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LEWISBURG — Hundreds of antique items at the former Slifer House Museum are listed for sale during an auction on May 16.

NEW BERLIN — Students from the SUN Area Technical Institute are thrilled with how a 30-year-old piece of Sunbury history was restored at their facility.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scranton zoning board has given the green light to a controversial solar project in the northern part of the city.

A Colorado-based company, Bear Peak Power, plans to build Scranton’s first commercial solar farm, but not everyone who lives in that area is on board.

The zoning board voted three to two to approve a variance for Bear Peak Power to install over 6,500 solar panels on nearly 14 acres of land between Interstate 81 and the Morgan Highway.

MILTON — The Bread & Puppet Theatre will be performing at 7 p.m. April 9 in the first floor ballroom of the Art Academy of Milton, 38 S. Front St.

LEWISBURG — A registered sex offender convicted in Oregon failed to register on Megan’s Law after moving to Lewisburg in 2024, according to state police in Milton.

TANNERSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Monroe County wants residents to weigh in on how it handles disasters.

The county released an updated hazard mitigation plan Thursday during a meeting at the Pocono campus of Northampton Community College.

It outlines the area's biggest risks from natural and human-made disasters and what can be done about them.

Firefighters warn of misleading fundraising letters

Emergency Management Officials spent more than a year working with all 20 of Monroe's municipalities to identify those hazards.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Saying yes to the perfect prom dress at an amazing price and for a good cause.

Hundreds of donated prom dresses will be on sale this weekend in Scranton.

It is part of 98.5 KRZ's "KRZ closet" event at the Marketplace at Steamtown.

Johnson College shows off new addition to Scranton campus

For just ten dollars, students can pick through more than 300 new and gently used prom dresses.

All proceeds from the event will go to the NEPA Youth Shelter, which provides services to local kids in need.

HARRISBURG — Struggles persist for health care administrators seeking to hire providers in hospitals and nursing facilities across Pennsylvania, according to a newly released industry survey, leading to greater difficulties for patients and their loved ones seeking immediate and long-term care.

SUNBURY — A New Jersey company withdrew an appearance in front of a Sunbury zoning board and Northumberland County officials tabled a vote on giving the business a third extension on the purchase of the former Knight-Celotex site in the northern end of the city.

LEWISBURG — The Borough of Lewisburg is seeking proposals from firms for consulting services to undertake a Wolfe Field Athletic Complex Master Site Development Plan.The development of this plan is funded in part by state grant funding from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) and in part by Lewisburg, according to borough officials.Required proposal format details may be obtained by contacting Shannon Berkey, Lewisburg borough community development grant manager at