As public figures, the Lycoming County Commissioners know that they can’t always control what people say about their decisions, particularly those people who comment on social media. At their meeting this week, the commissioners tried to dispel some of the inaccuracies they’ve seen ...
(Editor’s note: This week marks the final chapter in our three-month series of exploring America at 250 years old through the lens of some of the most important national events that took place in our communities. We enjoyed presenting these important slices of American history — and hope you’ve appreciated them (and learned from them) as well. As we prepare for the semiquincentennial, we urge each of you to get involved in helping make our nation great for another 250 years.) The way we build things, the way we travel, the way we protect ourselves, the way we are able to ...
After jumping off from the city side of the Maynard Street bridge in Williamsport, and swimming in the Susquehanna River for about 30 minutes on Sunday night, the male jumper was lifted into a city fire department boat, taken to shore and turned over to state police. The man's identity was ...
The Woodward Township Volunteer Fire Company hosted a car show Sunday that drew scores of automobile enthusiasts - young and old alike - to the firehouse along Route 220, just outside Williamsport. The show included everything from antique cars to pickup trucks and motorcycles. The ...
With over 80,000 rides per year and approximately 400 rides per day, STEP Transportation Services fill a critical need for those who living outside public transportation and with the opening of a new transportation facility on Daugherty’s Run Road, the non-profit will have a safer and ...
After five years, the unresolved saga of Williamsport’s City Hall may be coming to an end — but it could take a few more weeks. City Council decided to table a resolution forwarded by Councilman Jonah Milliken authorizing the solicitation for bids for the sale of city real estate, naming and discussing that as the condemned and historic building at 245 W. Fourth St. It was a 4-2 vote, with Milliken and Councilman Jon Mackey opposed to the tabling and Councilman Vince Pulizzi, council vice president, absent. In favor of tabling it were council President Eric Beiter, Councilwoman Liz ...
