As states continue the process of reopening after being shut down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, gyms have become a source of healing for many who were unable to work out while quarantining. “Part of the draw to come to the gym is the social interaction,” Val Holmes, owner of ...
MUNCY — As owners of an essential business, Josh and Dr. Amy Phillips, of Wolf Run Veterinary Clinic and Animal Hospital, were able to be open during the shutdown, doing a curbside service for pet owners. “We had to go out, obtain the pet, bring the pet in, examine the pet and then go ...
Businesses struggling to get back on their feet from the vicious punch of the coronavirus are grateful to have received local funding for their operations. The second round of dollars from the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Relief Fund will partially be provided ...
The Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce announced the first set of grants and loans awarded to small businesses in Lycoming County through the Lycoming County Small Business Relief Fund Grant & Loan program. The pool of $200,000 in funds was funded in part by the Covid-19 United Community Fund and Chamber. Businesses received grants and/or loans. Grants did not exceed $2,000; loans were limited to $4,000. The businesses were as follows: • A Water Odyssey Scuba Inc. • ACME BBQ (Amy Carter LLC) • Alabaster • Amber Rose Bridal • Aquarius Pool & ...
JERSEY SHORE — It seems the coronavirus scourge responsible for 23 COVID-19-related deaths at ManorCare-Jersey Shore has finally come to an end. “There have been no new cases or new deaths reported at ManorCare-Jersey Shore. There are now 49 patients who have recovered from the coronavirus and one patient in-house recovering from COVID-19,” according to Julie Beckert, assistant vice president and director of marketing communications, HCR ManorCare in Toledo, Ohio. Beckert, who has been keeping the local media abreast of the situation at ManorCare-Jersey Shore since the virus ...
Small businesses that closed or lost cashflow during COVID-19 can approach the city Community Development office for loans, city officials said. Council’s economic revitalization committee Friday heard from the administration about the COVID-19 Small Business Loan Program. “It’s a revolving loan fund especially for businesses impacted by COVID-19,” said Stephanie Young, department director. A “pot of money has been lying dormant for a number of years,” she said. The program of small business loans originated in Williamsport in 1996, she said. It was originally a ...
