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LEBANON, Pa. (WHTM) – The annual Lebanon Holiday Parade will celebrate its 50th year with “The Year of Tinsel.” The parade is set for November 21 at 10 a.m. in downtown Lebanon with “extra sparkle” this year. “Get ready for a parade filled with holiday cheer, local and school bands, balloons, festive floats, community groups, […]
READING, Pa. - It's a celebration more than a century in the making — Ruby Gordon turned 105 Friday. Family and friends threw a party for her at Oak Street Health's Reading center. There were plenty of treats, gifts and even a special proclamation from Mayor Eddie Moran. Gordon...
PITTSTON — There have been a lot of people who put Pittston and Greater Pittston on the map over time, some famous and some infamous, bu
Bethlehem Catholic hosted North Schuylkill in a district playoff contest on Saturday night.
WILKES-BARRE — After his book “Devotion” became a movie, author Adam Makos said he went underground for three years to write
The 81st Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade will step off at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, beginning at Kingston Corners, traveling down Market Stree
POTTSTOWN PA – Artists are being encouraged to begin offering submissions for the 22nd annual “Scenes of the Schuylkill” juried art show and sale. The event, conducted by the Schuylkill River Greenways (SRG) National Heritage Area, benefits its work in making the river publicly accessible for tourism and recreation. It also serves to visually define the river’s beauty and bounty for local, state, and national audiences.
WEST PITTSTON — The West Pittston Historical Society (WPHS) will present the History of the West Pittston John D. Stark/Lt. Jeffrey DePr
The 12th annual ReadingFilmFEST is bringing filmmakers, actors and audiences together in downtown Reading for a weekend of independent cinema, offering opportunities to explore new stories, meet the people behind them and learn more about the filmmaking process. Running November 6–8, the festival features documentaries, independent features, short films, animation...
Next time you go hiking in Bucks County, be sure to pack a hammer and don’t be alarmed if you hear eerie sounds coming from deep inside the woods. No, these noises are not made by humans, animals, or even the movement of trees, but rather by a group of stationary boulders that emit a […]
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In 1856, a local woman hurried to the scene of a terrible train crash near her Pennsylvania home. She spent hours caring for the injured, and people never forgot what she did. A railroad later named its station after her. Then the whole town took her name too. I love that a community chose to honor kindness instead of a general or a rich landowner.
A chest beneath one altar holds 84 relics of saints and martyrs, including Saint Patrick. That detail alone made me stop scrolling. Construction began in 1875, and the cathedral was dedicated in 1893. The bishop behind it refused to build unless the money was already in hand, so the walls rose slowly, stone by red stone.
1. The Farm Show has roots in Pennsylvania’s earliest agricultural fairs. William Penn organized the Philadelphia Fair in 1686. Agricultural exhibitions eventually spread throughout Pennsylvania, and the first statewide Farm Show was held in Harrisburg in 1917. The event was once known as the Pennsylvania Corn, Fruit, Vegetable, Dairy Products, and Wool Show.
Want to find the coziest secondhand bookstores in Pennsylvania?. These 8 bookstores offer charming shelves, unique finds, and a browsing experience you’ll want to repeat again and again!. 1. Cupboard Maker Books (Enola) Cupboard Maker Books in Enola is the kind of place that stops you in your tracks...
