2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1436+ words) Gordon Felt refuses to forget. The retired camp manager lost his older brother — Edward Porter Felt, computer whiz and perennial problem-solver — when he and 39 others on United Flight 93 thwarted hijackers’ plans on Sept. 11, 2001. Their plane crashed in a empty field…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (588+ words) Something about back-to-school season always feels like the start of a new year. You can feel it in the air, as summer starts to let up just a bit with cooler mornings, gentler breezes and shorter days. And all at…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (417+ words) The late Dr. Wayne J. Sebastianelli, a longtime Penn State sports medicine leader, will be honored at a memorial celebration hosted by the Greater Scranton Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association on Sunday, Oct. 4. In recognition of the Jessup native’s…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (702+ words) Longtime Blawnox resident Maureen Novak has spent the better part of the past 12 years helping Fox Chapel Area School District students get to and from school. She also protected borough residents and guests navigating the intersection of Freeport Road and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (458+ words) Henry “Harry” McNichol spent more than 30 years teaching accounting at Cardinal Dougherty High School, and years after his death in December 2019, former students are still leaving tributes that speak to his impact on generations of Northeast Philadelphia graduates. The most…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (580+ words) Leetsdale officials recently celebrated the service of a longtime public works employee and resident. Former street commissioner Doug Ford has called it a career after about 35 years of maintaining borough infrastructure. Ford, 65, began working for Leetsdale as a part-time laborer…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (250+ words) Since July 2024, 800 Philadelphia children have enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a program that sends free books every month to kids under 5 in eligible zip codes. The West Philadelphia Alliance for Children has served as a local affiliate of the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (455+ words) Safe Horizon’s Streetwork Project recently celebrated the reopening of its drop-in center after renovations. Safe Horizon I've been working in runaway and homeless youth services long enough to know that the young men who come through our doors rarely announce…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1004+ words) For students starting at a new school, the first day holds many questions: Will they see any familiar faces? Who will they sit with at lunch? Who will they play with at recess? “I’m this much nervous,” said Iman Fair-Seldon,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (116+ words) SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Residents gathered at Hilltop Manor in Scranton for a community giveaway event where all items were available free of charge. The event, known as “Hilltop Manor Free Clothing & More,” was established to assist local families....