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I have two good friends who are eternal optimists. Part of it, they say, is due to their Hampshire College backgrounds, but it seems more than that. The glass is always half-full for these two, even when we meet to watch football every Sunday and my New York Giants are trailing late in the second […]
The LAVA Center hosts its sixth annual LAVA Film Festival in Greenfield from Nov. 12-14, featuring local Massachusetts filmmakers.
If you remember the 1970s, when the New York Marathon evolved from a bunch of laps around Central Park to a parade of thousands of runners through all five boroughs of the city, you may have felt an echo last Sunday. I mean the echo from 1978, when the women’s winner was a young Scandinavian […]
“The 35th Annual Will Huffman Toy Train Expo is ‘chugging ‘round the bend’ and we hope you can be a part of it,” according to a post on the Expo’s website. The Expo will again be held at Park Place and the Thomas T. Taber Museum, Williamsport, in conjunction with Victorian Christmas, from 10 a.m. […]
Tom Grbenick will share a presentation on barn preservation at 6:30 p.m., Nov. 16 at the California Grange, 17 California Road, Watsontown. Grbenick, a news release said, serves on the board of directors of the Historic Barn and Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania and lives on historic land known as New Garden in the area named […]
Lillian Jane Kline, 90, fondly known as Jane, formerly of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away peacefully in her sleep in Syracuse, New York. A woman of remarkable spirit, unwavering dedication, and a beautiful voice, Jane lived a life defined by service, creativity, friendship, and, above all, love. She was a leader, a […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A pair of waters in northern Pennsylvania have seen a regulation change that removes season, size, and daily limits for anglers, with the exception of trout.
When we moved to northern New York’s Adirondacks back in 1997, my deer-hunting world changed dramatically.
A huge mine complex near Butte, Montana, was emitting “vast” amounts of air pollution into the atmosphere around 100 years ago.
KANE, Pa. — The holiday shopping season is officially underway at the Kane Area Community Center
KANE, Pa. — Specialist 4 Ronald Andrus, a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran, served as the keynote speaker during the annual Veterans Tribute.
KANE, Pa. — Specialist 4 Ronald Andrus, a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran, served as the keynote speaker during the annual Veterans Tribute.
KANE, Pa. — The holiday shopping season is officially underway at the Kane Area Community Center
Wyoming Valley West High School football players recently honored faculty members through the “My Jersey, Your Impact” program. Each player chose...
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis (90) hits New York Giants quarterback J.J. McCarthy (18) in the head during the first half of an NFL football game in Philadelphia, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026.
Berwick’s Grace Robbins was named league MVP, while Lake-Lehman libero Abriella Fugok earned Defensive Player of the Year honors as the Wyoming Val...
Members of the Plymouth Historical Society recently attended the PA Sports Hall of Fame banquet in September at Valley Forge Casino Resort to witness...
MOOSIC — A new era of northeastern Pennsylvania baseball began Saturday as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders officially unveiled their new ident...
A revised Pennsylvania law clears up past confusion over what happens when a county district attorney’s seat becomes vacant — a question that pro...
Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker this week announced that the Shapiro administration...
NEW YORK — Losing a tangible connection to your family’s ancestral homeland can bring unexpected sorrow, whether through the death of an older relative, the sale of a property passed down for generations gets sold or the destruction a handful of surviving heirlooms.
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A committee that advises the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on AI is trying to keep “inaccurate, misleading, or fabricated information” out of filings.
Democrats’ midterm victories in Pennsylvania and other swing states have prompted renewed interest in an alternative to the Electoral College that proponents have urged the commonwealth to join.