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Barstool Sports founder reviews Grotto Pizza
One of the nation’s most popular pizza reviewers gives a thumb’s up to Grotto Pizza, founded in Harveys Lake in Luzerne County.
![Supermarket shoppers’ eyes aren’t playing tricks on them. Gerrity’s has implemented new blue lighting in its bathrooms to thwart intravenous drug use. The restrooms at the Keyser Avenue location have blue bulbs installed to help deter anyone who might enter the restroom from using drugs that require injection into a vein. Purportedly, the blue hue makes it harder for intravenous drug users to find veins. It was a hunch that pointed store representatives to think that drug use might possibly be occurring in the store’s bathrooms. “We had a suspicion that there might be something going on there; that was […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/STT-L-BLUE-0117-1.jpg?w=398 "Supermarket shoppers’ eyes aren’t playing tricks on them. Gerrity’s has implemented new blue lighting in its bathrooms to thwart intravenous drug use. The restrooms at the Keyser Avenue location have blue bulbs installed to help deter anyone who might enter the restroom from using drugs that require injection into a vein. Purportedly, the blue hue makes it harder for intravenous drug users to find veins. It was a hunch that pointed store representatives to think that drug use might possibly be occurring in the store’s bathrooms. “We had a suspicion that there might be something going on there; that was […]")
![The proposed restoration of passenger rail service between Scranton and New York City recently cleared another hurdle, advancing to the next stage of a federal program designed to identify new, viable passenger train routes. The Scranton-to-NYC rail corridor project is one of the first five in the nation to advance to the second step of the three-step Corridor Identification and Development Program. Step two includes the completion of a Service Development Plan for the proposed route and serves as a precursor to the third step, which could deliver potentially hundreds of millions of dollars for rail construction and related work […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TS_CNG-20240110-B-PG1-HZ_STANDSPEAK-20230121-A-PG6-HZ012123TTTR.jpg?w=398 "The proposed restoration of passenger rail service between Scranton and New York City recently cleared another hurdle, advancing to the next stage of a federal program designed to identify new, viable passenger train routes. The Scranton-to-NYC rail corridor project is one of the first five in the nation to advance to the second step of the three-step Corridor Identification and Development Program. Step two includes the completion of a Service Development Plan for the proposed route and serves as a precursor to the third step, which could deliver potentially hundreds of millions of dollars for rail construction and related work […]")
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![Funding from M&T Charitable Foundation will allow Luzerne County Head Start to provide care packages to children and families in need. M&T presented Luzerne County Head Start with a $5,000 check for the Head Start Project for Caring, which will provide bags of essentials to Head Start families experiencing homelessness, as well as Head Start children in foster care. LCHS staff and volunteers will pack the Head Start Project for Caring Bags with toiletries, comfort items and other necessities. Established in 1965, Luzerne County Head Start Inc. is an income-based early childhood education program that provides comprehensive services to expecting […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CVC-L-CHARITABLE-0126.jpg?w=525 "Funding from M&T Charitable Foundation will allow Luzerne County Head Start to provide care packages to children and families in need. M&T presented Luzerne County Head Start with a $5,000 check for the Head Start Project for Caring, which will provide bags of essentials to Head Start families experiencing homelessness, as well as Head Start children in foster care. LCHS staff and volunteers will pack the Head Start Project for Caring Bags with toiletries, comfort items and other necessities. Established in 1965, Luzerne County Head Start Inc. is an income-based early childhood education program that provides comprehensive services to expecting […]")
M&T Charitable Foundation to fund Head Start Project for Caring
Funding from M&T Charitable Foundation will allow Luzerne County Head Start to provide care packages to children and families in need. M&T presented Luzerne County Head Start with a $5,000 check for the Head Start Project for Caring, which will...
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![Dallas jumped out to a 23-0 lead and held on for a 39-28 win over Berwick on Wednesday night, in a battle of undefeated Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 wrestling teams. Hunter Pitcavage, Kenny Martin, Jayden Benscoter and William Hennigan gave Dallas the early lead. Caiden Scouten and Bobby Booth also picked up contested wins for the Mountaineers. Carmen Malt, Sawyer Keller, Connor Robert and Jacob Guerriero were winners for the Bulldogs. 172: Pitcavage (DAL) tech fall Nevel, 18-2; 189: Martin (DAL) pinned Yosh, 4:00; 215: Benscoter (DAL) pinned Ramos, 0:52; 285: Hennigan (DAL) pinned Reader, 1:48; 107: Rivera (BER) […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CVC-L-BIBLA-0116-01.jpg?w=268 "Dallas jumped out to a 23-0 lead and held on for a 39-28 win over Berwick on Wednesday night, in a battle of undefeated Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 wrestling teams. Hunter Pitcavage, Kenny Martin, Jayden Benscoter and William Hennigan gave Dallas the early lead. Caiden Scouten and Bobby Booth also picked up contested wins for the Mountaineers. Carmen Malt, Sawyer Keller, Connor Robert and Jacob Guerriero were winners for the Bulldogs. 172: Pitcavage (DAL) tech fall Nevel, 18-2; 189: Martin (DAL) pinned Yosh, 4:00; 215: Benscoter (DAL) pinned Ramos, 0:52; 285: Hennigan (DAL) pinned Reader, 1:48; 107: Rivera (BER) […]")
HS ROUNDUP: Dallas wrestling wins WVC Division 2 battle over Berwick
Dallas jumped out to a 23-0 lead and held on for a 39-28 win over Berwick on Wednesday night, in a battle of undefeated Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 wrestling teams. Hunter Pitcavage, Kenny Martin, Jayden Benscoter and William Hennigan...
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Proposed rules would require nutrition info, allergen warnings on alcohol labels
The department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is seeking public content on proposals to require an “alcohol facts” box that would list alcohol content, calories, carbohydrates, fat and protein per serving.
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![Tony Brooks of the Wilkes-Barre Preservation Society leg a guided tour of the Luzerne County Courthouse as part series of programs and events in observance of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month. The heritage month events focus on the history and culture of the anthracite region of Northeastern Pennsylvania.]( "Tony Brooks of the Wilkes-Barre Preservation Society leg a guided tour of the Luzerne County Courthouse as part series of programs and events in observance of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month. The heritage month events focus on the history and culture of the anthracite region of Northeastern Pennsylvania.")
Tour of Luzerne County Courthouse held
Tony Brooks of the Wilkes-Barre Preservation Society leg a guided tour of the Luzerne County Courthouse as part series of programs and events in observance of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month. The heritage month events focus on the history and culture...
![The Mayrutz Run will kick off the Friedman JCC Hanukkah festivities, with runners lighting the way from Wilkes-Barre to Kingston. Following the run, the community will gather for a festive Hanukkah celebration, complete with a menorah lighting ceremony, singing, hot chocolate and treats. Local community members will have the honor of lighting the menorah, and the evening will be filled with joyous music, including a special performance by the talented Chabad girls from Scranton, who will lead you in Hanukkah songs. This Community Hanukkah Event is open to everyone, and they encourage participants to come together as a community to mark […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CVC-L-MAYRUTZ-1230-3-1.jpg?w=281 "The Mayrutz Run will kick off the Friedman JCC Hanukkah festivities, with runners lighting the way from Wilkes-Barre to Kingston. Following the run, the community will gather for a festive Hanukkah celebration, complete with a menorah lighting ceremony, singing, hot chocolate and treats. Local community members will have the honor of lighting the menorah, and the evening will be filled with joyous music, including a special performance by the talented Chabad girls from Scranton, who will lead you in Hanukkah songs. This Community Hanukkah Event is open to everyone, and they encourage participants to come together as a community to mark […]")
![Homeless Persons’ Memorial Saturday, December 21, 2024 WILKES-BARRE, PA – On Saturday, December 21, 2024, at 4:30 pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania (VOAPA) will host Luzerne County’s annual Homeless Persons’ Memorial. We invite the community to join us for this special event on the longest night of the year as we observe National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. Pennsylvania State Representative Eddie Day Pashinski will join the memorial as the keynote speaker. On a single night in 2023, more than 653,100 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States according to the Department of Housing and […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CVC-L-HOMELESSMEMORIAL05-1223-1.jpg?w=256 "Homeless Persons’ Memorial Saturday, December 21, 2024 WILKES-BARRE, PA – On Saturday, December 21, 2024, at 4:30 pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania (VOAPA) will host Luzerne County’s annual Homeless Persons’ Memorial. We invite the community to join us for this special event on the longest night of the year as we observe National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. Pennsylvania State Representative Eddie Day Pashinski will join the memorial as the keynote speaker. On a single night in 2023, more than 653,100 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States according to the Department of Housing and […]")
![Story goes here VALLEY SANTA’S HELPERS The program: Valley Santa, a nonprofit organization sponsored by Boscov’s Department Store, M&T Bank and The Citizens’ Voice and Standard-Speaker newspapers, accepts monetary donations to purchase new toys for thousands of needy children throughout Luzerne County for the holidays. These stories are based on actual letters received from families seeking assistance. The names of the letter writers have been changed to protect the anonymity of families. Valley Santa is in its 41st year. To give: Donations may be mailed to Valley Santa Inc., P.O. Box 5276, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, or dropped off at any […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CVC-L-VALLEYSANTADINNER06-1221-1.jpg?w=266 "Story goes here VALLEY SANTA’S HELPERS The program: Valley Santa, a nonprofit organization sponsored by Boscov’s Department Store, M&T Bank and The Citizens’ Voice and Standard-Speaker newspapers, accepts monetary donations to purchase new toys for thousands of needy children throughout Luzerne County for the holidays. These stories are based on actual letters received from families seeking assistance. The names of the letter writers have been changed to protect the anonymity of families. Valley Santa is in its 41st year. To give: Donations may be mailed to Valley Santa Inc., P.O. Box 5276, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, or dropped off at any […]")
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![HAZLE TWP. – It wasn’t just Dallas’ four-game winning streak and an 8-1 run in its previous nine games that concerned Joe Gavio. It also was knowing that the Lady Mountaineers stormed back from a 14-point deficit to upend Pittston Area two nights earlier that really grabbed the veteran Hazleton Area girls’ basketball coach’s attention. And even though Gavio’s state-ranked Lady Cougars only were at their best in spurts and sloppy in others against Dallas, they had more than enough firepower to race to a 70-28 victory, extending their unbeaten streak to 15 games, five against Wyoming Valley Conference Division […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HZS-L-hazhoops-05.jpg?w=475 "HAZLE TWP. – It wasn’t just Dallas’ four-game winning streak and an 8-1 run in its previous nine games that concerned Joe Gavio. It also was knowing that the Lady Mountaineers stormed back from a 14-point deficit to upend Pittston Area two nights earlier that really grabbed the veteran Hazleton Area girls’ basketball coach’s attention. And even though Gavio’s state-ranked Lady Cougars only were at their best in spurts and sloppy in others against Dallas, they had more than enough firepower to race to a 70-28 victory, extending their unbeaten streak to 15 games, five against Wyoming Valley Conference Division […]")
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![Jasen Bohinski, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, reported that inmate Manuel Morales, 66, has passed away. On December 25, inmate Morales was transported and admitted to Geisinger Wyoming Valley after fighting with another inmate at the facility. He was pronounced deceased at 6:24 p.m. on January 13, 2025. Morales was serving a 1-year-to-5-year sentence for Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon [Cc2702a4] on an Erie County conviction. He arrived at SCI Dallas on February 27, 2024. In accordance with state policy, Pennsylvania State Police were notified and will conduct an investigation. The official cause of death […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CVC-L-SCIDALLAS-0116-01.jpg?w=526 "Jasen Bohinski, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, reported that inmate Manuel Morales, 66, has passed away. On December 25, inmate Morales was transported and admitted to Geisinger Wyoming Valley after fighting with another inmate at the facility. He was pronounced deceased at 6:24 p.m. on January 13, 2025. Morales was serving a 1-year-to-5-year sentence for Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon [Cc2702a4] on an Erie County conviction. He arrived at SCI Dallas on February 27, 2024. In accordance with state policy, Pennsylvania State Police were notified and will conduct an investigation. The official cause of death […]")
SCI Dallas inmate dies following fight
Jasen Bohinski, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, reported that inmate...
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![Denise Williams officially announced her candidacy for Luzerne County Council, seeking the Democratic nomination in the upcoming May Primary election. A longtime resident of Shavertown, Williams has called the Back Mountain home for 33 years, where she lives with her husband, Gary. Williams said her in official announcement that her career has been dedicated to serving her community through various roles in healthcare, education, and advocacy. Williams began her career as a registered nurse, including a nursing supervisory position with the Commission on Economic Opportunity’s Home Help Program, serving seniors in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties. She later became the Coordinator […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CVC-L-DENISEWILLIAMS-01.jpg?w=352 "Denise Williams officially announced her candidacy for Luzerne County Council, seeking the Democratic nomination in the upcoming May Primary election. A longtime resident of Shavertown, Williams has called the Back Mountain home for 33 years, where she lives with her husband, Gary. Williams said her in official announcement that her career has been dedicated to serving her community through various roles in healthcare, education, and advocacy. Williams began her career as a registered nurse, including a nursing supervisory position with the Commission on Economic Opportunity’s Home Help Program, serving seniors in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties. She later became the Coordinator […]")
Williams announces candidacy for Luzerne County Council
Denise Williams officially announced her candidacy for Luzerne County Council, seeking the Democratic nomination in...
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