Williamsport Parking Authority (WPA) has a proposal before City Council to change the parking ordinance to increase fines. Niki Winner, WPA manager, and Jared Kinley, authority chairman, recently went before council with the requests for the change in the ordinance. Council accepted the ...
Williamsport Bureau of Police claim they will be holding parents and guardians accountable for certain illegal activity involving juveniles under their care. That notice was part of a statement released in response to increases in criminal incidents and behavior among juveniles in the city and across the nation. It was on a site that police use to deliver important tips and news called CRIMEWATCH, and the full statement is on the police web page. Police acknowledged they need the public’s help by reporting suspicious behavior, curfew violations and disturbances involving ...
County residents will now be able to apply for a license to carry (LTC) permit online following approval by the Lycoming County commissioners this week of an agreement with Permitium LLC. According to Sheriff Eriic Spiegel, who presented the agenda item for approval, Permitium is an online platform that residents can use on his department’s website to apply for the LTC as opposed to coming in to the Sheriff’s Office to apply. “They still have the option to coming into the office and applying in person, but this just gives them another option to do it online,” Spiegel said. ...
Countless stories, rich in history, many of them colorful, are part of Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, a community landmark marking its 100th birthday this year. And perhaps no two people know more about the old stadium and the many players and personalities who’ve been ...
The state House of Representatives passed a resolution authored by state Rep. Jamie Flick, R-South Williamsport, recognizing the contributions African American baseball players made to the game and acknowledges the significant impact the Negro Leagues had on the civil rights movement ...
Family physician Dr. Steven Barrows, admittedly, is not against poultry farms. Barrows, of Muncy, shared how he wants people to eat healthy food such as eggs, which are a source of protein and nutrients. What Barrows disagrees with and testified to before and during a recent conditional use hearing for Sunny Side Up Farms, a Lancaster County-based agriculture business that wants to bring a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) close to the borough in Muncy Creek Township, is its location. “I’m not opposed to CAFOs in the right place,” he told the Sun-Gazette. Sunny Side ...
