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Pa. House Speaker comes to Wilkes-Barre to listen
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 3—WILKES-BARRE — Christa Caceres recounted her own sexual abuse as a youngster "at the hands of a monster," suffering "almost daily attacks." She urged the state legislators gathered at ...
Wilkes-Barre City seeks 2024 Community Survey responses
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMar. 18—WILKES-BARRE — Mayor George C. Brown on Monday announced the launch of Wilkes-Barre City's Office of Economic and Community Development's 2024 Community Survey. The city's Office of ...
Primary preview: Wilkes-Barre City Council
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMay 14—WILKES-BARRE — There are nine candidates for Wilkes-Barre City Council in Tuesday's Primary Election. Three incumbent city council members will seek re-election in 2023 — Chairman Mike ...
Brown, Newman: Project will offer city many opportunities
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNov. 13—WILKES-BARRE — Larry Newman, executive director at the Diamond City Partnership, on Monday said in Downtown Wilkes-Barre, residents and visitors enjoy the benefit of a compact, mixed-use ...
Leadership Northeast to honor Augustine at 43rd annual dinner
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 7 days agoApr. 26—WILKES-BARRE — Leadership Northeast announced John L. Augustine III, of Penn's Northeast, will be awarded the 2024 Distinguished Leadership Award. Augustine will receive the award at ...
United Way of Wyoming Valley's 30th annual Day of Caring set for Thursday
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMay 31—WILKES-BARRE — The 30th annual United Way of Wyoming Valley's Day of Caring will be held on Thursday (June 1) with more than 600 volunteers participating. The volunteers will represent ...
Seven new officers join Wilkes-Barre Police Department
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 19—WILKES-BARRE — As he welcomed seven new officers to the police force Monday, Wilkes-Barre City Chief of Police Joseph Coffay offered a little advice. "This is not a job," Coffay said ...
January is Anthracite Mining Heritage Month
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDec. 28—WILKES-BARRE — A regional observance of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month will take place during January 2024. A variety of programs will be featured in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Hazle ...
Bill OBoyle: Bill's requests to Santa for NEPA and beyond
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDec. 24—WILKES-BARRE — It's Christmas Eve and with any luck, Santa will arrive overnight and he will leave everything on everybody's list under their tree — that is, everybody who was a good ...
Ed Donohue, the father of Lourdes sports, remembered for his charisma and creativity
Poughkeepsie Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEd Donohue once was asked by a reporter what his greatest accomplishment was. There would have been...