Bluecup Ventures LLC is asking Luzerne County Council to extend the construction deadline in its real estate tax break agreement for a Wilkes-Barre Township warehousing and distribution center.
Luzerne County has been unable to retrieve Nov. 4 general election voter photographs from a mail ballot drop box that was purchased largely for that enhanced security feature, county Election Director Emily Cook said Wednesday.
Luzerne County real taxes will increase 1.5% next year, which equates to $9.53 more on a property assessed at $100,000, a council majority decided Tuesday.
Luzerne County Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a PPL Electric Utilities right-of-way request on three county-owned parcels along Blue Ridge Trail in Dorrance Township, according to the agenda.
Aaron Crossley scored Lehigh University’s only touchdown Dec. 6 when the Mountain Hawks lost 14-7 to visiting Villanova University in a Football Championship Series second-round game before a crowd of 8,848 at Goodman Stadium.
Wyoming Area shook off a fast start by visiting Nanticoke Tuesday to remain unbeaten through five non-league boys basketball games with a 73-51 victory.
Tim Riefler, Chase Baron, Brody Spindler and Noah Gruber all posted pins Wednesday night when Pittston Area opened the wrestling season with a 52-14, non-league victory at Lake-Lehman.
Luke Kopetchny continued his early-season scoring spree with 37 points Friday night, but Wyoming Area needed clutch plays by Drew Keating in the last second of regulation and Shane Pepe in the last minute of overtime to remain undefeated.
Lily Hintze made her final five free throws in the fourth quarter Friday night to finish off a 15-point effort and help Pittston Area pull away from host Riverside for its first girls basketball victory of the season 42-33.
