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Wyoming Valley West School Board approves final budget with 2 percent property tax increase
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (567+ words) Wyoming Valley West Middle School. The Wyoming Valley West School Board voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve its final budget. Sydney Allabaugh | Times Leader The Wyoming Valley West School Board unanimously approved the school district's final budget Wednesday with a…...
Outside study recommends restoration of Luzerne County $5 vehicle registration fee, reassessment planning
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (645+ words) Lynne Shedlock, operations director for the nonprofit and nonpartisan Pennsylvania Economy League, briefs Luzerne County Council Tuesday on its strategic plan examining county finances and operations. Restoration of a $5 vehicle registration fee and planning for a countywide reassessment are among…...
Mohegan Arena "graduating" to headline acts " Manilow, Paisley, Journey
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (329+ words) Journey will return to the arena on Friday, Nov. 6, for its Final Frontier Tour. The upcoming Barry Manilow concert is on schedule for July 1 at Mohegan Arena. Bill O'Boyle | Times Leader WILKES-BARRE TWP. " With graduation ceremonies almost over at Mohegan…...
Valish & Company donates time to remove graffiti in Wilkes-Barre Township
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (374+ words) Workers with Valish & Company remove graffiti from a retaining wall along Highland Boulevard, across the way from Mohegan Arena. Valish & Company worker removes graffiti from an electrical box outside of Red Robin. A worker with Valish & Company uses a steel-wool…...
Hanover Area School Board tables solar project proposal
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (375+ words) Hanover Area Jr. /Sr. High School Sydney Allabaugh | Times Leader HANOVER TWP. " The Hanover Area School Board voted Tuesday to table a proposed $1. 3 million solar panel project for the high school roof. The project would be partially funded by a…...
500-plus volunteers celebrate 33rd annual United Way of Wyoming Valley Day of Caring
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (518+ words) Hundreds volunteer across 39 sites Volunteers from Junior Achievement clean the courtyard of St. Stephen's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral on South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre. Josh Tapia, a member of the Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack soccer team, transports books from the basement of the…...
FIELD NOTES: To eat and not be eaten
5+ hour ago (560+ words) Liz Baumeister Field Notes Observing one of nature's power play dynamics A great blue heron nervously eyes a snapping turtle trying to join it on a floating platform on Tuesday morning at Frances Slocum State Park. A great blue heron…...
Nanticoke man facing charges for sexual assault of a child
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (140+ words) EXETER " A man from Nanticoke is facing charges he sexually assaulted an underage girl inside a house trailer in Birchwood Estates. EXETER " A man from Nanticoke is facing charges he sexually assaulted an underage girl inside a house trailer in…...
Test Kitchen: Exploring okra" is it better to just embrace the "goo?
6+ hour, 38+ min ago (413+ words) MT cooked okra with garlic, onions, tomato paste and a splash of lemon juice, first saut'ing the okra slices in olive oil. The saut'ing was an attempt to reduce the mucilage in the okra, but was that a good idea…...
The Amish Cook: Bidding farewell to "Birth Dad
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (315+ words) Gloria Yoder The Amish Cook We were on our way to the Vincennes hospital. I was wiping tears. Not everything was simple in his life; details of his younger years were rich with intensity as he told of being held…...