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Few details about arrest for Williamsport homicide released

Williamsport police have announced that on Wednesday investigators arrested the alleged gunman who shot three teenage males, killing one and wounding two others, at Memorial Avenue and Lloyd Street about 2:50 p.m. on June 29. A court of common pleas judge has sealed all documents, preventing ...

Region mourns ‘instrumental’ transportation expert

Look around this region while driving on a highway or crossing a bridge, watching a rail car deliver freight, or seeing an airplane take off with passengers from Montoursville to Dulles International near Washington, D.C. Or, whenever looking at a mural, painting or sculpture made by the ...

Late planner ‘one of a kind’

Not exactly bookish. One might think that Mark R. Murawski, the late former transportation planner at the Lycoming County Department of Planning and Community Development, had a stuffy or aloof persona. Not so, according to his friends and colleagues whose stories about Murawski paint a far different picture than a buttoned-down bureaucrat. True, Murawski was multifaceted and, while he could put on the suit and tie when appropriate, such as holding a Route 15 Coalition meeting with a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, he would also be up for a good time and enjoyed adding ...

Muncy Township Planning Commission seeks data center lawyer

PENNSDALE – As they work to get a data center ordinance drafted, the Muncy Township Planning Commission is seeking to get the okay from township leaders to hire a data center lawyer to help with the process. Residents attending this week’s meeting seemed in favor of bringing a lawyer on ...

Real estate transactions

The following real estate transactions were recently recorded by Lycoming County officials. ANTHONY TOWNSHIP James P. Halkias to David R. Riley and Tina Balestier, $329,000, 4032 Jobs Run Road COGAN HOUSE TOWNSHIP Rhyan K. and Emily Harer to Mark Stofflet, $220,000, 19 Hughes Road ELDRED ...

Home rule government study consultant hired for Williamsport

Williamsport City Council passed a resolution to accept the technical and cost proposal bid submitted by the Pennsylvania Economy League (PEL) to provide consulting services to the Williamsport Government Study Commission looking at the option of drafting a home rule charter. Cost proposals, ...