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PennDOT to replace bridge on Route 115, add connection from 115/309 to I-81
Bill O’BoyleWILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on Thursday announced that work is underway on a new bridge that will connect Route 115 to Interstate 81 south.
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‘Music can carry us through anything’
GoLackawannaWILKES-BARRE TWP. — “How are things going for you?”
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Brown impressed with enthusiasm for VP Harris; hopes she returns soon
Bill O’BoyleWILKES-BARRE — On Saturday, Mayor George Brown was basking in the afterglow of Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ visit to the city.
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Cant happy for Wilkes students getting to see, hear VP Harris
Bill O’BoyleWILKES-BARRE — Wilkes University president Dr. Greg Cant on Friday said the 2024 presidential election has special meaning for him and wife, Angela — it’s the first U.S. election that they will vote in since the Australian natives became U.S. citizens.
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VP Harris: ‘We are not going back’
Bill O’BoyleWILKES-BARRE — In a speech that lasted just under half an hour, Vice President Kamala Harris gave them everything they wanted and hoped for — “A new way forward.”
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Gov. Shapiro speaks in support of Harris at Wilkes rally
Bill O’BoyleWILKES-BARRE — Every rally needs cheerleaders, and Friday’s rally for Vice President Kamala Harris had several — and to no one’s surprise, the captain of the Harris-Walz team was Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
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Times Leader reporter pens book on notorious Hugo Selenski case
Bill O’BoyleWILKES-BARRE — In February 2015, after nearly 12 years of trying, investigators and prosecutors finally convicted Hugo Selenski of the strangling deaths of pharmacist Michael Kerkowski and Tammy Fassett.
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New unit to replace Pa. National Guard 109th Field Artillery
GoLackawannaFORT INDIANTOWN GAP — The 28th Infantry Division’s artillery force structure will see several major changes in 2025 as part of an Army-mandated reorganization.
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Tickets available for Luzerne County Arts & Entertainment Hall of Fame event
GoLackawannaWILKES-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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Neighborhood Assistance Program funding doubled
Bill O’BoyleWILKES-BARRE — Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger on Thursday said the Shapiro Administration is committed to investing to strengthen Pennsylvania’s communities.