Bill O’Boyle

WILKES-BARRE — It’s Monday and it has been a rather dreary week, so what better time to hop in the Way Back Machine for a visit during Holy Week.

WILKES-BARRE — Gov. Josh Shapiro this week joined a multi-state lawsuit with 15 other states and the District of Columbia challenging the Trump Administration’s decision to abruptly revoke $185 million in funding owed to Pennsylvania — much of which the United States Department of Education had already approved for distribution.

WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Bresnahan Jr. on Wednesday said the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s recent announcement that it would cancel the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program is a decision that is detrimental to his constituents, and he strongly urged that it be reversed.

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — The new solicitor for the Luzerne County Convention Center Authority hit the ground running on Wednesday when the board assigned two matters to get resolved.

WILKES-BARRE — Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski on Wednesday said the passage of his legislation, HB-325, marks a significant step forward in providing clarity and fairness to taxpayers in Pennsylvania.

Project Donating Joy, an outreach ministry of the Trucksville United Methodist Church, recently donated over 30 quilts to Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) of NEPA, Scranton.

WILKES-BARRE — The Luzerne County Arts & Entertainment Hall of Fame released the Class of 2025 — and “class” is the perfect word to describe the nominees.

WILKES-BARRE — At an event at the Lehigh Valley International Airport this week, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll joined the officials from the airport and the American Automobile Association (AAA), to remind Pennsylvanians of federal REAL ID enforcement starting May 7.

PLYMOUTH — On Barnes Street in Plymouth, a real baseball field sits on what once was — a sandlot field of dreams.