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PITTSTON — The 43rd annual Pittston Tomato Festival opened up to an afternoon shower clearing out by 7 p.m. to get the event underway. With, at times, heavy rain falling, food vendors were ready and the aroma of food was everywhere.
The high school football season will get off to a different start with Wyoming Area renewing its series with a familiar opponent and Pittston Area hitting the road to take on a team for the first time ever.
Dominic DeLuca was in the starting lineup at inside linebacker when the Baltimore Ravens opened the National Football League preseason with an impressive, 24-7 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Eagles Aug. 15.
Emma Kratz is the only returning singles starter from a Wyoming Area girls tennis team that went 12-1 in the regular season a year ago.
Mitchell Rusinchak shot a 6-over-par, 42 on the back nine at Fox Hill Country Club Monday morning to make Matt Finn’s head coaching debut at Wyoming Area a success with a 179-180 victory over visiting Crestwood in a Wyoming Valley Conference golf opener.
Pittston Area returns a veteran defense as it hopes to build off momentum from the girls soccer postseason of a year ago.
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NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has been taking credit for new federal data that shows U.S. prescription drug prices fell 0.8% in July and are down 3.1% from a year ago , the steepest year-over-year drop since 1963.
The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes , as well as its publisher and a reporter, the editor said. He said he was dismissed for insubordination after an interview he gave that objected to potential censorship by the U.S. military.
The 43rd Annual Pittston Tomato Festival kicked off on Thursday, and while the weather might have been gloomy, it didn’t stop Stewie, the official festival mascot, from smiling.
Under a plan outlined Thursday, Luzerne County will spend as little money as possible on repairs at the aging prison in the coming years as officials develop a long-term plan for a new correctional facility.
Luzerne County’s new voting system equipment should arrive next week after receiving the required Pennsylvania Department of State certification, county Election Director Emily Cook announced during Wednesday’s county election board meeting.
A project to stop erosion near the Wyoming Valley Levee wall in Wilkes-Barre is on schedule, Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority Executive Director Laura Holbrook said after Tuesday’s board meeting.
The nonprofit owner of a cavernous, condemned former factory in Wilkes-Barre plans to seek a Local Share Account grant from casino gambling funds to tear down the structure so the cleared lot may be used for an affordable senior housing project.
Luzerne County is trying a new approach to secure funding for county-owned road repairs.
PITTSTON – The 43rd Annual Tomato Festival is set with some of the familiar festival sights and a few new ones.
A Luzerne County Council majority removed a mail ballot drop box discussion from last week’s work session agenda.
PITTSTON – Who better defines Pittston’s Italian heritage than the Sabatelle family?
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