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Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade steps off Sunday at 2 p.m.
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 5—KINGSTON — Commander Ed Groth, a Navy veteran with more than 25 years of military service, has been named the Grand Marshal of the Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade. The parade is set ...
4 local veterans awarded Quilts of Valor by NEPA Quilts of Valor
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 11—PLAINS TWP. — Four local veterans were recently honored and awarded Quilts of Valor by the NEPA Quilts of Valor Chapter at an outdoor ceremony held at the Plains Township Municipal Township ...
Bill OBoyle: State investigative unit to combat financial exploitation of older adults
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 21—WILKES-BARRE — Continuing its work to address and prevent one of the fastest growing forms of elder abuse, the Department of Aging this week announced the formation of a dedicated investigative ...
Family Service Association of NEPA holds National Family Week Conference
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 19—PLAINS TWP. — Kyle Popish, Associate Addictions Counselor at Turning Points Alternative Living Solutions, was the keynote speaker at Friday's National Family Week Conference, sponsored ...
Look Back: Nanticoke graduate pinned by King of England in 1919
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 26—Wonder if any other Greater Nanticoke Area graduates met English royalty? Among the 13 graduates of Nanticoke High School in 1906, one would be awarded the British Military Cross for ...
Two Pa. hunters complete ultra rare 'Slam of Slams' for world turkey hunting
Erie Times News via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoTwo Pennsylvania turkey hunters have just completed something that only two other hunters in the United States have done. Edward Kalinowski, 73, of Nanticoke, and Tony Hudak, 58, of Noxen, finished ...
Bill OBoyle: Holidays the perfect time to send caring message to brighten a veteran's day
Tribune via AOL· 5 months agoDec. 25—WILKES-BARRE — As the holiday season approaches, the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) reminds everyone who knows a veteran to reach out and let that person know someone ...
Bill OBoyle: CAPITOL ROUNDUP: Fetterman co-sponsors four bills in first week in U.S. Senate
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 29—WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman this week co-sponsored legislation to expand access to critical health care services, combat gun violence by getting assault weapons off streets ...
Bill OBoyle: Toma back on the job at Super Bowl LVII
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 22—WILKES-BARRE — As he has been for the last 57 years, Edwardsville native George "The Sod God" Toma will be heading the grounds crew at the Super Bowl. Toma will turn 94 on Feb. 2, and ...
Statewide bear seasons about to kick off
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 16—WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvania isn't offering a bear hunting season in 2022 — as was the case last year, it's essentially offering three. Properly licensed hunters can take black bears ...
