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STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local cafeteria worker could be fired after she's accused of taping the mouths of school students. The Stroudsburg Area School District says its employee is responsible for neglecting children in this and other instances in past years.

Stroudsburg School District board directors provided a notice of termination to Hamilton Elementary School lunch monitor Dorothy Lanza.

The notice indicates Lanza did not meet an acceptable standard of care in protecting students' safety.

Since 1934, liquor sales were not allowed within the borough limits of Laceyville. During the primary elections, voters chose to repeal the nearly century-old law.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Mental Health Awareness Month is a time for reflection, education, and breaking the stigma. On Wednesday, a local event in Scranton brought together community members and students to do just that.

At Geisinger College of Health Sciences, a group gathered for Unlocking Mental Health Care, a free program aimed at helping people understand all aspects of mental health care.

Buy now, pay later plans through companies like Affirm, Afterpay and Klarna generally let consumers split payments for purchases into installments.

The Mars rover, launched in 2020, was covered with red dust in the selfie.

The defense said that “the passage of time can help mitigate the taint of media exposure.”

LEWISBURG — Lewisburg Borough Council and Lewisburg Neighborhoods will move forward with a plan to relocate the Purple Heart Memorial 50 feet from its original location on Market Street and erect a covered bus stop along Hufnagle Park.

LEWISBURG — The fourth ward in Lewisburg will see an incumbent and a newcomer campaigning for one open seat in the November general election, according to unofficial election results in Union County.Incumbent Philip Stamm secured the Democratic ballot with 79 votes and newcomer Rudy Mummey secured the Republican nomination with 59 votes. They both ran unopposed. Incumbent Bina Bilenky Trahan, of 1st Ward, newcomer Erin Karahuta, of 2nd Ward, and incumbent David Heayn, of 3rd Ward, all secured the nomination for the three open seats on the Democratic ticket.

LEWISBURG — Two incumbent row officers and a newcomer for sheriff secured their nominations without any opposition in Tuesday's primary election in Union County.Prothonotary Diane O.

SCRANTON — Gov. Josh Shapiro visited Pennsylvania’s “Electric City” on Wednesday to promote the value of increased spending on public education, touting a priority initiative as budget season takes hold.