Stories from Friday, May 2, 2025
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Manager: Bloomsburg school district looking to make cuts, raise taxes
BLOOMSBURG -- The school board and teachers union agreed on a five-year contract that will see the base pay for...
Company’s $17M facility aims to improve Berwick’s drinking water
BERWICK -- Pennsylvania American Water is planning to invest $17 million on a new treatment plant to remove "forever...
SUGARLOAF -- A meeting advertised as a night to find out more about a proposed high-voltage power line that would pass...
BLOOMSBURG -- A man who stabbed his father in the abdomen with a folding knife during a family fight here in 2022 will...
BERWICK -- The Rite Aid here is notifying customers it plans to close May 12.
Corporate officials would not answer any...
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BERWICK AREA UNITED WAY DAY OF CARING: 8 a.m., Berwick Elks, 117 W. Second St.
Little Bookworms Story Hour: 10-11 a.m...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- President Donald Trump shuffled his national security team Thursday, announcing he intends to...
Judge blocks deportations
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez on Thursday blocked President...
* The Bloomsburg Municipal Authority is accepting bids on a relining project.
* Valley Township is accepting road...
1863: During the Civil War, Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own men at...
* Princess Charlotte of Wales, 10.
* Olympic figure skating gold medalist Sarah Hughes, 40.
* NASCAR driver Kyle Busch...
State Police threat alleged
GETTYSBURG (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect) -- A Monroeville man faces felony...
TREASURE HUNT: 2-3-14-20-30
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 1-3; WILD: 4
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 9-8-2; WILD: 4
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 0-3-1-2;...
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After many creative name submissions like Hickory and Maple, Sunshine and Moonshine (my personal favorite), and Meadow...
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Berwick native loved sewing, house plants
It is with a heavy heart, we announce the passing of Joyce Houck, who left us peacefully after a short illness on...
President, CEO of Rotech Electronics
Gerard L. "Jerry" Owens, 72, of Berwick died Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton.
Born in...
Town where box office hit ‘Sinners’ takes place doesn’t have working movie theater
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Community leaders in the northwestern Mississippi city where Ryan Coogler's film "Sinners" is...
Bloom University retiree visited many Pa. State Parks
Melinda S. (Heaps) Diltz, 62, of Benton Township died Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at the Hospital of the University of...
Apartments don't house students
and had no Block Party citations
Apollo Point Apartments, formerly Lions Gate, has not...
Army veteran worked at Berwick Weaving
Edward G. Christopher, 94, of Berwick died Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at Sunset Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Home,...
Matthew J. Kotsur
Joseph and Kayla (Livsey) Kotsur of Elysburg are the parents of a son, Matthew Joseph, born Saturday...
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BLOOMSBURG -- Five people charged with driving drunk and two others arrested for thefts were accepted Thursday into a...
BLOOMSBURG -- A Scott Township man told police he got his foot stuck under the accelerator of his SUV before it plowed...
BLOOMSBURG -- Three men were cited for disorderly conduct because they were found with a small amount of marijuana in...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reprised various misleading claims about vaccines this...
BERWICK -- A truck caught fire next to a mobile home Thursday afternoon, but firefighters were able to douse the blaze...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau joined with industry groups in asking a federal...
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by Medora Lee
USA TODAY Network via Reuters
U.S. stocks closed higher, propelled by strong earnings from Facebook...
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"Thunderbolts*" is the unlikely meeting of two of the dominant forces in 21st century American movies: Marvel and A24....
For a long, sun-addled stretch, Lorcan Finnegan's beach-set "The Surfer" simmers as a deliciously punishing nightmare,...
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Being a Western drama, there's plenty of gunfights, showdowns and old-school cowboy justice in "Rust." But...
Akron Beacon Journal
"Another Simple Favor" is a movie in search of execution. It's more than predictable.
Anna...
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DEAR ABBY: I've known "Bianca" since high school. She's my neighbor and godmother to my son. I consider her a sister,...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband and I recently welcomed our new granddaughter. She is 2 months old and therefore several...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY Whatever you put your mind to, you can make happen. You're the perfect blend of smarts,...
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"A cloudy Friday morning will lead into a potentially stormy just after noontime. There's a decent chance of some...
WASHINGTON (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect) -- More than 1.8 million SharkNinja Foodi OP300 Series Multi-...
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PITTSBURGH -- A man who fell from the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during Wednesday night's...
Blue Jays fall, but show promise in D4 final
Press Enterprise Copy Editor
DANVILLE -- If someone had told Central Columbia coach Kevin Flynn in March that the Blue...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Ian Wilkes viewed the reporters outside his barn as a sign he must be doing something right.
The...
For the Press Enterprise
BERWICK -- There were plenty of reasons for an undefeated Pittston Area team to come out flat...
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PITTSBURGH -- Dansby Swanson, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki all took Pirates ace Paul Skenes deep in the fifth inning as...
East W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF
New York 18 13 .581 -- -- 5-5 L-1 10-5 8-8 177 125 52
Boston 17 16 ....
PHILADELPHIA -- Luis Garcia Jr. singled, doubled and drove in a run, Brad Lord pitched effectively into the sixth...
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jeffrey Springs gave up two hits in six scoreless innings, Jacob Wilson and Miguel Andujar each had...
CINCINNATI -- Jose Trevino hit a two-run homer and Spencer Steer added a solo shot as Cincinnati defeated St. Louis in...
TAMPA, Fla. -- Bobby Witt Jr. homered to extend his hitting streak to 22 games and had three RBIs, Seth Lugo pitched...
NEW YORK -- Juan Soto hit his first two home runs at Citi Field as a member of the Mets, but Arizona earned a win to...
CHICAGO -- Miguel Vargas hit a three-run home run, Luis Robert Jr. had four RBIs and Chicago beat Milwaukee.
Sean Burke...
CLEVELAND -- Jose Ramirez became the first player in Cleveland franchise history to reach 250 career homers and 250...
TORONTO -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. put Toronto ahead with a three-run homer in the eighth inning, Daulton Varsho had a...
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McKINNEY, Texas -- Scottie Scheffler is happy to be back at his hometown event and showed it.
Cameron Champ isn't far...
May 2
May 2, 1995
* Danville's Mike Hennessy beats Williamsport's Tom Bixler, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 as the Ironmen beat Williamsport...
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN'S)
11 p.m.
FS2 -- AFL: Port Adelaide at Western
2 a.m. (Saturday)
FS2 -- AFL: Carlton at...
From Reuters reports
OTTAWA, Ontario -- Max Pacioretty's goal with 5:39 left lifted the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2...
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
(x-if necessary)
Saturday, April 19 Winnipeg 5, St. Louis 3
Colorado 5, Dallas 1 Sunday,...
DETROIT -- Jalen Brunson scored 40 points, Mikal Bridges had 25 points and OG Anunoby added 22 to lead the New York...
All Times EDT
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Saturday, April 19 Indiana 117, Milwaukee 98
Denver 112, L.A....
Today
BASEBALL
High school
Berwick at Wyoming Area...4:15 p.m.
Danville at Southern............4:30 p.m.
College...
Orangeville Sportsmen's Club APRIL 30
TRAPSHOOTING
Squad 1: Tony Sinibaldi, 24. Squad 2: Mike Cole, 25. Squad 3:...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX -- Reinstated INF Chase Meidroth from the 10-day IL....
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SHICKSHINNY -- Garrett Bau went the distance, striking out six along the way, and drove in three runs to help...
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What do you call a criminal landing an airplane? Condescending.
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What's a skeleton's favorite type of road? A dead...
ROSE: The folks who write fiction, whether books, plays or films, are kind of like the Wizard of Oz. Even though they...
On Wednesday evening, I had the pleasure of watching the dress rehearsal of "A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline." Jared...
In a way I can see them wanting to put a Youth Center in the old Coblentz building. There's no Youth Center in the East...
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The Bloomsburg Police Department responded to the following calls from March 9-15.
Sunday, March 9
* 12:17 a.m., 700...
ALLENTOWN -- The price of electricity for those who are signed up for PPL Electric Utilities default rate will go up...
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