Eldred Township fire company celebrates 75 years
Even though the skies were threatening rain, it didn’t deter many of the people in the small community of Eldred Township from coming out and sharing in the celebration of their volunteer fire company’s 75th anniversary. It was reminiscent of an old-time country fair with crafts and ...
Lycoming County Planning Commission gets first look at draft data center amendment
A draft of a curative amendment for data centers was introduced at the Lycoming County Planning Commission meeting this week, the next step in trying to get ahead of the growing expansion of data centers in the state. Although a copy of the document was only available for the members of the commission, John LaVelle, of Entech Engineering Inc.,the company that had been hired to work on the amendment, offered some general comments on the issues that are addressed in the amendment.. In June, at the request of the Lycoming County Planning and Community Development Department, the county ...
City of Williamsport’s pension obligation is growing
The City of Williamsport’s minimum municipal pension obligations (MMO) for next year amounted to $4.3 million, which is higher than recent years as the employee payroll is increasing and inflation pressures the city with a payroll consisting primarily of unionized workers. On Thursday night, City Council approved the MMO for 2027 for the Bureau of Police, $2.1 million; Bureau of Fire, $1.6 million and Officers and Employees (O&E) unionized workers at $608,000. The MMO is done every year at this time and is to be completed by Sept. 30, though revisions may be made up until the time of ...
Vet to Vet program at area hospital brings comfort to patients
When Merrill Shaffer visits a patient at the Geisinger Lewistown Hospital, he is there on a mission. The retired Navy veteran is there to talk to other veterans who are patients at the facility, to be that friendly face in the midst of the stress of being hospitalized. Veterans will tell ...
Judge ends consent decree over access
A federal judge Thursday ruled in favor of the City of Williamsport’s request to terminate a consent decree in place from 2020 governing disability access to city buildings, programs and services. U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann issued the order in the case of the Center for ...