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Lycoming College presents preliminary baseball field study to city committee

With Lycoming College having a collegiate baseball team, the college has approached the city about a proposal it has for a new baseball facility at Brandon Park. The discussion took place with the Williamsport City Council Public Works Committee. Lycoming College is exploring a partnership ...

Students continue to unpack lessons, experiences from service trip to Alaska

For some travel experiences, the excitement ends when the travelers return home, but for a Pennsylvania College of Technology group, the benefits from a service-learning trip to Alaska are still being unpacked. The contingent from Penn College’s human services & restorative justice major ...

Student needs at forefront of school district’s goals

By MIKE REUTHER Sun-Gazette Correspondent With their eyes on the future, Loyalsock Township School District administrators, teachers and school board members are embracing change to bring about the best overall education for their students. Perhaps the most tangible evidence of change is ...

The Scottish Rite keeps events eventful

The Valley of Williamsport Scottish Rite, located at 348 Market Street, offers several elegant and unique spaces that can be rented by the general public. Events that are often held in the building include wedding ceremonies, receptions, school dances, reunions, banquets, dinner theaters, ...

Soup-er good recipes for cold winter days

Editor’s Note: Newsroom Nosh is a column created by the Sun-Gazette newsroom staff from family or personal recipes. One of my absolute favorite soups to eat during cold winter days is my mom’s creamy potato soup. It almost has more of a chowder texture, but that makes it much more ...

$20M investment at Maynard Street viewed as newest city gateway

City of Williamsport officials view Maynard Street from Interstate 180 to West Third Street as one of three gateways leading into the city. A newly planned $20 million investment at Maynard and First streets by Famvest, the State College firm that is putting investment into the Lycoming Mall, is considered to be a game-changer on the corridor. The strip also is the Pathway to Health, leading to Campbell Street, Little League Boulevard and Walnut Street and the UPMC Williamsport campus. Famvest wants to build a national gas station chain and fast-food restaurant along with other ...