As a kid growing up in New York with an Italian father and an Irish mother, two things were certain at dinnertime — there would either be potatoes or pasta as a starch, and we always had access to a good loaf of bread. Admittedly, my relationship with bread is complicated. I loved bread growing
According to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 480,000 people died in the United States from smoking-related illnesses in 2024. This figure includes both direct and second-hand smoke. In addition, the Surgeon General reports that 1 in 5 deaths are connected to tobacco in the U.S. These figures do not include vaping
The Longest Day is an Alzheimer’s Association fundraiser typically held on or near the Summer Solstice, the lightest and the longest day of the year. Its purpose is to shed light on the darkness of Alzheimer’s disease, to raise awareness, and to also raise funds to fight this devastating disease. Longest Day participants raise funds
Recently, I wrote an article about the mission group Transform Jersey Shore Area (TJSA). The purpose of the group was to take on home projects within the Jersey Shore community, such as painting, minor carpentry, and yard work, to help those who, for various reasons, are unable to help themselves. The idea of this type
Having grown up in the Upstate New York countryside and then raising my family in North Central Pennsylvania, I’ve realized that small-town people care for their own. Let’s be honest: if every time we’re in a jam, we wait for some big agency to come and bail us out, we might be waiting for a
The Big Brothers Big Sisters Program of Northeast Pennsylvania (BBBS NEPA), serving Lycoming County, is pleased to announce the first annual scholarship designated in memory of long-time BBBS Lycoming Advisory Board Member Jeffrey Yates, who passed away in January of this year. A local attorney, Yates was an active board member who was steadfast in
