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‘Our future is very bright’: Students compete in regional level of National Civics Bee
NANTICOKE — Brooke Bachman, an eighth grader at Valley View Middle School, tested her civics knowledge and presented on a community issue Saturday at the fourth annual regional competition of the National Civics Bee.
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Leadership Northeast announces Executive Leadership Class of 2026
WILKES-BARRE — Leadership Northeast (LNE) announced the members of the Executive Leadership Northeast (ELNE) Class of 2026 — a distinguished group of regional leaders selected to participate in the organization’s premier executive development program.
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Large crowd attends Greater Wilkes-Barre Friendly Sons of St. Patrick 80th Anniversary dinner
WILKES-BARRE — The Greater Wilkes-Barre Friendly Sons of St. Patrick 80th Anniversary dinner was held March 13, at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with more than 360 guests in attendance.
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‘One Battle After Another’ triumphs at 98th Academy Awards in coronation for Paul Thomas Anderson
LOS ANGELES — Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” was crowned best picture at the 98th Academy Awards, handing Hollywood’s top honor to a comic, multi-generational American saga of political resistance.
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Building up the borough: 25-unit apartment building planned in Clarks Summit
CLARKS SUMMIT — United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern PA has been located at 423 Center St. since the mid-1980s, and the Miles Foundry and Miles Auto Parts Store were fixtures on Bedford Street in Clarks Summit for decades. That’s all set to change now that both of the property locations were recently purchased by Ron…
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IN FRAME: Meet Norman Reilly Raine, Luzerne County’s forgotten Oscar winner
It’s about time we talk about Norman Reilly Raine, the quiet member of the Luzerne County Oscar winners’ club. Unlike Jack Palance and the Mankiewicz brothers, you don’t hear much conversation about Mr. Raine, who won his Oscar for best adapted screenplay for 1937’s “The Life of Emile Zola” — which also won best picture.
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Dozens gather for vigil for thousands who could lose health care coverage
SCRANTON — 240 battery powered candles rested on the steps of Scranton City Hall Sunday representing the 240,000 Pennsylvanians who could lose their health care coverage if Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits expire this year.
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Times Leader career expo set for Tuesday
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Diane McGee, Times Leader Media Group advertising director, said the Times Leader is a leader in hosting job fairs for Northeast Pennsylvania.
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Soprano, longtime Times Leader newsman, named to PNA Hall of Fame
Joe Soprano, the longtime Times Leader writer and editor, has been announced as a posthumous inductee into the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association (PNA) Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025.
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Republican Garrity seeks to challenge Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro’s reelection bid
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Stacy Garrity, Pennsylvania’s two-term elected state treasurer, said Monday that she will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro ’s reelection bid, setting up what could be a contest between a low-profile officeholder and a potential White House contender in 2028.