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City of Williamsport, Montoursville each receive over $400K for traffic signal upgrades

Hundreds of thousands of dollars in state grants will be going to the City of Williamsport and Montoursville for traffic signal modernization projects. The city received $400,157 to upgrade traffic signals and pedestrian infrastructure at the intersection of Little League Boulevard and Market Street. The intersection has always been a challenge to drive and to walk across, especially for students and staff from Lycoming College who are visiting downtown or those heading to the college campus for events such as the German Market during the holidays. The boulevard is a main access ...

Six charged with drug offenses in Lycoming County courts

Six people have been charged by the county’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit with various drug offenses, according to court records recently made public. Those charged were: • Marquise Benjamin, 27, of Upper Darby; possession with intent to deliver marijuana after investigators seized two ...

Collision in Williamsport sends passenger to hospital

This Nissan Juke ended up on the sidewalk after it and a Subaru Outback collided at First and Park avenues in Williamsport about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday. A female passenger in the Nissan was taken by ambulance to UPMC Williamsport to get medical treatment for her injuries, city police said. City ...

God’s servants work to ‘Transform’ local neighborhoods

For the past 12 years — minus the year of COVID — members of First Church along with others in the community have spent a week in August giving of their time and their expertise in helping others and being “God’s Servants at Work.” Behind the scenes, a lot of preparation has ...

Teen sentenced in non-injury retaliatory shooting case from March 2024

One of two city teenagers present when shots were fired at a residence at Penn Vale Apartments on March 3, 2024, was sentenced Tuesday after he served his 336 days in prison. Appearing before Lycoming County Judge William Carlucci for a 10:30 a.m. hearing, Tykir Jihad Smith was in plain ...