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Families United Network names development director

Business July 25, 2026

Families United Network, a premier regional provider of foster care, adoption, and peer support services, is pleased to announce the formal launch of its brand-new Development Department. This strategic expansion is designed to meet the increased demand for child welfare services by building sustainable public-private funding partnerships. To lead this critical new initiative, Families United Network has appointed Ana Gonzalez-White as Director of Development. White steps into the role with more than 25 years of relationship management experience and seven years of proven non-profit ...

Future regional power supply down, but not out

Business July 25, 2026

Shrinking power supply remains a challenge according to the grid operator’s most recent capacity auction, signaling that regional utility bills could still climb, albeit more slowly, as demand for electricity grows faster than can be provided. PJM, the organization tasked with managing the ...

Crunch time approaching for Williamsport Area School District construction projects

News July 25, 2026

With the summer break over half over, the Williamsport Area School District is looking ahead to the new school year which begins on Aug. 31 for students in grades 1-9 and Sept. 1 for those at the high school level. No one is keeping track of that time table more than Dale Crans, supervisor of maintenance and facilities in the district, who is overseeing the construction projects at the STA stadium and tennis courts. Each month Crans gives the school board an update on the construction and the projected timetable for completion. Tennis starts on Aug. 17, so the tennis courts need to ...

Planning for Susquehanna River Walk expansion continues

News July 25, 2026

Another access point to the popular Susquehanna River Walk, the bicycle and pedestrian pathway allowing for scenic views of the levee system, greater Williamsport and its environs is a step closer to reality today. A resolution authorizing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between City of ...

News July 25, 2026

The Walmart located at 1015 N. Loyalsock Ave. in Montoursville, was evacuated shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday in what has initially been deemed a “fire-related” incident. At about 3:40 p.m., a command post was set up in the parking lot near Subway across from the entrance, according to ...

Data center talks dominate Lycoming County Planning Commission meeting

News July 25, 2026

Data centers were on the mind of several of those attending this month’s Lycoming County Planning Commission, with local municipal officials bouncing questions off the county’s board to try to understand how their municipalities can deal with the issue before a proposal arrives at their doorstep. For Muncy Township residents at the meeting, the proverbial fox is already in the hen house, so to speak, as a legal notice of deemed approval was already published by the developer of a proposed data center. Under the Municipalities Planning Code (MPC), there are strict timelines that ...