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LycoCTC getting $25,000 grant

The Lycoming Career and Technology Center (LycoCTC) is receiving $25,000 so the school can strengthen its training programs and give students access to modern equipment they need to succeed. The award was announced by state Reps. Jamie Flick, R-South Williamsport and Joe Hamm, R-Hepburn Township. The money will be used to purchase new equipment, including an ironworker, for classrooms in a new training facility being built to keep up with the welding program enrollment and training demand. “We need to continue to give students in each career field the biggest opportunity to ...

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Small flow treatment facility agreement gets council approval

A Williamsport homeowners’ residence received an installation and maintenance agreement with the city for a small flow treatment facility on their property. In a resolution, the City Council approved the facility agreement at 372 Daughertys Run Road. The property owner is unable to tie into the sanitary on their lot. A requirement will be for them to pay an escrow amount to the city for annual inspections and maintenance, as recommended by the city sewage enforcement officer. The property owner will need to have an engineer in charge of inspecting and submitting a design for the ...

Lycoming Career and Technology Center’s Class of 2026 crosses commencement stage

For the 88 graduates of the Class of 2026 at the Lycoming Career and Technology Center, affectionately known as LycoCTC in Hughesville, there’s nothing like the years of innovative hands-on training taught at this expanding center of technological education. Once again, the graduation ...

Lycoming Career and Technology Center’s ‘Student of the Year’ shares memories

“We all have one thing in common … We are all here because of this amazing career and technology center.” That’s what Adrianna Bame, who was among 88 seniors graduating from the Lycoming Career and Technology Center Thursday, named Student of the Year from the Warrior Run School ...

Chamber of Commerce to help City of Williamsport pay for Major League security

The City of Williamsport is being assisted with an expense that just a few years ago was placed at over $20,000 to provide police security and public safety protection for Major League Baseball’s Little League Classic in August. The Williamsport-Lycoming Chamber of Commerce and the city have signed a contribution agreement approved recently by the City Council. Last September, Councilman Jon Mackey cited costs to be $22,000 for the expenses related to the city to provide security at the game. “One of the major concerns the city had is the cost of the Major League Baseball Little ...