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May 23, 2013 Round Hills hoppers hoping to set Guinness world record
Round Hills Elementary School may be closing its doors at the end of the school year, but its name may live on in the record books if it is successful in its attempt this week to break a Guinness world record for the most people playing hopscotch...
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May 23, 2013 Replacement of aged water mains, potholes a challenge
When city firefighters had to tap into a fire hydrant with more powerful force a block and a half away from a recent intentionally-set house fire on Newberry Street, it heightened awareness of the need to replace old water mains and low-flow...
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May 23, 2013 Write-in votes let incumbents survive to fall
The power of write-in votes was demonstrated during Tuesday's primary elections in Lycoming County.
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May 23, 2013 Loyalsock Township schools drug testing policy upheld
Loyalsock Township students in sixth through 12th grade must continue to submit to random drug testing if they want to participate in extracurricular activities or get a parking permit, a Lycoming County judge recently rule.
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May 23, 2013 Student thinks issue a symptom of disappearing rights
The former Loyalsock Township High School student who challenged the district's drug testing policy in court is disappointed in Judge Richard Gray's ruling in favor of the school district.
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May 23, 2013 Cent. Pa. students try to hopscotch to record
Students at a central Pennsylvania elementary school slated to close hope they can hopscotch their way into the Guinness Book of World Records before the school's doors are shut for good.
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May 21, 2013 Awards bestowed upon Penn College's May graduates
More than 875 students petitioned to graduate at the conclusion of the spring semester, and three commencement ceremonies were held May 17 and 18 at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport.
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May 21, 2013 Christine Smith
Born on January 2, 1919 in Williamsport, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John J. Szybist and Katherine Zielewicz Szybist.
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May 17, 2013 Lasting memories of WWII
They are family, friends, and neighbors. They are remembered on banners above our streets and forever etched in veterans' memorials from Montoursville to Williamsport to Towanda.
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May 17, 2013 Newville's Kendra Bitner joins honor society at Lycoming College
Kendra Bitner, a junior corporate communications major from Newville, on April 18 was inducted into Sigma Beta Delta, the honor society for business students at Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pa.
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May 17, 2013 Adam Schraf Named PD At CHR WVRT (V97)/Williamsport, Pa
Adam Schraf has been named PD of CHR WVRT /Williamsport, PA, starting in June. He will join V97 from Clear Channel Media and Entertainment -Harrisburg, where he served as a Traffic Reporter for Total Traffic Network .
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May 14, 2013 No Injuries in Four-Vehicle Crash on Route 220
No Injuries in Four-Vehicle Crash on Route 220 - Four motorists and two passengers did not sustain injuries following an accident over the weekend in Piatt Township.
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May 12, 2013 Rejoice! New Nicolas Cage project announced and Nic being political and shit.
The film is based on purported true events. In 1953 Williamsport, PA, 32 people inexplicably disappear on the opening night of the posh Grand Hotel.
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May 12, 2013 3 found in vehicle behind former police academy with crack cocaine, police say
Three north-central Pennsylvania residents were caught in Reading's City Park with crack cocaine early Saturday, city police said.
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May 11, 2013 Mirabito ready to kickoff EMS Week 2013
State Rep. Rick Mirabito, D-Lycoming, is gearing up to educate the public about EMS Week - a national celebration to honor Emergency Medical Service workers - with a healthy communities event in South Williamsport.
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May 10, 2013 Cannes: Nicolas Cage Checks Into 'Hotel 33'
Foresight Unlimited , Envision Entertainment and Emmett/Furla Films are gearing up with their third project together after 2 Guns and Lone Survivor .
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May 10, 2013 Great Finance News
Last year, I approached City Council to join for the first time a health care insurance cooperative.
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May 10, 2013 Sold: California Translator, Control Of KQV/Pittsburgh, Idaho AM
FAMILY STATIONS, INC. is selling FM translator K290AG/STOCKTON, CA to KNOX, INC.
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May 09, 2013 Driver was Transporting $150K-$200K in Heroin, Expert Testifies
A Harrisburg man is free on $1 million bail and has been ordered to stand trial on felony drug charges after a preliminary hearing Thursday in Phoenixville.
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May 08, 2013 Discarded Drug Lab Supplies Found
Officers in Old Lycoming Township are trying to find the ones who dumped a methamphetamine lab in a wooded area.
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May 08, 2013 Ray of Light Awards 2013
Join us in the theatre, then on WNEP2, for the best-of-the-best in high school stage productions! 21 productions from 12 area schools are hoping to grab a hold of their own Ray of Light! The event is conceived, adjudicated and produced by Williamsport's Community Theatre League .
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May 07, 2013 Crews Battle Fire And Water Problems
Authorities say the water main broke when crews opened the fire hydrant. According to firefighters, that break caused a delay of five or 10 minutes in getting water on the fire.
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May 07, 2013 Student earns spot in Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band
The 66th annual festival was held over three days at Mansfield University, concluding March 17 with a concert conducted by Lt.
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May 07, 2013 May 7, 2013
Crews from Lycoming County were called out around five this morning to fight a structure fire in Williamsport.
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May 07, 2013 Water Main Break Complicates Fire Fight
The fire started around 5:00 in the morning at a home on Newberry Street in the Newberry section of Williamsport.
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