This is the third article in a series related to the value of planting and caring for yard and street trees. And the city of Williamsport is here to help. Chad Eckert, the city’s arborist and forester, offered advice and explains the city’s services. First, homeowners may need to be ...
AUDUBON EVENT: CHAPTER MEETING AND PROGRAM WHERE: Taber Museum (858 W. Fourth Street, Williamsport) WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. NOTES: Join us for a program featuring Dr. Mercy Melo, the Wildlife Management Supervisor for the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Northcentral Region. Focusing on the interactions of different bird species, this presentation will focus on the decline of American Kestrel populations over the past five decades, as researchers continue to be puzzled as to the potential causes. In this program, we will discuss the potential non-consumptive impacts ...
Once upon a time on Hawk Mountain I overheard someone say, “In Peterson’s Field Guide, there are two pages of ‘confusing fall warblers.’ I figure if they were confusing to Peterson, then I’m a lost cause.” It was funny, and it rang true. To be clear this wasn’t said by an ...
State Rep. Jamie Flick, R-South Williamsport, recently announced a nearly $1 million investment in two Lycoming County schools to expand transportation and workforce training programs. According to a news release, the funding comes from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) ...
There’s a certain feeling that settles over the Susquehanna Greenway in the fall. The air turns crisp and cool, and the leaves transform into their brilliant fall tapestry of yellows, oranges and reds. Mornings bring a sun slowly rising over the Susquehanna, as fog billows through the ...
Twenty-seven people received sentences over the past 18 months, which were recently disclosed to the Williamsport Sun-Gazette. They are: Jerry T. Grow, Lycoming County Prison; 36 to 96 months for delivery of a controlled substance. Sarah E. Valencia, 35, of 1233 Anne St., city; 30 to 60 ...
