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Williamsport City Council votes to pave two brick street sections

Two brick street sections in the City of Williamsport will be paved over after a vote taken on second reading by City Council. The brick streets to be paved are First Street, between Campbell and Walnut streets, and Wayne Avenue, between West Fourth Street and Hillside Avenue, said Bill ...

Cappelli retires as South Williamsport borough manager

South Williamsport has a new borough manager, Maria Maddy, following the retirement this week of Steven W. Cappelli, who assumed that position in 2018. “Steve did a lot for the borough,” Maddy said in a telephone interview from the South Williamsport Community Center, 545 E. Central ...

Two separate fires damage Clinton Township barn, Clarkstown mobile home

After being awakened early Sunday morning by several of his cats, a Muncy Creek Township man safely escaped his burning home at the Fox Croft Manor Mobile Home Park along Route 442, according to Muncy Area Fire Chief Scott Delany. It was believed that most of the cats also escaped, he ...

RVT implementing fare adjustment

River Valley Transit will implement a fare adjustment effective July 1, marking the first update to its fare structure since 2014. This is the bus service and the change ensures the continued delivery of safe, reliable, and high-quality public transportation service while introducing ...

Chaos around the nation in the run-up to Civil War

(Editor’s note: Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation went to war with itself.) The seeds of the Antebellum period in the United ...