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Salvation Army offers community support for all ages

The Salvation Army, founded in 1865 in London by William Booth, under the name “The Christian Mission,” has been serving the Williamsport area since 1885, when three Salvationists from Elmira, N.Y. set up shop, with an aim towards helping those in need. Today, the organization boasts an ...

Long Beans Coffee Co. offers variety of pick-me-ups

Everyone needs a good pick me up sometimes, and for many, that perfect cup of coffee is just the thing to do the trick, and for those reaching for a cup of joe to get their morning started, Long Beans Coffee Co. might be right up their alley. ‘I’ve always just loved coffee,” said owner ...

Families United Network dedicated to strengthening families

Hundreds of children in Lycoming County without families have found forever homes over the past three decades because of the caring professionals at Families United Network near Muncy. Families United Network is a Pennsylvania nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening families by providing children and youth with a safe, nurturing, community environment through a continuum of services focused on reunification or permanency. Today, Families United Network supports more than 500 children statewide through programs designed to create stronger families and brighter ...

Impact Advertising offers one-stop shopping experience

Matt Gartner always had a business sense and eye for design, but it wasn’t until his senior year of college that he discovered the path that would lead him to found Impact Advertising, 4642 Route 220 South, Linden, 36 years ago. “I started to notice my senior year that I was often paying ...

Penn College receives $100K scholarship commitment

The philanthropic commitment of a Williamsport man has resulted in a $100,000 endowed scholarship at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Bill Alsted has established the H. William Alsted Endowed Scholarship Fund with the Penn College Foundation. To be eligible for scholarship awards, ...