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LEWISBURG — The Lewisburg Children’s Museum received a $20,000 donation from Gold Bond Building Products as part of the National Gypsum Company’s Building Products for a Better Future initiative.This contribution from the New Columbia organization was made in celebration of Giving Tuesday, a global day dedicated to philanthropy and community support.The Building Products for a Better Future initiative focuses on supporting organizations that provide science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning opportunities in the communities where National Gypsum Company associates live and wo

LEWISBURG — Union County and the Union County Housing Authority received $400,000 in state grants and loans to rehabilitate approximately seven owner-occupied homes.

MILTON — School directors in Milton chose Joel Harris as their next board president at a Thursday night reorganization meeting.

LEWISBURG — A Mt. Pleasant Mills man who violated a protection-from-abuse order was charged with stalking a woman on Nov. 29 in Kelly Township, according to state police in Milton.

SUNBURY — Santa’s Gift of Giving Christmas Gift Collection and the Shikellamy Football & Cheer Boosters will host a Fire Company Crawl on Dec. 13 to help benefit two Shikellamy students diagnosed with cancer.

LEWISBURG — The Lewisburg High School Alumni Association, in conjunction with the Lewisburg Area School District, has formed an Athletic and Fine Arts Hall of Fame.

GREENTOWN, Ind. — A series of wind turbines dot the southern sky in rural Central Indiana, about an hour north of Indianapolis.

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DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are offering protection from package theft this holiday season. The Dickson City Police Department is allowing community members to ship packages to the police station until Dec. 19. This initiative is meant to prevent holiday packages from being stolen by "porch pirates," as their building is consistently monitored [...]

HUNLOCK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One person died and two are suspected to be seriously injured after a crash on Route 11 that occurred Friday afternoon. Cecilia Pecaitis, 81, of Nanticoke was pronounced dead on the scene of a crash that police say was a head-on collision. Officials say the passenger in Pecaitis' car [...]