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Talk of the Town

Local doctors reflect on vice president

Local doctors Dr. Jason Shu, M.D., and Dr. Grace Shu, M.D., Ph.D. looked back fondly on their friendship with former Vice-President Dick Cheney, who died at 84 years old on November 3, 2025. The official cause of death was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. Cheney’s ...

Jersey Shore High School marching band wins championship

The Jersey Shore Area Senior High School Bulldog marching band completed their undefeated competition season going 7 and 0, capturing the Cavalcade of Bands American A Class Championship at Dallastown High School on Saturday, November, according to a news release. This is the first ...

Local residents reflect on Little League World Series

Local residents Dr. Jason Shu, M.D. and Dr. Grace Shu, M.D.,Ph.D. have been reflecting on this year’s Little League Baseball World Series. Both have long played key roles in the good relationship between Chinese Taipei (also known as Taiwan) and Williamsport. Chinese Taipei won the LLWS ...

Doctors welcome Little League coach to region

Dr. Grace Shu and Dr. Jason Shu, both local residents, recently welcomed Mr. Lai Min-Nan, manager and coach for the 2025 Chinese Taipei Little League Team, to Williamsport and presented him and his team with LLWS souvenirs. Manager Lai and his team are from Taiwan Dongyuan Elementary ...

LLA urges law students to apply for Joseph L. Rider Scholarships

In 2024, the Lycoming Law Association Foundation awarded seven $1,000 Joseph L. Rider Scholarships to outstanding local law students: Hannah Anderson, Abigail McCoy, Eli Wilk, Grace Kathryn Boos, Francesca Patetta, Joshua Michael Dinges, and Emily Wolfgang. Established in 2023, the Scholarship ...

Repasz Band opens fund drive

Now nearly 200 years old, Williamsport’s world-famous Repasz Band has announced a new endowment fund to help the group continue its popular slate of free local concerts. “Never before has the band’s existence to continue been directly threatened,” says Repasz treasurer and past ...