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Real estate transactions

DUBOISTOWN Craig E. and Barbara S. Hoover to Daphne Branton, $105,000, 217 Valley St. FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP JVT LLC to William E. Corson and Suzanne C. Compton, $224,950, Fairfield Church Road HEPBURN TOWNSHIP Robert A. Maguire to Andrew and April Gawrys, $499,000, 106 Crescent Hill ...

PennDOT bridge projects announced

State Department of Transportation Engineering District 3 announced in a news release that 101 projects are anticipated to start during the 2026 construction season, and 37 projects will continue in 2026 in the nine-county, Montoursville-based region. “As construction season gets ...

The making of George Washington

INCHESTER, Va. — Before he was the father of our country, before he led Continental Army soldiers across an icy Delaware River, before he inherited his family’s Mount Vernon estate in Northern Virginia, America’s future first president was just a kid named George. It wasn’t until a ...

Keep moving: Words of wisdom from seasoned employee

Today we begin the ‘Still clocking in,’  a series dedicated to seniors who are working past retirement age. If you know a senior citizen who would like to be featured in a story email kkennedy@sungazette.com or call 570-326-1551 x3121. Lon Savage loves cars. For the last 60 years he has ...

Lycoming County commissioners call out ‘rumor mill’

Reacting to a video on social media of the Muncy Township Supervisors’ meeting which showed an altercation erupting following the meeting, Lycoming County Commissioner Scott Metzger commented, “last night was not a good look for the eastern end of the county.” Muncy Township’s meetings have struggled since new supervisors took over this year and Metzger noted that it’s gotten worse. “It’s just not a good look for anyone,” he said. One of the issues at the township stems from a board that is currently in litigation with developers, who are seeking to redevelop the ...

Lycoming County Judge sentences man to life in prison for homicide

A convicted murderer will spend the rest of his life in prison, Lycoming County President Judge Eric Linhardt announced Friday morning. The sentencing comes after a jury of 10 women and six men found Benjamin Villanueva III, 35, guilty of criminal homicide, aggravated assault with a deadly ...