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Luzerne County annual debt briefing scheduled Tuesday
Jennifer Learn-AndesLuzerne County’s financial advisor Public Financial Management is set to present an annual update on the county’s outstanding debt during Tuesday’s council work session.
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Luzerne County manager expounds on reasoning behind mail ballot drop box elimination
Jennifer Learn-AndesBombarded with both credit and condemnation for eliminating mail ballot drop boxes, Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo shed more light on the reasoning behind her decision.
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PennDOT to replace bridge on Route 115, add connection from 115/309 to I-81
Bill O’BoyleWILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on Thursday announced that work is underway on a new bridge that will connect Route 115 to Interstate 81 south.
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Drop box elimination, voter registration draw crowd at county election board meeting
Jennifer Learn-AndesA crowd attended Wednesday’s Luzerne County Election Board meeting to weigh in on the elimination of mail ballot drop boxes in the Nov. 5 general election and the speed in which voter registration applications are being processed.
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Luzerne County won’t have mail ballot drop boxes in Nov. 5 general election
Jennifer Learn-AndesLuzerne County won’t have any mail ballot drop boxes in the Nov. 5 general election, county Manager Romilda Crocamo announced Wednesday.
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Rick Morelli set to brief Luzerne County study commission Thursday
Jennifer Learn-AndesAs part of its ongoing information gathering, Luzerne County’s Government Study Commission is speaking to some prior home rule charter drafters, starting with Rick Morelli on Thursday.
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‘Music can carry us through anything’
Hazleton TimesWILKES-BARRE TWP. — “How are things going for you?”
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Brown impressed with enthusiasm for VP Harris; hopes she returns soon
Bill O’BoyleWILKES-BARRE — On Saturday, Mayor George Brown was basking in the afterglow of Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ visit to the city.
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Cant happy for Wilkes students getting to see, hear VP Harris
Bill O’BoyleWILKES-BARRE — Wilkes University president Dr. Greg Cant on Friday said the 2024 presidential election has special meaning for him and wife, Angela — it’s the first U.S. election that they will vote in since the Australian natives became U.S. citizens.
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VP Harris: ‘We are not going back’
Bill O’BoyleWILKES-BARRE — In a speech that lasted just under half an hour, Vice President Kamala Harris gave them everything they wanted and hoped for — “A new way forward.”