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Registration opens for YMCA summer camps
March 6, 2021
If you’re looking for a way to keep your kids active this summer, the Greater Wyoming Valley Area YMCA might have something, with upcoming day and overnight camp programs this summer.
Free Earth Day Essay Contest for students grades 7-12
March 6, 2021
If the environment is a hot topic for you, and you’re in grades 7-12, Earth Day this year has an option for voicing your idea and opinion. The University of Scranton is sponsoring an essay contest on the theme “Caring for our Common Home.”
Geisinger: COVID-19 hospitalizations dip below 65 for first time since October
March 5, 2021
For the first time since Oct. 14, Geisinger says fewer than 65 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 across their health system.
The Wright Center names Michelle Ostroski interim associate designated institutional official
March 5, 2021
Michelle Ostroski, a licensed social worker with a background in nonprofit healthcare and educational settings, has been named interim Associate Designated Institutional Official (ADIO) for The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education.
$3.5M in grant funding to be available to county hospitality businesses
March 5, 2021
WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Manager C. David Pedri on Thursday said until the pandemic subsides, helping to stabilize local businesses is a top priority.
Boback meets with stakeholders to discuss legislative priorities
March 5, 2021
WILKES-BARRE — Over two days, Rep. Karen Boback and fellow state legislators heard from agency stakeholders that affect veterans and the emergency preparedness community.
Scranton Bishop gives faithful green light on vaccines
March 4, 2021
The spiritual leader of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic community has urged the faithful to receive any COVID-19 vaccine that is clinically safe and effective.
Wolf: Teachers to get 1-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine
March 3, 2021
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday that teachers will receive doses of the newly approved one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, under a plan his administration will release.
Municipal Liquid Fuels Tax payments drop due to pandemic
March 2, 2021
Reduced gas tax revenues due to the novel coronavirus pandemic lowered the 2021 liquid fuels payments to municipalities from the state.
Officials raise concerns about tolling plan
February 27, 2021
WILKES-BARRE — Teri Ooms, Executive Director of The Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development at Wilkes University, Friday said there is a pressing need to evaluate the potential impact that tolling of two Luzerne County bridges will have on the region.