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Wilkes-Barre Area High School Class of 2024 holds graduation ceremony
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Wilkes-Barre Area High School salutatorian Mackenzie Lynn Andrews, left, and class secretary Tina-Pearl Puwekeh Nghotambo march into Wilkes-Barre Area’s graduation ceremony Thursday at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township. For complete coverage of all the area’s graduations, check out our special section later this month.
Former Penn State Hazleton employee sues university, alleges pregnancy discrimination
A Penn State Hazleton employee sued the university on Tuesday for alleged discrimination during and after her pregnancy and wrongful termination. Lauren Millbyer, who was administrative coordinator to the chancellor, was about six months pregnant around May 2022 when she informed the chancellor and staff in her department of her pregnancy as well as pregnancy-related disabilities and restrictions, according to court documents.
Allentown, East Penn school districts dismiss for summer
More students around the region are kicking off their summer vacation. The East Penn School District in Lehigh County wrapped up classes about an hour ago. Students in Allentown were dismissed a little while later. Same for kids in the Quakertown and Hazleton school districts.
Baseball Recap: Faith Christian Academy takes down MMI Preparatory School in a playoff battle
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Faith Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They never let MMI Preparatory School onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. Faith Christian Academy's win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Exeter boys volleyball remains unbeaten with sweep of Blue Ridge in Class 2A postseason
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The machine that is Exeter boys volleyball kept on rolling on Saturday with a three-set sweep of Blue Ridge at Wilkes University. The Eagles defeated the District 2 champions 25-21, 25-18 and 25-22 to improve to 23-0 on the season. Exeter will meet a familiar foe -...
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