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Coffee Inclusive holds cooking class
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (198+ words) Recipe for Connection was a four-week cooking class hosted this summer at Coffee Inclusive in Pittston. The class paired students in The University of Scranton’s Distance Education Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program with adults with intellectual development disabilities....
Commentary: Not all change is good — Medicaid, Medicare shifts are everyone’s problem
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (691+ words) Barbara Rubino The Fulcrum Medicaid, Medicare shifts are everyone’s problem Like 155 million other Americans, I get my health insurance coverage through my employer. The millions like me who are not on Medicaid or Medicare may not be closely tracking the…...
Helping Hands creates craft bags for Janet Weiss Children’s Hospital patients
2+ week, 6+ day ago (347+ words) WILKES-BARRE — Helping Hands, a group of NEPA’s Summer in the City students, is creating craft bags for young patients in partnership with Janet Weis Children’s Hospital. The student-led project aims to provide comfort and a sense of normalcy for patients…...
Luzerne County opioid commission advances one proposed earmark, tables two others
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (444+ words) Luzerne County’s Commission on Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement advanced one proposed earmark to County Council for its consideration, but tabled two others Wednesday. The commission makes recommendations on allocations from the county’s share of the state’s settlement against opioid…...
Luzerne County opioid commission recommends 3 new earmarks, totaling $2.65 million
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (587+ words) Luzerne County’s Commission on Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement unanimously voted Wednesday to recommend three new opioid litigation settlement fund earmarks totaling $2.65 million to County Council for its consideration. The lion’s share — $2.2 million — would cover 2027 and 2028 costs for injectable medications…...
Wyoming Area Catholic Builders Club plans community blood drive
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (78+ words) The Sunday Dispatch Wyoming Area Catholic Builders Club will sponsor a community blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 11 at the school gym, 1690 Wyoming Ave., Exeter. Walk-ins are welcome, or donors can go to RedCrossBlood.org and enter Wyoming Area Catholic to…...
Luzerne County opioid commission making Wednesday meeting public at council’s urging
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (580+ words) The Luzerne County Courthouse in Wilkes-Barre. The Luzerne County Commission on Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement’s regular Wednesday meeting will be open to the public for the first time — a change pushed by County Council members. Council created the commission…...
Luzerne County DA: fentanyl declining, meth ‘way up’
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1008+ words) Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce prepares to deliver his annual report to County Council in the courthouse last week. Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce said he is pleased to report the presence of fentanyl has “greatly decreased” in…...
Luzerne County suicides up, drug overdose deaths down
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (664+ words) Luzerne County suicides are up, but drug overdose deaths are down, according to annual statistics released by county Coroner Dion Fernandes. The county had 67 suicide deaths in 2025, compared to 54 the previous year. County Mental Health/Developmental Services Administrator Tara Fox…...
Union expresses cautious optimism about Wilkes-Barre General Hospital sale approval
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (641+ words) The union representing more than 250 Wilkes-Barre General Hospital nurses and certified registered nurse anesthetists expressed cautious optimism Thursday in a statement about Tenor Health Foundation’s success in obtaining state approval to purchase the hospital. The nonprofit Tenor announced Wednesday it…...