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‘Showing Up Together’: WASD Resurrects Campaign to Promote School Attendance 0
Press Release
- Education, Local News
- August 30, 2023
Williamsport Area School District is resurrecting its “Be Present” campaign to raise awareness against and help mitigate chronic absenteeism. And the timing is just right. September is national Attendance Awareness Month, and the district has worked through the summer months to reorganize and reenergize its pre-pandemic “Be Present” campaign messaging under the new 2023-2024 slogan,
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County Hall Corner: Bridges Bundled, Not Bungled 0
Larry Stout
- August 23, 2023
A major event in Pennsylvania happened last year that missed my attention. The Fern Hollow Bridge (also known as the Forbes Avenue Bridge) in Pittsburgh’s East End collapsed on January 28, 2022, injuring some ten individuals. President Biden was an eyewitness to this event. He commented on this last week as he stopped in Milwaukee
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Cuba Comes to the LLWS 0
Lou Hunsinger, Jr.
- Local News
- August 23, 2023
Maybe it’s me, but I was surprised and a little astounded at the seemingly underwhelming response to the presence of a Little League team from Cuba playing at the Little League World Series for the first time. The 8,000 fans on hand enjoyed the tight 1-0 game, a loss to Japan, but the fact that
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Gazette and Bulletin: August 10, 1954 – Police Circus Showing Under Sky Here Today 0
Lou Hunsinger, Jr.
- Old News
- August 16, 2023
Aerial artists, performing animals, and clowns take over for ballplayers today at Bowman Field as the world’s largest outdoor circus moves in for two performances. Tom Packs’ Police Circus which performs without the usual big top, will show at 2:30 and 8:30 at the West End ballfield. This is the third consecutive year the circus
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Williamsport Baseball Was Once “Havana on the Susquehanna”0
Lou Hunsinger, Jr.
- Local News
- August 16, 2023
With the historic and groundbreaking appearance of a Cuban Little League team in this year’s Little League World Series it brings back memories of a time when the Williamsport professional baseball team, the Grays, could have rightfully had Williamsport proclaimed, “Havana on the Susquehanna.’ During 1944 and 1945, those Grays’ teams were made up mostly
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DuBoistown Garden Club to Host Grand Slam Flower Show At Taber Museum August 17 and 18 0
Lou Hunsinger, Jr.
- Local News
- August 16, 2023
The Thomas Taber Museum at 858 West Fourth Street, Williamsport, will be filled with many beautiful flowers when the DuBoistown Garden Club holds its “Grand Slam Flower Show” there, Thursday, August 17, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Friday, August 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show’s title, “Grand Slam Flower
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County Hall Corner: Don’t Read This!0
Larry Stout
- Government, Politics
- August 16, 2023
Aha! You are disobeying the directive to not read this article. That means you are a person who is inquisitive, a person who is seeking truth no matter where you might find it, a person who wants to make up your own mind. You are the type of person that our founding fathers recognized was
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Gazette and Bulletin: August 8, 1913 – No One Wants to Be Councilman in Montoursville 0
Lou Hunsinger, Jr.
- Old News
- August 9, 2023
Williamsport has twenty-seven avowed candidates for nomination as city commissioners, or councilmen with more to hear from. Montoursville cannot get anyone to run for councilman and will hold a public meeting this evening to discuss the situation and endeavor to prevail upon a few patriots to stand for election. The present councilmen are Dr. R.
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County Hall Corner: Defeating the Demon of Addiction 0
Larry Stout
- Government, Politics
- August 9, 2023
One of the fallacies of seeing history through the lens of Critical Race Theory is that it distorts the truly amazing elements of American history that have impacted the world. One example was our treatment of criminals. Throughout the world, punishment for crimes was meant to be severe to discourage others who might be tempted
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Annual Grand Slam Parade Steps Off At 5:30 p.m. August 14 0
Lou Hunsinger, Jr.
- Local News
- August 9, 2023
The streets of Williamsport will once again be filled with marching bands, various musical units, and lots of unique floats, and all 20 teams participating in this year’s Little League World Series when the annual Grand Slam Parade steps off at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, August 14. This year’s parade is highlighted by the presence
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Special First Friday This Friday, August 4 0
Lou Hunsinger, Jr.
- Local News
- August 2, 2023
The First Friday celebrations each month have been highly anticipated events for more than 20 years. This Friday’s event promises to be an extra special one. August is the month Lycoming Arts Celebrates Williamsport Lycoming Arts Council/LYCOMING ARTS celebrates 63 years (founded 1960), and they also celebrate 23 years of presenting Williamsport First Friday. August
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Williamsport Sun: August 5, 1946 – Milk Dealers Seek Mandatory Bottle Deposit 0
Lou Hunsinger, Jr.
- Old News
- August 2, 2023
At a hearing before the Milk Control Commission at the Court House the Williamsport Area Milk Dealers asked the state to make it mandatory for dealers to make it mandatory to collect a five-cent deposit on wholesale milk for resale. In making the request for the deposit milk dealers, the dealers stated that the deposit
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‘Showing Up Together’: WASD Resurrects Campaign to Promote School Attendance 0

County Hall Corner: Bridges Bundled, Not Bungled 0

Cuba Comes to the LLWS 0

Gazette and Bulletin: August 10, 1954 – Police Circus Showing Under Sky Here Today 0

Williamsport Baseball Was Once “Havana on the Susquehanna”0

DuBoistown Garden Club to Host Grand Slam Flower Show At Taber Museum August 17 and 18 0

County Hall Corner: Don’t Read This!0

Gazette and Bulletin: August 8, 1913 – No One Wants to Be Councilman in Montoursville 0

County Hall Corner: Defeating the Demon of Addiction 0

Annual Grand Slam Parade Steps Off At 5:30 p.m. August 14 0

Special First Friday This Friday, August 4 0

Williamsport Sun: August 5, 1946 – Milk Dealers Seek Mandatory Bottle Deposit 0

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