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  • Breeze adds new service from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to Fort Myers

    Breeze adds new service from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to Fort Myers

    PITTSTON TWP. — Breeze Airways on Thursday launched service to Fort Myers from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, with more service to Tampa starting Oct. 18.

  • Asian Indian magazine editor accepts proclamation

    Asian Indian magazine editor accepts proclamation

    Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown recently presented a proclamation to Mona Pande, editor of Pennsylvania’s Asian Indian Community Magazine, in celebration of the magazine’s fifth anniversary.

  • Attention job seekers! Times Leader career expo set for Tuesday

    Attention job seekers! Times Leader career expo set for Tuesday

    WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Diane McGee, Times Leader Media Group advertising director, said the Times Leader has always taken the lead for hosting job fairs for Northeastern Pennsylvania. McGee said this week’s expo, at the Mohegan Arena concourse, is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1.

  • Passenger flow up 35.4% at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

    Passenger flow up 35.4% at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

    PITTSTON TWP. — The Bi-county Airport Board heard a report on Thursday that enplanements at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport were up 35.4% in August 2024, as compared to August 2023.

  • Rep. Pashinski’s month-long food drive underway

    Rep. Pashinski’s month-long food drive underway

    WILKES-BARRE — In observance of September as “Hunger Action Month,” state Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-Wilkes-Barre, will host a food drive at both of his district offices from Sept. 16 through Oct. 16.

  • Cabell, Baker, Kaufer to co-host veterans event at Misericordia Nov. 2

    Cabell, Baker, Kaufer to co-host veterans event at Misericordia Nov. 2

    DALLAS — Rep. Mike Cabell, R-Butler Township, along with Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Lehman Township, and Rep. Aaron Kaufer, R-Kingston, will again co-host a Veterans Recognition Ceremony and Expo on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Misericordia University.

  • Brand new Disney On Ice Show coming to Mohegan Arena Jan. 9-12

    Brand new Disney On Ice Show coming to Mohegan Arena Jan. 9-12

    WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Get ready to turn up the fun when Disney On Ice presents Let’s Dance! visits Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza from Jan. 9-12, 2025.

  • Turnpike schedules Sunday morning road closure on Northeast Extension

    Turnpike schedules Sunday morning road closure on Northeast Extension

    LEHIGH COUNTY — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission advises motorists traveling southbound on the Northeast Extension (I-476) in Lehigh and Bucks counties that there will be an early morning road closure this weekend due to a bridge replacement project.

  • It was always ‘Arena Yes’

    It was always ‘Arena Yes’

    WILKES-BARRE — It’s hard to imagine Northeastern Pennsylvania without our wonderful Mohegan Arena. We now have an entire generation of area residents that have literally grown up attending events at the venue. I have photos of my children there, attending “Sesame Street Live,” when they were only six and four years old. For them, it…

  • ‘Here’s to the next 25 years!’

    ‘Here’s to the next 25 years!’

    WILKES-BARRE TWP. — What does “Arena Yes” mean to you? I’ve heard this question asked a lot over the years and especially now as Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza approaches its 25th anniversary.