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Another Muncy Township solicitor resigns

The Muncy Township solicitor has quit, a township official confirmed. According to township Supervisor Heath Ohnmeiss, who said he spoke with Vice Chair Denise Artley, Joseph F. Orso III, who was appointed and accepted the solicitor job on April 9, has resigned. Orso declined to comment when reached by the Sun-Gazette on Wednesday afternoon. He was appointed to the position, taking over after a period of administrative transition that included the brief, one-day tenure of attorney Timothy A. Schoonover. Solicitors with the firm Perciballi & Williams were serving as the board’s ...

Muncy Township passes 9-month moratorium on data centers

PENNSDALE – Before the recent Muncy Township Board of Supervisors ended quickly, the board approved a resolution establishing a temporary moratorium on data centers and similar high-intensity data processing facilities. Because the township has no zoning regulations pertaining to data ...

Downtown Williamsport’s First Fridays are back

The annual Williamsport First Friday season begins today from 5 to 9 p.m., with a special tribute to the late City Councilwoman and long-time resident Bonnie Katz. The event downtown features more than 100 unique local artisans including artists, performers, and food trucks, and it’s taking ...

Local GOP both happy for and wary of large number of candidates for offices

The Lycoming County Republican Committee chair says a lot of “sudden interest” is being seen in people running for office, stating that can be a good thing for the GOP while acknowledging he suspected a power play is in motion for control of the committee and its direction. Donald C. Peters, committee chair, said that in this current election cycle there are “more than 50 Republicans that have never served on the county GOP committee, and who have gotten their names on the ballots for the May 19 primary election.” “There are 80 precincts,” he said. “We have a lot of ...

Muncy Township meeting ends abruptly after call for supervisors to resign

PENNSDALE — Supervisor Chair Terri Lauchle seemed visibly upset as she exited a special meeting of the Muncy Township Supervisors which she had ended abruptly following a call by a resident, Amy Ruth-Swart, to have her and fellow supervisor Denise Artley, either resign or be removed from ...

Dawud Rogers found guilty of 2016 murder in Newberry

A jury returned a verdict of guilty of first degree murder against Dawud M. Rogers, finding him responsible for the Dec. 30, 2016 shooting death of William Michael “Micky” Blackwell, following a two-day trial before Lycoming County Judge William Carlucci. The shooting took place when ...