Small flow treatment facility agreement gets council approval
A Williamsport homeowners’ residence received an installation and maintenance agreement with the city for a small flow treatment facility on their property. In a resolution, the City Council approved the facility agreement at 372 Daughertys Run Road. The property owner is unable to tie into the sanitary on their lot. A requirement will be for them to pay an escrow amount to the city for annual inspections and maintenance, as recommended by the city sewage enforcement officer. The property owner will need to have an engineer in charge of inspecting and submitting a design for the ...
Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy's 'Land of Fires'
ACERRA, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday greeted one by one families who lost loved ones to illegal toxic dumping in an area near Naples, tied to a multi-billion criminal racket run by the mafia. Many paused to share photographs and other mementos of children and young people who have ...
Williamsport attorneys named to ‘Super Lawyers’ list
Marshall, Parker & Weber, LLC, a local elder law and estate planning firm, recently announced that certified elder law attorney Matthew J. Parker and certified elder law attorney Tammy A. Weber were named to the 2026 Super Lawyers list in the field of elder law by the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers organization. This is the 18th year that Parker has been named to the list and the eighth year for Weber. Elder law, a news release said, is the legal field that concentrates on the circumstances and legal needs of older adults and people with special needs. Elder law includes issues such as ...
Mel’s Deli & Cafe celebrates 25 years
Mel’s Deli & Cafe has been a mainstay of the area for over two decades, and as the eatery celebrates its 25th anniversary, owner and operator Melony Hartranft looks back on the success of the business and offers a glimpse of what she plans to serve up next. Mel’s originally opened at 45 ...
Residents work on removing 2 Muncy Township supervisors
About an hour before the Muncy Township Board of Supervisors meeting was set to begin this month, Amy Ruth-Swart stood in the parking lot of the Township Building with copies of a petition aimed at bringing about a change in who gets to govern the ever-growing group of citizens frustrated with ...