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Jennifer Champi of Kate's Place prepares an order of mild garlic wings at the Swoyersville Chicken Wing Fling.

Happy chicken wing day: event, online forums keep NEPA wing community strong

Many bars and restaurants in NEPA serve specialty wing sauces, making the options almost limitless. Two local resources, the NEPA Chicken Wing Bulletin Facebook page and the NEPA Wing Men website, keep the community in the know with reviews, price updates, and more.

Existing natural gas-fired power plants like Calpine’s York 2 Energy Center in York County, will not be included in the new power plant carbon rule at this time.

EPA leaves out existing natural gas plants from carbon rule, including some in Pa.

The Biden administration’s recent announcement that it would hold off on regulating carbon emissions from existing natural gas plants means the agency will wait until after the election to regulate one of Pennsylvania’s largest sources of carbon pollution: existing natural gas-fired power plants.

The Welch Wing, built in 2009, continues to benefit the literacy and education of children today.

The James V. Brown Library celebrates a milestone with a new addition

The James V. Brown Library celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Welch Wing and unveiled the new nursing room for parents. The library has served the city of Williamsport and the Lycoming County community since 1907.

Is climate change to blame for the high cost of potato chips?

Like many things, the cost of potato chips is up. While potato industry experts blame inflation, increasingly hot weather also plays a role.

Wilkes-Barre City's newest honorary leaders share a lighthearted moment in the mayor's office on Friday. In celebration of April as World Autism Awareness Month, the city honored five Graham Academy special needs students who were given honorary titles for the day and learned about the decisions municipal officials make. In front, honorary council member Dallas McGowan, left, listens to honorary fire chief Michael Sims, while Hunter King looks on from the Mayor's desk. Not present on Friday were honorees Joseph Pugh (police chief) and Jasmine Sosa (council member) who will learn about those roles at a later date. Also unable to attend was Mayor George Brown, who was under the weather on Friday. City Administrator Charles McCormick, standing at right, presided over the event in his stead. McCormick told Hunter that even he had never sat in the mayor's chair.

Graham Academy students take charge at Wilkes-Barre City Hall

Event sees teenagers from Graham Academy given honorary roles in Wilkes-Barre municipal government as they learn about careers.

Harnessing the diverse strengths of a few to serve the many

Members of 11 nonprofit organizations met with inmates from SCI Coal Township to determine the biggest challenges facing nearby communities and determine how to address them.

Jon Culp, who's family owns a home next to the proposed solar farm, describes for the Lehman Township Zoning Hearing Board the geography of the area. The zoning board denied Susquehanna Solar's application for a 46-acre solar project on Aug 19.

Lehman Township rejects solar farm land use request

Lehman Township’s Zoning Hearing Board denied Susquehanna Solar's application for permission to build panel farm in agricultural zone.

Swingin' into Hustle hosts a dance on the first Saturday of every month at the Clarks Summit Fire Company.

EVENTFUL: Winter dance, New Year’s purification event, ‘Bloom Henge’ and more this weekend

The first weekend of 2025 will provide opportunities to see the sunset, learn to dance and cleanse your energy for the new year.

U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser talks about Medicaid and tariffs with the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce on May 27.

Meuser defends possible Medicaid cuts, tariffs at Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce meeting

Congressman Dan Meuser explained his support for proposed cuts to Medicaid during a Tuesday luncheon with Schuylkill County business leaders.

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright campaigns for re-election Oct. 10, 2024, at a Wilkes-Barre union hall. Cartwright lost his bid for a seventh two-year term at the Nov. 5, 2024, election to Republican businessman Rob Bresnahan.

Sources say former U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright won't run for Congress again

With the six-term Democratic congressman out of the race, potential challengers to Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan for the 8th Congressional District seat have begun to emerge. The district includes all of Lackawanna, Wayne and Pike counties, roughly Luzerne County's eastern half and most of Monroe County.

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