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Luzerne County prison elevator project progressing
October 13, 2024
A project to replace the two heavily-used elevators at the Luzerne County prison on Water Street in Wilkes-Barre is now halfway complete.
Rules must be followed to ensure mail ballots are counted
October 12, 2024
Mail ballot requests have been approved for more than 36,700 Luzerne County voters for the Nov. 5 general election to date, and proper steps must be followed to ensure they are counted.
Luzerne County resending 6,700 mail ballots due to misspelling of state Rep. Alec Ryncavage’s name
October 11, 2024
Due to a misspelling of state Rep. Alec Ryncavage’s name, new Nov. 5 general election mail ballots are being sent to approximately 6,700 mail ballot voters in the 119th District, the county election bureau announced Friday.
Luzerne County will have two mail ballot drop boxes, not four
October 9, 2024
Luzerne County will keep two mail ballot drop boxes on county-owned property for the Nov. 5 general election, but the two boxes hosted by outside entities cannot be deployed because they cannot be anchored to the floor or a wall, county Election Board Chairwoman Denise Williams announced during Wednesday’s meeting.
Luzerne County Council votes on American Rescue cut, rejects election worker protection proposal
October 8, 2024
Luzerne County Council agreed to wait until Nov. 26 to determine if it will cancel a $2 million federal American Rescue Plan Act allocation for a parkade at the former Hotel Sterling site in Wilkes-Barre.
Luzerne County Election Board chair recommends structure change
October 7, 2024
Luzerne County Election Board Chairwoman Denise Williams told the study commission Monday that tension and discord between the board, county council, the manager and law office is a “critical concern” that must be resolved.
Luzerne County to livestream election ballot storage room
October 7, 2024
As part of enhanced security measures, Luzerne County is livestreaming a surveillance camera view of the election bureau room that holds Nov. 5 general election ballots.
Court hearing on mail ballot drop boxes cancelled
October 7, 2024
A Monday morning court hearing about Luzerne County mail ballot drop boxes was cancelled as county Manager Romilda Crocamo agreed to provide the boxes for the Nov. 5 general election.
Luzerne County proposed 2025 budget to be presented Tuesday
October 6, 2024
Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo’s proposed no-tax-hike 2025 budget will be introduced Tuesday.
Luzerne County Council may cut funding for two prominent American Rescue projects
October 5, 2024
Unless convincing arguments are presented, Luzerne County Council may vote Tuesday to cut federal American Rescue Plan Act earmarks for two prominent projects — a parkade at the former Hotel Sterling site in Wilkes-Barre and recreation enhancements in the area of Nesbitt and Kirby parks, county officials said.