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Lecture on Rocky Glen Amusement Park set for Aug. 7 at White Mills
Tri-County Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Dorflinger Factory Museum in White Mills is offering a series of lectures on topics ranging from opera to cut glass to local history. The annual Walter B. Barbe Memorial Lecture Series will ...
$1.6B federal investment in high speed internet expansion announced
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 26—WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and John Fetterman, along with U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, announced on Monday that Pennsylvania is receiving $1,161,778,272 from the Infrastructure ...
'Fettermobile' -- a Fetterman-branded food truck set to criss-cross Pa.
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 27—WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman's campaign for U.S. Senate this week launched the "Fettermobile" — a food truck-style vehicle that will criss-cross Pennsylvania ...
Cartwright, Bognet trying to agree on debate terms
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 8—WILKES-BARRE — If five-term incumbent Democrat U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright and Republican challenger Jim Bognet agree on anything, it's that the two candidates in the 8th Congressional ...
Bill OBoyle: PA Gaming Control Board assisting individuals with a gambling disorder
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 17—The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board this week announced it has launched a more user-friendly online system that enables individuals with a gambling disorder to self-exclude from participating ...
$1M NSF award launches development of Hazleton industrial hemp engine
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 7—HAZLETON — U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright and National Science Foundation Director Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan were in Hazleton on Friday to officially launch the Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp ...
Look Back: 1923 Laurel Line robbery of $70,125 in coal miner pay
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoJul. 21—Bloodhounds were brought in for the hunt of seven bandits who killed a Scranton oil salesman, injured four people and stole more than $70,000 from a coal company paymaster near Avoca ...
Bill aims to bring justice to victims, families in federal death penalty cases
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 17—WILKES-BARRE — In introducing "Eric's Law" — named for Eric Williams, a federal correctional officer who was brutally murdered by an inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary Canaan in Wayne County ...
Bill OBoyle: PennDOT highway safety survey available through Feb. 28
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 5—The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is seeking public input on traffic safety and driving behaviors through its online survey found at — www.PennDOT.pa.gov/Safety.
Bill OBoyle: Capitol Roundup: Meuser votes to condemn 'Chinese Communist Party's spy balloon'
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 12—WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Dallas, this week voted in support of a House resolution condemning the Chinese Communist Party's use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over ...