I’m sitting here thinking about a lie I tell all the time and wondering why it has taken this long for it to finally dawn on me.I’m talking about a response I frequently use when asked a question. “I’m not… Read more
I know what the word “gentle” means. I just looked it up anyway.I wanted to be sure it fit Nancy Kashuba the way I always thought it did.It do… Read more
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Do you want to own a $30,000 museum-quality glass sculpture created by an artist whose work is in public and private fine art collections arou… Read more
I haven’t heard it in more than 50 years, but you don’t forget the sound of a car stuck on the ice on Radcliffe Street. If we were in person, … Read more
January, in my opinion, always seems to be the month that brings with it a return to normalcy. After the hustle, bustle and excitement of the … Read more
This past weekend we took down the Christmas tree in my living room. It’s one of my least favorite days of the year. The house just feels so e… Read more
Refuse invoices for 2021 will be mailed to residents soon. Read more
Pittston Area teachers conducted a parade Dec. 22 as a way to spread Christmas cheer to students. The parade left from the Martin L. Mattei Mi… Read more
Due to a Duryea Borough employee testing positive for COVID-19, residents are advised the Duryea Municipal Building is closed indefinitely as … Read more
Dupont’s municipal offices will be open from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays and Sundays throughout January. Read more
How are your resolutions going? With just about two full weeks left in the first month of 2021, those who have set resolutions are either thri… Read more
In the end, we just want to be remembered. Our children will miss us. Our grandchildren. But time erases us until a teacher assigns a family t… Read more
As the Universal Church celebrates this Year of St. Joseph, the Congregation of the Oblates of St. Joseph will host its annual celebration hon… Read more
In response to some complaints received regarding donations that were being collected on behalf of a mural for Downtown Pittston, the City of … Read more
It just dawned on me that the way to get through another winter (the older I get, the harder that is) is to allow myself to think about someth… Read more
If there is one thing I can teach to make students better writers it is to write in the active voice. Most of you learned about this in 6th or… Read more
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Every January since 1999, the Anthracite Heritage Foundation has commemorated the Knox Mine Disaster in Pittston. Read more
Last December 25, my daughter woke her little boy saying, “Guess what, Parker? It’s Christmas!” The first words out of his mouth were, “Is it … Read more
A great community is a living thing with huge arms that wrap around us and make us feel cared for. The heartbeat of that community is its scho… Read more
