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Luzerne County Study Commission rethinking election board plan
May 19, 2025
Second thoughts were raised Monday about last week’s Luzerne County Study Commission proposal to give an election board of five citizen volunteers full power to hire an election director and solicitor, choose the county’s voting system and obtain an election budget from county council.
Luzerne County Council will interview three prospective Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge engineers
May 19, 2025
Luzerne County Council will hold a special meeting in the second half of June to publicly interview the three top-ranked engineering firms for the Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge replacement project, officials said Monday.
Luzerne County proposes employee discount for community college classes
May 18, 2025
Luzerne County government workers would receive a discount on Luzerne County Community College courses through a program under consideration.
Luzerne County Republicans and Democrats will pick nominees in Tuesday’s primary
May 17, 2025
A total 174,642 Luzerne County voters — 90,434 Republicans and 84,208 Democrats — have the opportunity to choose their nominees for a range of offices in Tuesday’s primary election.
Luzerne County study commission plans more power for election board
May 15, 2025
Under a scenario that took shape Thursday, Luzerne County’s Government Study Commission would recommend keeping a five-citizen election board but mandating that it has more power, including authority to hire the election director and prepare the annual budget request to county council.
Owner unsure of plans for former Hotel Sterling site
May 15, 2025
Once again, the fate of the former landmark Hotel Sterling site in Wilkes-Barre is up in the air.
Luzerne County study commission tackling election board next
May 14, 2025
Luzerne County’s Government Study Commission is set to start addressing the election board at its Thursday meeting.
Disabled veteran urges Luzerne County Council to pass property tax exemption
May 14, 2025
Visibly distraught, Wilkes-Barre resident Anthony Hall urged Luzerne County Council to expand a real estate property tax exemption program for honorably discharged military veterans permanently disabled in the line of duty.
Luzerne County Council discusses potential train station purchase
May 13, 2025
Luzerne County Council members sought further explanation during Tuesday’s work session about a proposed county purchase of the historic former train station in downtown Wilkes-Barre for $615,000.
Sordoni group to build mixed-use retail development on Offset Paperback site
May 13, 2025
DALLAS TWP. — Matt Sordoni, President of Sordoni Properties LLC, said the company recently purchased the former Offset Manufacturers plant and property and intends to bring a “mixed-use retail essentials development” to the historic site.