
Sarah Scinto | WVIA News
Host - All Things ConsideredSarah Scinto is the local host of All Things Considered on WVIA. She is a Connecticut native and graduate of King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, and has previously covered Northeastern Pennsylvania for The Scranton Times-Tribune, The Citizens’ Voice and Greater Pittston Progress.
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“The idea is we’re reducing food waste," Ben Fink says. The hard cider he created with Civil War Cider in Lewisburg is made entirely from "ugly" fruit that would not have made it to store shelves.
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The Wilkes-Barre Fire Department Athletic Association was able to purchase and give away enough neck guards for all of the in-house youth hockey players at Wilkes-Barre's Toyota Sportsplex.
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Restaurants throughout the area say they have seen an increase in business for Thanksgiving takeout this year - whether they've always offered Thanksgiving meals or are just getting into the game.
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After an accident that killed a former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins player, the AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins has implemented new safety measures - at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ request, all minor league skaters are trying out different neck guards to wear when they play.
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Haley O'Brien meets some Schuykill County residents still burning coal daily, George Graham reviews the latest album from Organ Fairchild and more.
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Parks are for everyone, educator Alexis Weber says, but some people may may feel excluded from outdoor hobbies. Women in the Wilds, a series of classes at Hickory Run State Park, could change that.
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The tree, descended from an original Liberty Tree in Annapolis, Maryland, is the fifth of 67 to be planted in each county in Pennsylvania by 2026.
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During open enrollment season, local Medicare counselors take hundreds of calls from people in need of advice or plan comparisons.
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Nataliia Bundziak, owner of Little Bakery in Bloomsburg, opened the shop after moving from Prague. Now, she sells a signature pastry popular in her previous home countries.
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Kat Bolus has a look at efforts to restore a creek in Nanticoke, Fiona Powell browses a new second-hand clothing store in Williamsport, and more!