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Work to start Memorial Avenue neighborhood alliance underway in Williamsport

A Williamsport neighborhood is coming together after a deadly shooting last month. Kevin Mackey of Memorial Avenue recently told the City Council of efforts to form a neighborhood alliance. During public comment, he thanked Williamsport Bureau of Police for the quick action officers took at the scene on June 29. The daytime shooting near Memorial Avenue and Lloyd Street later claimed the life of 18-year-old Nasir Kramer, who was pronounced dead at the emergency room. Two other teens, ages 17 and 19, were also wounded. Mackey said he had family members at the Memorial Park pool and ...

Details of Williamsport paving plans shared

It’s the height of summer and the asphalt and paving crews are on streets in the City of Williamsport, getting the work done before the Little League World Series and students and staff return to schools and colleges. Contractor M & J Excavation began paving and will continue for the next two weeks or so, according to city Department of Public Works. All streets will be milled first and then the crews will come back and re-pave. Street to be done include: • Center Street from High Street to Memorial Avenue. • Memorial Avenue, from Walnut Street to Center Street. • ...

Loyalsock Township School Board OKs hirings

The Loyalsock Township School Board filled several staffing slots at its recent July meeting. In staffing, the board approved Stephanie Bower as a full-time paraprofessional, effective Aug. 25, 2026, at an hourly rate of $17.10; Brock Hepler as a full-time paraprofessional, effective Aug. 25, 2026, at an hourly rate of $16.10; Larry Trimble as Color Guard Instructor for the 2026-27 school year; an hourly rate of $18.38 for Jamal Nesmith, Intervention Specialist, for the 2026-27 school year; Beth Rohrer as Head Volleyball Coach for the 2026-27 sports season, at a stipend of $3,000.00; ...

TWA Flight 800 victims honored at memorial

The General John Burrows Historical Society of Montoursville hosted a memorial service honoring the lives of those who lost their lives when TWA Flight 800 exploded shortly after taking off from John F. Kennedy International Airport en route to Paris on July 17, 1996, Saturday afternoon. The ...

Muncy Council stiffens penalties for owners of nuisance properties

Muncy Borough Council at its July meeting approved a code enforcement resolution that could mean stiffer consequences for habitual offenders of the property maintenance and nuisance ordinance. “It’s an opportunity for us to be more aggressive,” Borough Manager Charles Hall said. Ultimately, property owners who repeatedly fail to adhere to borough code face the possibility of a lien placed on their property. Hall noted that although the borough always apparently had that option, it has not pursued it in recent years. “We never had a formalized policy for filing a lien ...

County Commissioner reacts to comment

Reacting to a comment submitted virtually during the public comment portion of their meeting this week, the Lycoming County commissioners addressed the issues raised pertaining to the leadership at the county’s landfill. The person raised the question of why the commissioners had hired a management company run by the same family that heads the Clinton County Municipal Waste Authority, which the author of the comment claimed is the Wayne Township landfill, a competitor of the county’s landfill. “We hired a management firm, which you can say is Wayne Township landfill, but the ...