisis threatening businesses, slowing economic recovery
July 28, 2021
Pennsylvania is facing a serious workforce crisis that is threatening businesses and slowing the economic recovery from COVID-19, state Sen. John Yudichak said Wednesday.
Luzerne County Council postpones vote on $600 rebate
July 28, 2021
A proposal to use more than 81% of Luzerne County’s current $56.4 million American Rescue Plan allocation to provide a one-time $600 rebate to approximately 77,000 owner-occupied primary residences was postponed by a council majority Tuesday.
More than $22M in LSA grants OK’d for area communities
July 23, 2021
WILKES-BARRE — More than $22 million in Local Share Account (LSA) grants through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) have been awarded to applicants in Luzerne County communities.