Williamsport City Council gives nod to development plan for parking, playground areas at Curtin Intermediate School

July 29, 2026

A project is in the final stage of approval for Curtin Intermediate School to be safer for parents and students at drop-off and pick-up, and to add a new hard playing surface area for outdoor activities and parking spaces. A preliminary final land development plan submitted by LIVIC Civil for the Williamsport Area School District was approved by City Council for site improvement of the school at 85 Eldred St. It includes a 22,500-square-foot hard play surface, an 11,625-square-foot parent drop off pick up loop and a 8,750-square-foot bus loop and a bituminous parking area including a ...

First Community Foundation Partnership’s ‘Will Week’ encourages people to make or update their wills

July 29, 2026

First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania is launching Will Week, a community initiative taking place Aug. 10–14 that encourages individuals and families to create or update their wills while learning how they can support the causes they care about through the PA Giving ...

Williamsport forms Safe Streets Task Force

July 29, 2026

Making sure streets are safe and transit is more pleasant and efficient in the City of Williamsport. That appears to be among the main objectives of the newly formed Safe Streets Task Force. “As part of the City of Williamsport’s development of a citywide road safety action plan, we ...

Nonprofits beg lawmakers to resolve skill games stalemate

July 28, 2026

While legislators from both chambers have proposed legalizing skill games in recent years, nonprofits who rely on revenue from the devices fear it may disappear because of a mid-October deadline created by a Supreme Court decision. The estimated 70,000 devices scattered around the state are ...

Lycoming Career and Technology Center expansion to be revealed with ribbon cutting

July 28, 2026

East Lycoming School District is preparing to host its partners at the Lycoming Career and Technology Center expansion project ribbon-cutting ceremony next month. “Our partners at Lycoming CTC are nearing completion on the construction and renovation project to their facilities, and a ...

Williamsport City Council renews agreement with WAVES Swim Team

July 28, 2026

A swim team has forged yet another year of relationship with the City of Williamsport. City Council recently approved a resolution for a memorandum of understanding between the City of Williamsport and WAVES Swim Team. Mayor Derek Slaughter presented this resolution for the city’s annual ...