Student awards presented to Spring 2025 Penn College graduates

May 29, 2025

Pennsylvania College of Technology has presented student achievement awards to its Spring 2025 graduates. Commencement ceremonies were held May 16-17 at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport. Penn College is a special mission affiliate of Penn State. Among the award winners are: Rose Staiman Memorial Award, presented for brotherhood, service to college and community, and scholastic achievement: James T. Zagurskie, Mifflintown, civil engineering technology. Lewis H. Bardo Memorial Award, presented to a graduate who exemplifies the ideals of Lewis H. Bardo (devotion to duty, ...

Kickin’ It with Cops: Students and their school’s officers compete in kickball tournament

May 22, 2025

School Resource Officers faced off against a field of seventh-grade students during a kickball tournament at the Hughesville Little League fields on Monday. The games, organized by the Youth Development Task Force and the Lycoming County Health Improvement Coalition, pitted students from ...

Curtin Closet is helping Williamsport students, families with clothes, hygiene necessities

May 22, 2025

As the school year comes to a close, a group of teachers at the Andrew Curtin Intermediate School have taken extra steps to make sure the needs of the students are being met. This is done with the Curtin Closet. “We feel that there are a large number of students who have clothing and ...

Lycoming College ROTC cadet receives commission

May 22, 2025

Montoursville native and new Lycoming College graduate Tyler Hartsock was commissioned as 2nd lieutenant after successfully completing the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, in a ceremony conducted by the Bald Eagle Battalion. As an ROTC cadet, Hartsock participated in ...

Students of the month of May selected at Jersey Shore high school

May 15, 2025

As the recipient of the May Student of the Month award from the Business and Professional Women, Addison Dangle has exemplified remarkable dedication and achievement throughout her high school career. A student known for her academic excellence and extensive involvement in extracurricular ...

‘A path forward’: Harvard joins colleges moving to self-fund some research

May 15, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Harvard University is putting up $250 million of its own money to continue research efforts amid a federal funding freeze imposed by the Trump administration, but the school’s president warns of “difficult decisions and sacrifices” to come. The university joins a ...