Williamsport

A new Chili's, a cultural exchange with a town in Ireland, and a local filmmaker's cult following are highlighted in this year's top community engagement stories.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, or UPMC, started a rural residency program two years ago. The program trains doctors at its Wellsboro and Cole locations in Northcentral Pennsylvania to bolster the rural doctor workforce.

Geisinger Life Flight 3, based at the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton International Airport, or AVP, recently celebrated one year at its new hangar, built from the ground up with COVID-19 grants. The team works with Geisinger’s other Life Flight bases across the region to transport more than 400 patients each month by ground and through air.

A 15-year-old boy died and another was seriously wounded in Williamsport on Halloween night. A 16-year-old boy was shot Saturday in Bloomsburg. Police did not report on his condition.

Halloween season is in full swing! Haunted hayrides, family-friendly fun and ghostly experiences await those in search of a scary good time in Northeast Pennsylvania.

A football player from Williamsport could make history this season. If Tom Cillo plays in a game for Lycoming College, he’ll be one of the oldest players to ever see playtime at the collegiate level.

Tom Cillo spent 33 years plowing streets, fixing roads and maintaining parks in Williamsport. Now the 58-year-old is a freshman on the Lycoming College football team. If he plays a snap this season, he’ll be one of the oldest to ever play in a college football game.

For Kelly Gibbons, King’s College’s food pantry debunks the stereotype around the ‘starving college student.’ The Wilkes-Barre college received $20,000 from the yearly PA Hunger-Free Campus Grant.

Events this weekend include a biking event through the scenic D&H Rail Trail, a fall festival in West Scranton, the annual Show Your Stripes 5k and more.

This weekend’s events include the Luzerne County Fair, a music festival and free live theater in the park.