Sarah Scinto | WVIA News
Host - Morning EditionSarah Scinto is the local host of Morning Edition 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.
You can email Sarah at sarahscinto@wvia.org
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This week, preserving our region's coal mining past with Kat Bolus, meet another hidden hero of our community, and more.
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Anytime the carol "We Three Kings" plays on the radio or is sung in a church, the congregation at Christ Episcopal Church in Williamsport hears an echo of their own history - John Henry Hopkins Jr., a former rector of the church, composed it within the church's walls.
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If you’ve ever gotten musical inspiration from the Susquehanna River - one conservation group might have a place for your river song. Submissions are now open for Volume 4 of "Songs of the Susquehanna."
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This week, Isabela Weiss takes us to Women in Agriculture day in Tioga County, Haley O'Brien introduces us to a Salvation Army bell-ringer,
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“It's really just a symbol, an act of goodwill, an act of loving kindness,” said Elly Miller. Inspired by a 30-year-old story, Miller is distributing menorah posters through Temple B'nai B'rith for anyone to hang in their window.
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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.