Kingston

Before holding this year’s Seder dinner at the Friedman Jewish Community Center in Kingston, Gerri Kaplan hosted a “A Taste of Passover” at Temple Israel to teach kids the importance of Passover to Judaism’s history.

Passover begins on Saturday. It's one of the holiest holidays for Jews. Food and kitchen preparation begin Monday at the Friedman JCC in Kingston.

First Hospital's closure left Luzerne County without any adult psychiatric care facilities. Wyoming Valley Behavioral Health stepped up, opening in the old First Hospital building and providing critical care for the Wyoming Valley.

As temperatures dropped into the teens with a bitter wind chill, volunteers at the Friedman Jewish Community Center hand-stitched blankets and collected soup for those in need.

Food boxes will be distributed in Kingston, Tuesday, Jan. 21, to help victims whose SNAP benefits were stolen. Registration is not required to receive food.

While making mushroom soup, two cousins reflect on their family tradition of Veliye, or the Holy Supper they eat on Jan. 6, Christmas Eve for the Russian Orthodox Church.

Arrests bring the number of people charged in connection with the six-month-long investigation to over 30. Most are residents of the Kingston and Edwardsville areas.

Voters assess candidates' performance following debate watch parties in Scranton, Kingston.

Kingston resident Gerri Kaplan talks about adapting Italian recipes from her Brooklyn upbringing to meet Jewish dietary rules.

Lex Sloot, an entrepreneur, author and inventor from Luzerne County, performed a compilation of songs from Jewish composers and musicians at the Friedman Jewish Community Center in Kingston.