CLARKS SUMMIT — The decision to own a business is no small thing. But when the opportunity arose for Laura Moore to become owner of the Willow Tree Shop almost three years ago, it was the right thing. And now that season is ending. Her husband recently acc
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CLARKS SUMMIT — A picture on display inside the Abington Community Library features unique letters spelling out a sentence: “The human body is the finest work of art.” Dr. Susan Summerton thinks so. The pieces of the Delta Medix radiologist and medical ed
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NEWTON TOWNSHIP — Ted Stryweski Sr. and his son Ted Stryweski Jr. have spent many years giving back to their community as volunteer firefighters with the Newton-Ransom Volunteer Fire Company. Stryweski Sr. started volunteering with the department in 1967.
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I’ve always loved raising a family in the Abingtons, especially during autumn. In addition to the beauty of fall itself – the gorgeous foliage, the chill in the air, the taste of fresh apples, the aroma of comfort foods on the stove, the giggles of childr
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S. ABINGTON TWP. — Mike Pehonich joined the Chinchilla Hose Company in 2005. Through the past 13 years, he has been a lieutenant, captain and is now an assistant chief. “When I was younger, firefighting was something I wanted to do,” he said. “There was a
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WAVERLY TWP. — The accounts of Waverly’s “Colored Hill” are sketchy, but there is no doubt it existed. Home to a settlement of fugitive slaves in the 1800s, the township played a role in the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad. The truth is
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A few evenings ago around dinner time, I happened to look out my dining room window to see a black bear at the foot of my driveway. By the time I ran for my camera, he was gone, but the stopped traffic in front of my house told me he was making his way do
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Art opening held at The Gathering Place 
149 Penn Ave. Scranton PA 18503 
1-800-228-4637 
