BERWICK — A community event to honor the lives lost to overdose will take place on Thursday at Sponsler Park on the 600 block of Monroe Street in Berwick. Organized by United in Recovery and Jeremy’s Journey, the Black Balloon Day event aims to bring awareness to substance use and support those who mourn the loss of loved ones.
DANVILLE — Dollar General at 2171 Montour Blvd in Danville is open, the company announced Tuesday.
MONTOUR COUNTY — A bridge replacement and road resurfacing project will begin next week on Route 54 in Derry and Valley townships, Montour County.
DANVILLE — The Danville Area Community Center has entered the next phase of its Embracing Our Legacy, Growing for the Future Capital Campaign and is attempting to raise the final $175,000 of its $1.5-million goal.
SHAMOKIN DAM — Bloomin’ Bagels is planning to expand into Shamokin Dam.
LEWISBURG — Susquehanna Valley Mediation’s (SVM) Families in Recovery program announced a Recovery Trivia Night from 6 to 9 p.m. March 29 at the CommUnity Zone at 328 Market St., Lewisburg.
HARRISBURG — The proposed investment in the governor’s budget proposal to cover the cost of readiness for emergencies is “adequate,” the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency told lawmakers Tuesday.
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Pennsylvania State Trooper has been charged with intimidation of a witness and stalking amid a child abuse investigation.
According to an investigation conducted by the Office of Attorney General and Pennsylvania State Police, Christopher S. Young, 34, allegedly repeatedly called and text-messaged a potential witness in an attempt to persuade them to cooperate in a child abuse investigation.
Brother of Wawa shooting suspect charged
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The brother of a man accused of killing a teen at Wawa in Stroudsburg has been charged as a third suspect in the case.
According to the Stroud Area Regional Police Department, 18-year-old Christopher Quattrochi, of Bushkill, is charged in the incident at Wawa on November 30 that led to the death of 17-year-old Garret Gearhart.
Garret Gearhart
25-year-old Andrew Joseph Quattrochi, of Bushkill, was arrested on criminal homicide charges in the death of Gearheart.
Road rage: Driver allegedly threatens victim with gun
Veterans have already been speaking out against the cuts at the VA, which so far had included a few thousand employees and hundreds of contracts.
