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Luzerne County reviewing proposals from four voting system vendors
March 4, 2025
Four vendors responded to Luzerne County’s recent request for proposals to provide a new voting system, records show.

Jackie Scarcella announces run for Luzerne County Council
March 4, 2025
Jackie Scarcella has announced her candidacy for Luzerne County Council.

Dawn Simmons announces run for Luzerne County Council
March 4, 2025
Dawn Simmons has announced her candidacy for Luzerne County Council.

Change in Luzerne County post-election processing proposed
March 3, 2025
Luzerne County’s Election Board may rely on an election staff “canvassing board” to perform more provisional and mail ballot screening during post-election adjudication.

Luzerne County publicly posting primary election candidate list
March 2, 2025
Luzerne County Election Director Emily Cook has started posting an online list of candidates who filed nomination petition signatures and other required paperwork to appear on the county’s May 20 primary election ballot.

Online commercial auctions scheduled for two prominent downtown Wilkes-Barre properties
March 1, 2025
Online commercial auctions have been scheduled for two prominent downtown Wilkes-Barre properties — 7 S. Main Street, which previously housed a Barnes & Noble book store, and a seven-story office building at 46 Public Square.

Empower Pilates plans March 8 grand opening in the Back Mountain
March 1, 2025
KINGSTON TWP. — For Pilates enthusiasts, March MATness is a time when they go back to basics, reconnecting with the original mat teachings of the exercise’s founder, Joe Pilates.

Luzerne County ponders multimedia ad campaigns targeting opioids
February 27, 2025
Nearly an hour of this week’s Luzerne County Council work session was devoted to prospective multimedia ad campaigns targeting opioids, but it’s still unclear if the county will end up pursuing that option.

Wyoming resident Christine Boyle selected for fifth Luzerne County Election Board seat
February 26, 2025
Following public interviews of five applicants Wednesday, a Luzerne County Election Board majority selected Wyoming resident Christine Boyle to fill the fifth board chairmanship seat.

Public open houses scheduled on long-range transportation plan covering Luzerne and Lackawanna counties
February 26, 2025
A series of open houses have been scheduled in coming days to brief residents of Luzerne and Lackawanna counties about the long-range transportation plan under development and accept public comment.
