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HANOVER TWP. — Hanover Area School District officials on Tuesday reviewed a $32 million budget proposal with a 3.4 percent increase in the property tax rate. The tax increase would generate around $425,000 in added revenue and cover cost increases from em

WILKES-BARRE — A councilman on Tuesday pressed the administration to explain delays in filling potholes, mowing grass and weeds on city properties and yard waste pickup. During the time reserved for council members’ remarks, all five provided city Adminis

Baseball n The Coughlin boys baseball team finished second in the state in 1980. Basketball n The GAR boys basketball team finished second in the state in 1986, 1990 and 1991. Meyers was second in 1997. n GAR and Meyers have won a combined nine District 2

Wico Van Genderen, president and CEO of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber, said this year’s chamber government affairs survey indicates forward movement. “Respondents are seeing steady improvement in the overall business climate in Northeast Pennsylvania,”

Downtown Wilkes-Barre is guaranteed to remain lively this season, with Tuesday’s announcement of the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts’ full schedule of events. The 32nd season of the venue features a variety of musical acts, children’s performanc

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A Hanover Twp. man involved in a head-on crash while transporting two children last December was arraigned Tuesday on drunk-driving charges. Randy Stuart Kreitzer, 31, of 52 Holly St., is also accused of endangering the welfare of the

PLAINS TWP. — A proposed budget for the Wilkes-Barre Area School District would increase the property tax rate by 3.4 percent and allocate almost $121.8 million in spending. The school board proposed the budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year at Tuesday’s mee

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Traffic came to a standstill along Interstate 81 on Tuesday morning after a three-vehicle pileup, according to state police. The crash took place around 6 a.m. in the area of Mile 166 — between the Blackman Street and Highland Park Bou

Move over, bronze medal, and make room for the Mirrorball trophy. Adam Rippon, Olympic bronze medalist figure skater and Clarks Summit native, and his professional dance partner Jenna Johnson won ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars: Athletes” competition Monday

Karen Boback, R-117, Harveys Lake, is moving her office from the current location in the Twin Stacks complex to 105 Lieutenant Michael Cleary Drive in Dallas. The new office will open 9 a.m. Thursday. Boback’s current office will close at 5 p.m. Thursday.