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Affordability has become a popular term, although few people agree on what it actually means. Politicians promise it. Families chase it. Economists measure it.

SELINSGROVE — Women struggling with negativity and discouragement will find some positive encouragement — and gain some tools to help them experience a life of joy — at a Ladies Day event in Selinsgrove.

Resounding Performing Arts was founded in 2011 by a group of amateur theater enthusiasts in the Williamsport area. Their first production was a Christmas play and variety show performed in a former school auditorium.

LEWISBURG — East Buffalo Township has been earmarked to receive $1.8 million as part of its West Market Street Pedestrian Improvements and Traffic System Improvements Project, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson said Friday.

An early morning crash Saturday temporarily closed a portion of Route 35 near Freeburg in Snyder County due to downed utility.

SELINSGROVE — The Selinsgrove Borough Council is scheduled to vote Monday on a proposal to begin the process of removing fluoride from the municipal water system.

SUNBURY — The Sunbury Police Department and Good Will Hose Company will host an all-inclusive Easter egg hunt on March 28.

SUNBURY — When Lenaire Ahlum launched and incorporated the Susquehanna Valley Community Education Project in 2007, she had the vision of establishing a Valley-based community college.

By 1775, postal riders were bringing Philadelphia newspapers to the Susquehanna River Valley with some regularity. In April 1775, the newspapers carried news about the fighting between British soldiers and Massachusetts militiamen at Lexington and Concord.

FREEBURG — Freeburg borough has received $750,000 in federal funding for upgrades to its municipal sewer system.