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Check it Out: Library transitions to fine-free policies

The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., recently transitioned to being a fine-free library This change affects items owned by the Brown Library, which includes Links, Bookmobile, and Storymobile books, music and DVDs. Brown Library hotspot portable wi-fi devices will still accrue fines ...

YWCA, Megan’s Box Foundation team up to make Christmas merrier

Who doesn’t love the holidays? Pretty lights are all strung up, people are baking, decorating, and giving away special gifts. Many say it’s one of the happiest times of the year. But it can be quite easier to get caught up in the magic of the holidays and forget that some individuals may ...

Grocery store, Journey House help local family

The Lycoming County United Way and Wegmans have been partners in helping our community since the store opened in Williamsport, and for the second year, the team at Wegmans provided Christmas to a family in the transitional living program at Journey House; a ministry of the New Covenant United ...

Mehoopany factory contributes to United Way

The Lycoming County United Way recently was the recipient of just under $26,000 from Procter & Gamble and its employees and retirees. This contribution to the United Way’s 2020-21 campaign in Sullivan County accounts for almost 75 percent of the total funds raised annually in Sullivan ...

Lycoming County women maintain the larder of democracy during World War II

During the World War II years, when food preparation in general was challenging, planning menus for the holidays was an especially formidable task. The Williamsport housewife had to calculate budget points wisely, using the red stamps in the ration books for meat, cheese, and fats and the ...

‘Own a day’ a great gift

The holidays are rapidly approaching and you may be trying to search for that perfect gift for the person on your list who seems to have everything. Did you know that there is a way to cross that person off your holiday list and give a gift that benefits your community? With the James V. ...