WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Abington Heights overcame a 13-point deficit, then made a defensive stop while protecting a one-point lead in the closing seconds Feb. 28 to claim its third straight District 2 Class 5A boys basketball title with a 53-48 victory over Pittston Area at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza.
PLAINS TWP. — Amid freezing temperatures and high winds, hundreds of unionized registered nurses at Geisinger Wyoming Valley began a historic five-day walkout at 7 a.m. Monday to protest what they claim are unfair labor practices.
CLARKS SUMMIT — Marilyn Pryle, a teacher at Abington Heights High School, has been included in the top 50 shortlist for the GEMS Education Global Teacher Prize, a Varkey Foundation initiative organized in collaboration with UNESCO.
