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Mullery bill in Democratic package to help restaurant, bar workers
July 30, 2020
WILKES-BARRE — State Rep. Gerald Mullery on Wednesday said the food service industry is among one of the hardest hit industries in Pennsylvania due to COVID-19.
Luzerne County Council won’t forgive penalty on 2020 real estate taxes after Aug. 18
July 29, 2020
Luzerne County property owners must pay their county real estate taxes by Aug. 18 to avoid a 10% late fee because the penalty wasn’t cancelled for the rest of the year.
2020 Bloomsburg Fair canceled
July 28, 2020
BLOOMSBURG — The Bloomsburg Fair has been canceled, according to a release on the fair’s Facebook page.
Luzerne County active adult centers reopen for meals
July 24, 2020
While they had to sit farther apart and wear masks when they weren’t eating, area seniors were once again able to meet up with friends in person for meals at Luzerne County’s active adult centers on Thursday.
Lawmakers: Tax credits will bring good-paying jobs to NEPA; environmentalists fear ecological impact
July 24, 2020
NANTICOKE — Rep. Aaron Kaufer Thursday said it took a “bulldog” to see the project through.
Lebanon County sues Wolf over withheld funds
July 23, 2020
HARRISBURG — Lebanon County sued Wednesday to compel Gov. Tom Wolf to release $12.8 million in federal coronavirus relief funding that he withheld after county leaders defied his shutdown orders and sought to reopen on their own.
Virtual forum explores bi-county planning issues
July 23, 2020
Members of the public were invited to offer comments and answer questions as Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties revealed steps toward a comprehensive plan to improve land preservation, transportation and many other issues facing the region in a virtual community forum held by the Luzerne Lackawanna Metropolitan Planning Organization on Wednesday night.
Wolf lashes out at transphobic attacks on Levine
July 22, 2020
Bloomsburg Fair officials may have apologized for last weekend’s dunk-tank impersonation of Dr. Rachel Levine, but Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday signaled he has had enough of transphobic attacks on the state’s top doc.
Lake-Lehman School Board extends superintendent’s contract, with a raise
July 22, 2020
LEHMAN TWP. — Plans for re-opening schools may have dominated the Lake-Lehman virtual School Board meeting Monday, but the agenda included some big items that probably would have made headlines in a non-pandemic situation. One of them: Approval of a new contract with Superintendent James McGovern running from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026.
Toll hike, 45% non-EZ pass surcharge coming to Pa. Turnpike
July 22, 2020
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Turnpike officials have announced yet another toll increase — 6% beginning early next year — as well as a new 45% surcharge for non-EZ-Pass users whose tolls are assessed by mail based on their license plates.