“The Repasz Band is back in full force!” declares conductor Jeff Dent. Indeed, after various COVID-related struggles with membership, practice and performance going all the way back to the spring of 2020, the city’s 191-year-old ensemble will perform its regular holiday concert this ...
The foundational reach of a Pennsylvania College of Technology education has prompted a New York family to make a substantial investment in student scholarships at the institution. The Glenn Lois family, of Fishkill, New York, made an initial $30,000 gift in March as part of The Legacy Campaign for Penn College, then committed to that amount for four additional years. The $150,000 total gift places the family on the college’s Donor Wall as members of the Visionary Society ($100,000 to $499,999). Lois’ son, Troy, was a student at the time, pursuing degrees in power generation and ...
Weather-related flight delays or cancellations are often the cause of much frustration. However, one timely storm nearly 80 years might just have paved the way for a beloved beverage. In 1943, Joe Sheridan was working as a chef at the Shannon Airport in Ireland. According to the Foynes Flying ...
Surrounded by the pungent odor of rotting fish flesh and other organic matter, Penn State research student Sydney Stark meticulously dissects the contents of flathead catfish from the Susquehanna River basin in an attempt to better understand what they eat and how the invasive species impacts ...
The Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office is warning people of a phone scam in which the perpetrators impersonate the sheriff’s office. According to a news release, people are receiving phone calls in which the caller claims to be from the sheriff’s office notifying the recipient that a ...
As schools return to all in-person learning after two years of dealing with pandemic mitigation efforts, what is emerging is the loss not only in terms of academic skills that students are experiencing but also a loss of the ability to connect on a social and emotional level. “Mental health needs were on the rise prior to the pandemic, but the pandemic really exacerbated more,” said Heather Way, social worker in the Williamsport Area School District. Although they do not diagnose, the counselors do refer and they have seen an increase in the need for referrals. “We see that ...
