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Tickets available for Luzerne County Arts & Entertainment Hall of Fame event
WILKES-BARRE — The Luzerne County Arts & Entertainment Hall of Fame announced tickets are available for the organization’s second annual induction ceremony, which will take place on Friday, Nov. 8, at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre.
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Sprinkler system installed at Lincoln Plaza
WILKES-BARRE — The Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority (WBHA) this week announced the completion of a project to install a sprinkler system at Lincoln Plaza.
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AAA encourages drivers to be focused, patient as school buses return to roads
WILKES-BARRE — With the 2024-2025 school year getting underway and students returning to classrooms and campuses across Pennsylvania, transportation will undoubtedly be impacted.
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Pittston to Jim Thorpe fall foliage trains to feature 5 seating options
PORT CLINTON — For its highly-anticipated second year of Fall Foliage trains originating from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Regional Railroad Station at Pittston, Reading & Northern Railroad’s Passenger Department is adding a unique, new seating option.
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‘The Radio Home Visitor’ on WRKC at King’s College has aired since 1974
WILKES-BARRE — “The Radio Home Visitor” on WRKC at King’s College — the oldest radio reading service of its kind in the United States — will celebrate 50 years of serving the blind, visually impaired and home-bound community of Wyoming Valley since its debut on Sept. 2, 1974.
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Mayor Brown announces Kirby Park Centennial Celebration for Sept. 7
WILKES-BARRE — Wilkes-Barre City Mayor George C. Brown has announced that the Kirby Park Centennial Celebration will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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LCTA closed on Monday, Sept. 2; no service
WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Transportation Authority will be closed with no service on Monday, Sept. 2, in observance of Labor Day.
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PennDOT to perform emergency pipe replacement on Carverton Road
KINGSTON TWP. — PennDOT announced on Thursday that it will close Route 1036 — Carverton Road — between McDermott Lane and 8th Street in Kingston Township, to perform an emergency pipe replacement.
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PPL Foundation awards $1 million to nonprofits to empower communities
WILKES-BARRE — The PPL Foundation recently awarded $1 million in grant funding to support 53 nonprofit organizations working to build stronger communities in eastern and central Pennsylvania.
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Zuckerberg says White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again.