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Area state legislators weigh in on skill games
WILKES-BARRE — State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski this week said there was a time when Pennsylvania restricted casinos and gambling and the state lost billions of Pennsylvania dollars to New Jersey. “Gambling, drinking, smoking, are a part of our lives — like it or not,” said Pashinski, D-Wilkes-Barre. “Therefore...
Beyond the Byline: Fish on!
WILKES-BARRE — By the time you read this, I will have returned from my trip up north after catching lunker after lunker for several days in the cool waters of a Canadian lake. As much as I love this job, I really would rather be fishing. Myself and a...
'Sunsets on South Main' returning to Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — "Sunsets on South Main" is returning to downtown Wilkes-Barre starting this week. The free outdoor celebration will be around all summer long starting tomorrow at Midtown Village. People are encouraged to come out and enjoy live music, adult beverages, and several different food options.
Beer for Books is back!
PA live! (WBRE) — The Wyoming Free Library is bringing back their fan-favorite fundraiser next month, Beer for Books! To help get us ready Taryn Talacka and Amanda Yakus, from the board of trustees, came to visit. They shared the changes to Beer for Books this year, how this...
Inclusive art classroom unveiled in Luzerne County
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A new inclusive art classroom is ready to welcome creatives in Luzerne County. Leadership Northeast cut the ribbon on its 'Art with a Heart' project on Thursday at Saint Joseph's Center along Laird Street in Wilkes-Barre. "They came together and helped us remodel and reconfigured and...
Ribbon cut on newly-renovated park in Scranton
SCRANTON, Pa. — Local leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the latest park renovation project in Scranton. Oakmont Park on Debbie Drive, near Lake Scranton, is the latest park project to be completed using part of the city's American Rescue Plan Act funds. "This is a...
Beer for a cause: "Always Give" IPA honoring late local woman raises funds for brain cancer research
SCOTT TWP. — Beer lovers who buy a special limited-run IPA sold in memory of a late local woman will be doing their part to fund brain cancer research. “Always Give,” a creation of Scott Twp.-based Last Minute Brewing’s E.J. Lastauskas, honors the late Alexis “Lexi” Caviston-Ashmar, who died in 2020 of an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. The Scranton woman who courageously battled the disease for more than two years was just 23 years old.
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