A neighbor texted me this week asking for advice about controlling carpenter bees. She was hoping for an exterminator recommendation, but I gave her a simple, do-it-yourself solution that is easier on the wallet and environment, and even more effective. It got me thinking about the importance ...

At just 18 years old and in her senior year of high school, Judy Legge faced a life-altering shock: she was unexpectedly pregnant. Without many options or support, Judy knew she would not be able to complete her senior year in school. Faced with this situation, Judy wanted to find a way to ...

For the past seven years, local Williamsport resident and founder of Kindness In Motion, Kim Menne, has been on a mission to bring warmth and comfort to children coming from hard places. What started as a small effort with the collection of just one pair of pajamas in her first year has grown ...

JERSEY SHORE — Local girl Marybeth Davis, 21, prepares to walk with the second graduating class from The Author Conservatory, a three-year online college-alternative program for gifted writers. Her first book, “Voices of the Future: Stories of Adventure and Imagination,” will be ...

Recently community members joined authors and staff at Otto Bookstore for the Big Reveal of the Children's Reading Tree, painted by Mandi Engel in the children’s corner of Otto Bookstore. Engel said she was a self-taught artist, and this is her “second or third mural at Otto’s” and ...

A patriotic evening of music and poetry is in store for Williamsport residents at 7 p.m., Nov. 19, when the Williamsport Music Club presents “United to Make American Music” at Pine Street United Methodist Church, 441 Pine St., Williamsport. Ann Kaufman, vice president of the Williamsport ...