New classrooms, new activity areas, and a new outdoor playground were just some of the features the community got to see at the open house this week for the expanded Firetree Place facilities. With the 10,000-square-foot addition to the building at 600 Campbell St. the childcare areas ...
The expansion at Firetree Place has not only opened up space for more community-based activities, but it has also opened up the possibilities of what those activities could include. Speaking during the recent open house at Firetree, members of the Community Advisory Council shared what they envision the space, which once housed childcare at Firetree, can become. “The Community Advisory Council is here to support the community in coming back into Firetree Place,” said Janice Todd, a member of the council. Todd said the council sees the newly-opened space as a place where ...
The 79th anniversary of the South Williamsport Mummers’ Parade will kick off at 2 p.m. Saturday with a “Decades of Music” theme. The parade route will start at East Central Avenue and Market Street, then follow West Central Avenue down to Clark Street to Southern Avenue and make its ...
The City of Williamsport is trying to get a handle on recreational vehicles, campers, motorhomes and tractor trailers that park for days at a time on streets creating a hazardous situation for motorists. “When those large RVs or motor homes are parked on city streets, it takes up a lot of space but it also creates a hazardous situation for whenever folks are pulling out or have to drive around them,” Mayor Derek Slaughter said. “It’s pretty dangerous and that’s where this came from,” he told the City Council. He had the solicitor firm look into amending what’s called ...
The South Williamsport School Board approved several items during its monthly meeting Monday night. The board gave its seal of approval to an Act 93 Compensation Plan, effective July 1 to June 30, 2030; first readings of policies including trauma invested approach, school wellness, bullying/cyberbullying, maintenance and school calendar; second readings of policies relating to academic standards; curriculum, virtual attendance and wellness checks and health examinations/screenings; and the Signs of Suicide pilot program for 7th-9th grade health class students. In financial matters, ...
LOCK HAVEN — The Clinton County Community Foundation works to be an inspiration to community nonprofits, charities, fire and ambulance companies and municipalities serving the county since its inception in 1968. That culture of giving continues with the Foundation’s round of grant applications for 2027 having just opened on Oct. 1. The deadline to submit a 2027 grant application is by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026. Having distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, committed funds and scholarships this calendar year, the Foundation is looking for another robust, ...
