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Business owner places 2nd in coffee tasting competition

Business

Brittney Gross, coffee director and business partner at Sweetspire Coffee in Williamsport, placed second in the annual US Coffee Cup Tasting Championship competition hosted in Raleigh, North Carolina this year during the weekend of March 26-29. According to a news release, this competition ...

Footsteps to Follow: Let there be light…in you

Religion

Genesis 1:1-3, John 1:1-5 “The darkest place is the jungle at night,” I thought. Attending a jungle warfare course, I shuddered under the thick canopy of vegetation over us that nearly shut out all moonlight. Yet, with no moon, stars, and sun yet formed, the black scene in Genesis 1 ...

Lycoming County commissioners call out ‘rumor mill’

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Reacting to a video on social media of the Muncy Township Supervisors’ meeting which showed an altercation erupting following the meeting, Lycoming County Commissioner Scott Metzger commented, “last night was not a good look for the eastern end of the county.” Muncy Township’s ...

5 Pennsylvania lawmakers join wealth tax push

Business

Five Pennsylvania Democrats support an effort to implement a wealth tax on fortunes above $50 million. U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-2nd District, announced on March 27 that he, along with U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., are once again leading the effort in the U.S. House to pass the ...

Lycoming County Judge sentences man to life in prison for homicide

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A convicted murderer will spend the rest of his life in prison, Lycoming County President Judge Eric Linhardt announced Friday morning. The sentencing comes after a jury of 10 women and six men found Benjamin Villanueva III, 35, guilty of criminal homicide, aggravated assault with a deadly ...

Williamsport OKs deal for zoning enforcement

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Williamsport City Council recently approved a resolution authorizing an agreement between the city and Barry Isett, a third-party codes and zoning service. Mayor Derek Slaughter said the resolution will be for a zoning enforcement officer while the city has that position advertised. The ...