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MILTON — Council members approved Milton Borough’s proposed final 2027 budget of $4.1 million during a meeting Wednesday night.

DANVILLE — After three years in the making, Danville Child Development Center will celebrate the reopening of its renovated playground at its Wall Street location on Nov. 20, with a community celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony.

LEWISBURG — A former New York City Fire Department lieutenant who served during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, emphasized gratitude while speaking to students at Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School in Lewisburg on Thursday.

SUNBURY — Officials from Sunbury, the Shikellamy School District, and the Sunbury Police Department, along with community members, are organizing efforts to collect food for Sunbury families whose ACCESS card information was stolen at a city business.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Rainy weather did not stop local farmers and vendors from opening the final farmers market of the season on the square in downtown Wilkes-Barre on Thursday. Shoppers gathered in Luzerne County for one last chance to purchase local produce before winter. For many vendors, the conclusion of the season marks [...]

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A teenager in Bloomsburg was arrested after police said he stabbed one victim in the arm with a knife and chased another. Brandon Frields, 17, of Berwick, was arrested Thursday in connection to a Nov. 1 stabbing on East Second Street, according to the Bloomsburg Police Department. Frields faces several [...]

THROOP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — You may have heard of No Shave November, the annual fundraising tradition in which people grow their hair out for the month of November. One participating police department is using the challenge as a way to support a cause close to their hearts. Officers with the Throop Police Department have [...]

STROUD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Monroe County Coroner's Office was called to house fire near Stroudsburg Thursday evening, according to county officials. Several crews were called to a house on Mervine Road in Stroud Township around 4:15 p.m. Thursday, officials said. Crews are still on scene at the house. The cause of the [...]

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — On a dark, dreary morning in Luzerne County, there was a bright spot for local Wilkes-Barre students. Two-time Grammy Award winning group, Arrested Development, spoke with creative writing and arts students at Wilkes-Barre Area High School Thursday morning. The presentation was filled with storytelling and a Q & A. [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Local artists' works are on display at an exhibit at Marywood University. For the Love of Lettering is a calligraphy exhibit with dozens of pieces throughout the gallery. The Calligraphers' Guild of Northeastern Pennsylvania is showcasing a wide variety of script, media, materials, and expression. Each piece of elegant handwriting [...]