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Back Mountain students named to Wyoming Seminary Upper School honor roll
June 26, 2018
KINGSTON – Wyoming Seminary Dean Jay Harvey has announced the following Back Mountain students were named to the Upper School Dean’s List for the spring trimester of the 2017-2018 academic year. DEAN’S LIST HIGH HONORS Khizar Ali, Dallas Nicole Amoachi, Shavertown Katarina Banks, Dallas Kathryn Barilla, Dallas Arianna Bufalino, Wyoming Shailee Desai, Shavertown Michael Doggett, […]
Back Mountain residents named to Wyoming Seminary Lower School honor roll
June 26, 2018
FORTY FORT – Kathleen Hanlon, Dean of Wyoming Seminary Lower School, announces the following Back Mountain students were named to the Academic High Honor Roll and Academic Honor Roll for the third trimester of the 2017-2018 academic year: HIGH HONOR ROLL Grade 5 Christina Fawcett, Shavertown Theodore Kraus, Shavertown Tonna Ruggiero, Shavertown Shahmeer Waseem, Dallas […]
New books added to shelves of Back Mountain Memorial Library for June 2018
June 26, 2018
DALLAS — The following new books have been added to the shelves of the Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, for the month of June 2018. Express “The Pharaoh Key” by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child “The Moscow Deception” by Karen Robards “By Invitation Only” by Dorothea Benton Frank “The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir” by […]
Memorial books donated to Back Mountain Memorial Library remember loved ones
June 26, 2018
DALLAS — The following memorial books have been added to the shelves of the Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, for the month of June 2018: In memory of Anna Jorda,”The Creativity Project” presented by Mrs. Sandra Bradbury. In memory of Carol Hinchey, “A Castle of Dreams” by Barbara Cartland (large print), presented by […]
Effort to rethink Luzerne County’s home rule charter fails to launch
June 25, 2018
A push to re-examine Luzerne County’s home rule government structure has apparently fizzled. Former county controller Walter Griffith put out a plea for someone to take ownership of the effort earlier this month, saying he would assist but not spearhead the collection of 3,722 voter signatures needed to get the home rule study question on […]
‘Pawn Stars’ Richard Harrison, known as ‘The Old Man,’ dies
June 25, 2018
LAS VEGAS (AP) — “Pawn Stars” patriarch, Richard Benjamin Harrison, who was known as “The Old Man,” has died at age 77. Gold & Silver Pawn’s Facebook page posted Monday that Harrison was surrounded by “loving family” this past weekend and died peacefully. The post said that fans would remember Harrison as a “sometimes grumpy […]
Verizon explains reason for Sunday night outage
June 25, 2018
Verizon Wireless customers lost service Sunday night due to what a spokesman said was a rare failure on two separate lines. “It was caused by the rare occurrence of a dual fiber ring failure – two separate fiber issues on different lines – impacting the redundancy built into our network that ensures service despite equipment […]
Verizon explains reason for Sunday night outage
June 25, 2018
Verizon Wireless customers lost service Sunday night due to what a spokesman said was a rare failure on two separate lines. “It was caused by the rare occurrence of a dual fiber ring failure – two separate fiber issues on different lines – impacting the redundancy built into our network that ensures service despite equipment […]
Oxford Street Bridge repairs set to begin in July
June 24, 2018
Bill Anskis Co., of Elysburg, will complete sidewalk and railing repairs on the Luzerne County-owned Oxford Street Bridge in Hanover Township for $61,344, according to a contract approved by the administration. While a full bridge rehabilitation is planned for later this year, a state inspection flagged the sidewalks and railing as high-priority safety hazards that […]
Engineer volunteers trained to spot levee problems during river flooding
June 23, 2018
Wyoming Valley Levee overseer Christopher Belleman is building a trained army of volunteer engineers and emergency responders ready for mobilizing when the next Susquehanna River flood hits. “It’s been nearly seven years since the last major flood in our area, and since that time a number of people with institutional knowledge in flood fighting and […]