The 74th annual parish picnic at Sacred Heart will be held for one day only, Saturday, July 31. The Rev. Thomas Petro and the parishioners invite everyone to attend the annual picnic from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the church grounds at 215 Lackawanna Ave. Food offerings include homemade pierogi, … Read more
August is my birth month. In spite of that I never really liked August as a kid. August meant the fun of summer vacation was almost over. It w… Read more
The Rotary of Pittston is collecting back-to-school items. If you are interested in donating or supporting the cause, message the Rotary. They… Read more
Hughestown Neighborhood Crime Watch will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2, at the Hughestown Hose Company. This is the group’s first meeting sinc… Read more
We should see some great improvements on Main Street soon. Through funding from the Local Share Account under Act 71, the Gaming Act, the Avoc… Read more
In the very first article I wrote for the Pittston Progress, I talked about my love for Wyoming, my home town. Over nearly three years, I’ve n… Read more
The Sons of the American Legion help our community in many ways, and now the members are asking for our help to help one of their own. Read more
As the calendar flips to August, it’s clear we’re coming to the worst part of the summer: the end. Regardless, there’s still a number of weeks… Read more
Last week I wrote about the very successful Wyoming Area Scholarship program. Imagine that I am a reader and think I would like create a schol… Read more
I recently learned that Monday, July 26, is National All or Nothing Day. I didn’t know what to expect of the national day at first but after r… Read more
Get ready to clean out your banker boxes and office closets. The Purple Paper Eaters are coming to town to shred your old and sensitive documents. Read more
As promised, Avoca Borough’s 150th Anniversary Celebration Committee has a fun-filled Labor Day weekend planned to celebrate the sesquicentenn… Read more
It almost seems hard to believe that we’ve already reached the last week of July. What a difference a year makes! At this same point last year… Read more
Probably my least favorite part of summer growing up was that stretch in late July to early August when all of the back-to-school commercials … Read more
The Dupont Neighborhood Crime Watch is planning a series of Funday Sunday events to be held in July and August at the Dupont Borough Pavilion.… Read more
St. Michael’s Byzantine Catholic Church, located at 205 N. Main St., is having its 24th annual flea market and ziti dinner Saturday, July 31, … Read more
Hughestown Borough Police Department recently invested in a new police K-9 named Jax and they’re asking for donations from businesses and comm… Read more
There’s a couple new businesses coming to Pittston. Read more
As COVID cases continue to decline, Queen of the Apostles Parish is opening its doors even further with the return of weekly Eucharistic adora… Read more
