In addition to accomplishments, Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo identified challenges in her annual “state of the county” report set for presentation Tuesday, particularly staff recruitment and retention hurdles in multiple departments.

Luzerne County government added 24 new employees in January, while four prior workers were rehired, according to the latest monthly personnel report.

The demand for language interpreters continues to increase in Luzerne County’s court system — a trend officials have been observing for years, statistics show.

PITTSTON — Mary Rossi, who may have an Italian last name, is in fact 100% Irish. She will get a chance to revisit her Irish roots at the Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce Women’s Network St. Patrick’s Dinner on Thursday, March 12, at Fox Hill Country Club, when she will be honored as the 2026 Distinguished Woman of the Year.