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Woodward Township elementary school’s rebirth touted as ‘model’

Woodward Township’s elementary school building sat empty for years. “It was a heartache for the township,” said Jeffrey Stroehmann, township supervisor who recently toured the Lycoming County headquarters of QorTek, a high-tech business that produces and tests maritime hardware and ...

Halfway house relocating to Well Church in Williamsport

A halfway house for reentrants — those who served their time in prison — will be relocated into a current church building on Grier Street in Williamsport. In about 14 months, the Transition Living Centers’ three facilities in town will relocate to Well Church, 522 Grier St. That will happen after the city Zoning Hearing Board held a public hearing and voted 2-1 this week to grant the facility that aims to reduce recidivism rates by housing inmates who have served time and are on parole and are overseen by caseworkers and staff, with two variances it requested in a hearing, ...

Former Williamsport church to become halfway house

There will be a halfway house for reentrants, those who served their time in prison, to be relocated into a current church building on Grier Street in Williamsport. In about 14 months, the Transition Living Centers three facilities in town will relocate to Well Church, 522 Grier ...

McCormick hopeful Shapiro will opt Pennsylvania into national school choice

(The Center Square) – As U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick continues to advocate for a federal school choice program, he expressed optimism that first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro would opt Pennsylvania into it. “I think that the rationale of this opportunity will hopefully convince him to ...