Have you ever come across something so striking that it made you pause right where you stood? I had that kind of moment recently at a Christian women’s retreat. In the middle of a lighthearted game, I noticed a simple hand-painted picture—and it stopped me. Not because it was elaborate, ...
A halfway house for reentrants — those who served their time in prison — will be relocated into a current church building on Grier Street in Williamsport. In about 14 months, the Transition Living Centers’ three facilities in town will relocate to Well Church, 522 Grier St. That will happen after the city Zoning Hearing Board held a public hearing and voted 2-1 this week to grant the facility that aims to reduce recidivism rates by housing inmates who have served time and are on parole and are overseen by caseworkers and staff, with two variances it requested in a hearing, ...
Woodward Township’s elementary school building sat empty for years. “It was a heartache for the township,” said Jeffrey Stroehmann, township supervisor who recently toured the Lycoming County headquarters of QorTek, a high-tech business that produces and tests maritime hardware and ...
Under clear skies, area residents turned out in force for the Williamsport Community Juneteenth Celebration Friday afternoon. Breezy conditions were not enough to blow away the spirit and commemoration of Freedom Day.
Muncy Township Volunteer Fire Co., which has parked its apparatus outside its station because of a sewage backup that occurred in April, filed civil action Friday in Lycoming County Court against the township and its board of supervisors. A hearing is scheduled on the matter at 9 a.m. on ...
Janelle Diggs-Drummond, joined by Shantay Hall, of the YWCA, speak at the Williamsport Community Juneteenth Celebration. Stand-ins for Dayana Baines and Taali Buie delivered speeches and accepted the crowns for Mr. and Miss Juneteenth.
