For three students at St. John Neumann Regional Academy, one of their favorite things about the school is the small class size and the opportunity for more personal relationships with faculty, staff and, of course, each other. Faith Reid, who will be entering her senior year at the high ...
Although the area’s food trucks are built to overcome challenges, COVID-19 has introduced several new hurdles to the mobile chefs. In typical years, the food trucks would be flocking to fairs, festivals and other events, but Bill Laney, owner of Taco Bill’s Taco Madness, said he has now ...
Williamsport native, Marvin H. Staiman, was designated by the Hope Enterprises Foundation, Inc. as director emeritus on June 16. Staiman, past owner and president of Staiman Brother’s Inc., one of Williamsport’s oldest family businesses, joined Hope’s board of directors in 1963. Over ...
After repeatedly being denied service by high-end salons because her hair was perceived as “too difficult” to style, Kanessa Alexander took an unusual step. She opened a shop of her own in a predominantly white Boston neighborhood with four Black stylists serving all hair textures. “I ...
APOLLO (AP) — When the 90-degree-plus heat soars, artist Joan Marangoni stops painting by noon on her new outdoor mural at Murphy’s Music Center in Leechburg. She practically sprints to her new 30-foot round, above-ground pool at her Washington Township home. “Jumping in a pool to cool ...
Bringing a new type of discount store into the area is Billtown Binz, at 433 Hepburn St., where customers dig for their deals. “The idea originated in the Midwest,” said Bob Wise, owner. “I thought, ‘there’s nothing like this around here.’ So we brought the idea back.” On ...
A coalition of states is following California’s lead in setting goals to jump-start a transition to electric-powered trucks, vans and buses in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality for communities choked by diesel fumes. The 15 states, plus Washington, D.C., ...
Despite a pandemic hanging in the air, it’s still possible to reach through to manifest ambition — provided the aid of a caring community and the grit to persevere, as evinced by a newly-opened downtown hair salon. Souzi’s Salon, 412 William St., was open for less than two months before ...
HARRISBURG (AP) — Some hard-core craft beer lovers just didn’t see the point. Why was this trio of beer-brewing partners from Harrisburg so insistent on opening what they believe will be Pennsylvania’s first Black-owned microbrewery? Shockingly, their dreams were dismissed with a shrug ...
(AP) — Target has joined a list of the nation's largest retailers that will require customers to wear masks as cases of COVID-19 spike. The policy will go into effect Aug. 1. More than 80% of Target's 1,800 stores already require customers to wear masks due to local and state regulations. ...
Kathy Fenstamaker has spent many a sleepless nights trying to figure out how to make her and her husband Rick’s company run during the COVID-19 pandemic. She never could have imagined a situation like the one Radiant Steel is facing since it returned to production after a two-month ...
A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout from work this month, as part of an ongoing reckoning on systemic racism and police brutality in the U.S. Dubbed the “Strike for Black Lives,” tens of thousands of fast ...
In continuing to implement its two-year strategic evolution of growth and development, Larson Design Group (LDG) is moving forward with additional exciting changes in leadership. Following the recent transition of David Martin to chief executive officer, the company is pleased to announce ...
Looking for diversions, many people have looked to hobby stores to fill their times during the pandemic, said a local business owner — sometimes to keep themselves sane in a world where everything seems to be going very wrong. In times like these, Lee English, of English Model Railroad ...
A grand jury investigation into Pennsylvania’s large natural gas drilling industry released Thursday by state Attorney General Josh Shapiro found systematic failures in state departments regulating that industry. The report, which came after nearly two years of investigation into the ...
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 ...
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 ...
vents canceled or postponed, flowers being destroyed because there’s no way to get them shipped, these are just some of the realities of running a business related to the wedding industry in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to The Knot, a popular wedding website, weddings cost ...
For brides-to-be in the time of COVID-19, the pandemic has been less about social distancing and hand sanitizing, and more about putting your dreams on hold and postponing that special day. According to Becky Yeagle, general manager at Herman & Luther’s, Montoursville, a wedding venue ...
The purchase of Royal Dutch Shell LLC by National Fuel Gas Co. could mean a real boost for the Tioga County economy. “The company coming here is looking to develop the fields,” Tioga County Commissioner Erick Coolidge said. “My understanding is there will be a couple of (drilling) rigs ...