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Karen Vibert-Kennedy named multimedia editor

Karen Vibert-Kennedy has been named multimedia editor for the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, its associated publications and its robust website at www.sungazette.com. Vibert-Kennedy, a native of Clarkstown, has been a reporter and photojournalist with the Sun-Gazette since 2013, writing news and feature stories, developing videos for the web and becoming an FAA-licensed drone pilot in 2017. Earlier this year, she took on a major role with managing the community newspaper’s various digital platforms. Along with www.sungazette.com, those include Facebook and Instagram, breaking news ...

New Sheetz opens in Clinton Township

The new Sheetz at 5676 US Route 15, in Clinton Township, is now open. The Sheetz features indoor seating with free Wifi. This Sheetz will also have its M.T.O, Made To Order food and they are also equipped with a drive thru.

Yuengling invades the West Coast

Hey West Coast beer lovers, it’s pronounced YING-ling. D.G. Yuengling and Son, America’s oldest operating brewer, is sending some cold ones your way for the first time since it began making beer in 1829. The brewery, about two hours northwest of Philadelphia, announced a joint venture with Molson Coors on Tuesday to break out beyond its traditional 22-state distribution area in the East. Raising beers to toast the new partnership with the Pennsylvania brewer, Molson Coors CEO Gavin Hattersley said, “We’re going to make a whole lot of Yuengling fans out West really happy.” ...

Is moving now your best financial move?

You may not have started 2020 thinking about a move. But like it or not, many of us have had to reconsider our living situations during the pandemic. Maybe you’re one of the lucky ones who can now work remotely, or maybe you’re out of a job like millions of others. You may be wondering whether living where you are is really worth it anymore. Before you decide to relocate, you have many things to consider: the cost of living, proximity to your loved ones — and whether you’ll need a winter coat. Here’s how to go about making the decision to move. Figure out your ...

COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high number of people that illustrates the broad economic damage still taking place nine months after the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the U.S. The Labor Department said Thursday that U.S. jobless claims fell by 33,000 from the previous week and that 12.6 million are collecting traditional unemployment benefits, compared with just 1.7 million a year ago. The pandemic has delivered a colossal shock to the economy. Until the pandemic upended the operations of ...

Alumni donors establish George Floyd Scholarship

LOCK HAVEN — The Lock Haven University Foundation has announced the establishment of the George Floyd Scholarship, the result of a five-figure donation from an alumni couple who wish to remain anonymous. The George Floyd Scholarship will award $2,500 annually to an African-American student who demonstrates leadership for racial and social justice, and has completed their first year at LHU in good academic standing. “We hope this gift awakens our fellow alumni to the importance of supporting social justice in America,” one of the donors said. “We hope our fellow alumni will ...