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Waiting out power outages in Lackawanna County
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It is a rough start to the weekend for tens of thousands of homes and businesses in northeastern Pennsylvania. They began the day without power after a winter storm unleashed its fury Thursday into Friday. One of those areas experiencing numerous outages is Lackawanna County. Forrest James was still shoveling snow Saturday afternoon from what...
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Here. For Good. kicks off with $175,000 goal
The annual Here. For Good. campaign is up and running as the region once again opens its arms to offer help to Valley families during the holiday season.
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Free Thanksgiving meal brings out volunteers, those in need
SUNBURY — Fifteen-year-old Lydia Moore spent her first Thanksgiving when she was an infant with her parents volunteering for the annual free Thanksgiving Dinner in Sunbury.
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Report: Pa. still among states with highest count of uninsured kids
Advocates worried the rate of Pennsylvania children lacking health insurance would worsen in 2023, particularly due to the post-pandemic unwinding of automatic renewal of coverage under public plans.
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Free community Thanksgiving dinner in Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The season of giving is also alive at a local school, where staff and students are hard at work preparing for a big community Thanksgiving dinner. It is all hands on deck for volunteers at West Scranton Intermediate School. They are preparing holiday meals for more than 200 people on Sunday to either sit down and eat in the cafeteria or take their...
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Parade spreads holiday cheer in the Diamond City
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Elsewhere, the Wilkes-Barre Christmas parade is helping make this season bright. A good-sized crowd gathered this afternoon on downtown streets and Public Square to take in all that the annual parade has to offer. Numerous floats, marchers, and music helped fill the seasonal spectacle. Some parade-goers get so into it, that they even dress up...
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Three people displaced after Luzerne County fire
HUGHESTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Three people have been displaced after a Saturday morning fire in Luzerne County. According to Chief Jeff Balut of the Hughestown Police Department, a call came in around 1:00 p.m. for a reported structure on the unit block of Reynolds Street. Officials say the fire started in an upstairs bedroom of the home on Reynolds Street. Winter storm...
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Loans available for Union County nonprofits Impacted by Tropical Storm Debby
LEWISBURG — Certain private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Union County may be eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans to cover damages caused by Tropical Storm Debby on Aug. 9-10.The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced PNP organizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other...
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PennDOT driver license and photo centers closed for holiday next week
SELINSGROVE — All Pennsylvania Department of Transportation driver license and photo centers will be closed late next week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Community action agency closed for Thanksgiving holiday
SELINSGROVE — The offices of Union-Snyder Community Action Agency (CAA), located at 713 Bridge St., Suite 10, in Selinsgrove, will be closed to the public on Nov. 28 and 29 in observance of Thanksgiving. During this time, anyone seeking assistance is asked to leave a message at 570-374-0181, or email info@union-snydercaa.org.
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