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Two Bible study groups for women are being conducted at Forty Fort United Methodist Church. The sessions are held each...
A jewelry trunk show featuring designs by local artists will take place Nov. 14-15 in the community room at Trinity...
Men of Forty Fort United Methodist Church and surrounding communities are participating in a Bible study, ‘Experiencing God,’ each Thursday....
The Reverend Dianiska District of the Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union recently participated in the national ‘Make a Difference Day.’...
Knights of Columbus Council 10626, Glen Lyon, recently gathered for its annual installation of officers. At the ceremony, first row,...
The pre-kindergarten students at St. Jude’s School celebrated the Feast of St. Francis by conducting a special Blessing of Pets...
The Knights of Columbus of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Fourth Degree Assembly 1928 has conducted its annual installation of officers...
The Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade Committee has received a $2,000 donation from the City of Wilkes-Barre in support of...
The Falls Lions Club recently conducted its annual Fall Festival. Festivities included a craft fair, barbecued chicken dinner and chainsaw...
The 2nd Annual Public Safety Night ‘Skate For a Cause’ will take place from 6-10 p.m. Thursday at Skateaway, 610...
Seven members of Good Shepherd Academy’s Forensics Club competed in the Holy Redeemer Division of the Scranton Diocese’s Regional Forensics...
Wyoming Valley West High School announced the September Students of the Month. These students were chosen by the faculty based...
The Luzerne Intermediate Unit is in the final planning stages to initiate a model program for truancy prevention in Luzerne...
The three-day pre-school and kindergarten classes from Miss Ellie’s Education Center recently visited Brace’s Apple Orchard to conclude their study...
Solomon/Plains Memorial Elementary School recently held its annual Halloween parade and party. Ghosts, goblins, witches and ghouls roamed the halls...
WILKES-BARRE: The Wilkes-Barre chapter of UNICO announced that this year’s Miss UNICO Pageant will be held at 6 p.m. on...
Kingston High School, Class of 1952, held an informal reunion at Grotto Pizza, Harveys Lake. Participants from left, first row,...
The eighth-grade class of St. Jude School will hold a clothing drive for the Volunteers of America Thrift Store Nov....
Ami Patricia Temarantz, daughter of Barbara Ann Temarantz, Wilkes-Barre, and the late Robert David Temarantz, graduated summa cum laude, Phi...
Students at the Garrison Memorial Elementary School, Shickshinny, were recently educated about fire prevention through several programs held at the...
A homemade pasta and sausage dinner is planned from noon-5 p.m. Sunday at St. Maria Goretti Church, Laflin Road, Laflin....
The Ethics Institute of Northeastern Pennsylvania at Misericordia University recently presented Attorney Joseph L. and Patrice Persico of Shavertown the...
A two-day gold sale held recently at Bartikowsky Jewelers raised more than $5,200 for Jewish Family Services of Greater Wilkes-Barre....
The Allied Services Charles Luger Memorial Employee Award was presented to James Rossler, assistant vice president, Behavioral Health and Developmental...
Mr. Z’s grocery store in Dallas conducted a ‘Fight Hunger’ campaign in September to benefit the Back Mountain Food Pantry....
Junior Girl Scouts from Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania recently made birdhouses while completing the Craft Sampler Badge...
WILKES-BARRE: Patty Petts of Dickson City is among the performers scheduled to entertain at Gospel Fest 2009, which begins at...
Frontier’s Business Support Services Department exceeded its goal to raise $700 through its Second Annual Scholastic Book Fair held recently...
Six members of the Ruby Rose Divas attended the inaugural three-day Red Hat Convention held recently at the East Mountain...
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Riverview Ridge Assisted Living Community in Wilkes-Barre recently celebrated members marking birthdays in October. They are Michael Shutlock, Marilyn Kline,...
Meadows Nursing Center and the Alzheimer’s Association will sponsor the Alzheimer’s Interfaith Candlelight Vigil at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Meadows,...
The St. Elizabeth and St. Mark’s Youth Group of Bear Creek recently donated $800 to The Center for Cancer Wellness:...
Good Shepherd Academy will host a craft and vendor fair from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday in the school gym, North...
The Advocacy Alliance, an organization that serves people who have mental illness and mental retardation, has made a donation to...
PLAINS TWP.: A Veterans Day ceremony conducted by the Korean War Veterans Association of Wyoming Valley will take place at...
A number of Wyoming Valley Health Care System employees and members of the Kingston Fire Department wore pink T-shirts in...
Michael Wallace, switchboard operator at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains Township, was named Employee of the Month...
Bob Orlando, president of the Wyoming Area Kiwanis Club, recently passed the Lieutenant Governor’s banner to Barb Hughes, president of...
The Plains Township Fire Department held its annual assembly at the Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center. Captain Mark Ritsick...
Jodie Dunn, media/safety coordinator for Wilkes-Barre Area School District, administered the safety patrol oath to 26 students at Heights-Murray Elementary...
St. Nicholas High School, Wilkes-Barre, Class of 1968, recently held a 41 1/3 reunion at Norm’s, Wilkes-Barre. Sixteen classmates attended....
Misericordia University social work majors recently participated in a special hearing on Alzheimer’s disease by the Pennsylvania House Committee on...
Members of Coughlin High School’s Key Club devoted the month of October to raising money for breast cancer awareness. October...
More than 100 area Penn State fans overtook the River Grille in Plains Township for the annual Penn State Wilkes-Barre...
NANTICOKE: Andy Mehalshick, field anchor and head of the I-Team at WBRE-TV, will serve as master of ceremonies for the...
Amelia Poplawski and A.J. Bucci, seniors at Coughlin High School, were selected to participate in the 2009 National Council on...
GAR, Class of 1946, celebrated its 63rd class reunion with a dinner dance on Oct. 4 at the East Mountain...
Luzerne County Community College awarded degrees to graduates of the college’s surgical technology program at a ceremony held at the...
The Nanticoke High School, Class of 1949, recently held its 60th class reunion at the American Legion, Post 350, Nanticoke....
The fifth-grade class at Wyoming Area Catholic School created posters with various themes relating to saying no to drugs and...
Students in the Professional Truck Driving program at Luzerne County Community College recently completed their training. The program consists of...
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