The Friends of the Abington Community Library awarded a scholarship to Pari Pancholy, a graduating senior at Abington Heights High School and member of the library’s Teen Leadership Committee. The annual award is presented to […]
CLARKS SUMMIT — A new vegetable garden at the pocket park on Depot Street is meant to serve a dual purpose. Grow nutritious foods and bring people together. The Keystone College Environmental Education Institute (KCEEI) […]
N. ABINGTON TWP. — Jennifer Michel has a passion for restoring items to their original glory. That’s the reason she and her husband, Jim, moved back to the family homestead and reopened Silo Antiques at […]
CLARKS GREEN — Members of Cub Scouts Pack 251 showed their patriotism by placing American flags next to tombstones of deceased veterans buried in Clarks Green Cemetery. The Scouts were given flags from VFW (Veterans […]
CLARKS GREEN — Visitors stayed dry from the rain inside tents outside the Abington Heights administration building on East Grove Street. They had the chance to see many earth-friendly organizations and vendors in an event […]
PITTSTON — A family of four lost a cat and two ferrets during a blaze at their South Main Street home on Tuesday afternoon. Pittston City Fire Chief Jim Rooney said calls came in at […]
WAVERLY — Rain didn’t deter people from running or walking on the puddly pavement outside the Waverly Comm on May 12. They were participating in the annual Waverly Waddle, a 5K race held every Saturday […]
SCRANTON — Lackawanna College announced its Level Up Lackawanna partnership with the Abington Heights, Mid Valley, Riverside and Wyoming Area School Districts during a roundtable discussion April 5. Level Up Lackawanna will allow high-achieving students […]
CLARKS GREEN — When they were little girls, Our Lady of Peace School (OLP) alumnae Elizabeth Gumula and Grace Farrell both loved the movie “Mary Poppins.” Both saw the Broadway production by the same title. […]
PLAINS TWP. — Sometimes all it takes is a single letter. That was the case for two young men Sunday, as the final two contestants spelled it out for a chance to gain entry into […]
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