Doing nature study or creative writing can prompt Anna Clement to hold class for her four kids in the backyard - the outdoors “brings them joy,” she says - but now she worries about a potential threat to the peace and quiet. The same worry is being felt just beyond the trees at the edge ...
Maynard Street in Williamsport will continue to be paved soon, this time from the railroad tracks north to First Street, along with several other city paving projects using liquid fuels money. City Council has approved a streets paving contract of $811,438 with Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. after ...
Local agriculture businesses received state grants as part of their innovative processes. In Lycoming County, Derek Wheeland will receive $129,800 for an artificial intelligence-driven lumber scanning and automated lumber stacker. The Potting Bench, South Williamsport, received $79,997 for a ...
AVIS — A local daycare’s Pre-K Counts program may not move forward for the 2026-2027 school year. According to All Things Bright and Beautiful, located in Avis, it has been faced with paying thousands of dollars in increased transportation costs from a previous school year which it says ...
City man charged again with huffing For the second time since March, Jonathan David Mueller, 28, of 662 Krouse Ave., has been charged with inhaling toxic substances, state police said in an affidavit. Shortly before 1 p.m. on July 16, police made contact with Mueller after a welfare check ...
By now, most of our songbirds have completed their nesting season. There are some songbirds gathering together for their migration south. If asked what the last songbird to nest in Pennsylvania is, what would you say? If you answered the goldfinch, you were correct. Most studies show the goldfinch does not start nesting until early July, with eggs not hatching until the end of July. Goldfinch fledglings have been reported in nests as late as September 8, which indicates that some birds will have a second brood. Many people believe that when the male goldfinches show up at their ...
