Roger DuPuis
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Gerrity’s updates mask policy in wake of CDC announcement
If you’re fully vaccinated, you can show your face in Gerrity’s Supermarkets — your whole face, that is. → Read More
Kingston honors officer, assistant fire chief for rescuing boys from blaze
KINGSTON — Two children are alive today because two brave men put their own lives on the line. → Read More
Pa. leaders responses’ to Biden’s speech predictably split on party lines
Was President Joe Biden laying out a bold new vision or breaking his pledge to be a bipartisan dealmaker? Depends on who you ask. → Read More
‘A truly humbling experience’: Sanguedolce sworn in as DA
WILKES-BARRE — With wife Lisa at his side, Sam Sanguedolce placed his left hand on the Bible and raised his right hand in the time-honored tradition as District Judge Joseph Halesey recited the oath. → Read More
The wait is over: TL Best of the Best section coming Sunday
The waiting and suspense are almost over, friends. → Read More
Luzerne County DA-to-be Sanguedolce discusses career, future
Hugo Selenski’s 2015 homicide trial and conviction made national headlines. → Read More
NEPA is hiring: Virtual Career Expo set for today
If you’re looking for work, today could be a very good day for you. → Read More
Living that glossy life: NEPA Seasons debuts this week
Daylight Saving Time is here, we’ve already had a few warm days, and a new season is dawning — in more ways than one. → Read More
Cant: Wilkes U. monitoring rise in COVID-19 cases
WILKES-BARRE — Wilkes University is closely monitoring a rise in COVID-19 cases among its campus community, President Greg Cant and members of his administration wrote in a letter emailed Monday… → Read More
Wilkes U. ceremony commemorates COVID losses
WILKES-BARRE — On a gentle March evening, voices rose in song from the steps of Wilkes University’s Weckesser Hall as the sun dipped below the darkening hills. → Read More
PSP investigating SCI-Dallas inmate death
DALLAS — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the death of a 24-year-old inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, prison Superintendent Kevin Ransom said in a statement released… → Read More
Christmas brings flooding prep, but also downgraded crest forecast: 29 feet
WILKES-BARRE — The Susquehanna River kept rising on Christmas Day, but its expected crest has been falling. → Read More
For Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day, a story of renewal
For Maria Jiunta Heck, surviving breast cancer was only the beginning. → Read More
Robert Dolbear, founder of ‘Old Shoe’ game, dies at 104 prior to 2020 match-up
A moment of silence was held at Friday night’s “Old Shoe” game to remember a local sports legend credited with helping start the decades-old Back Mountain football tradition. → Read More
Friend and ‘gracious’ teacher: Retired judge, ADA remember Ginsburg
News of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing left many anxious about the future makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court Friday night. → Read More
NEPA union leader blasts Trump’s record on workers’ rights ahead of Pence speech
As supporters lined up for shuttle buses to hear Vice President Mike Pence speak at a “Workers for Trump” event in Exeter later Tuesday, a key local union leader was left scratching his head. → Read More
Powerful storm leaves trail of damage, flash flooding
An intense thunderstorm moved across the greater Wilkes-Barre area on Monday afternoon, leaving a trail of damage and flash flooding in its wake. → Read More
A quiet farewell: Parish prepares to sell historic Loomis Street church
WILKES-BARRE — For more than a century, St. George Maronite Church on Loomis Street served generations of the city’s Lebanese community and other Maronite Christians. → Read More
Bloomsburg Fair apologizes for Levine impersonator, focuses on planning amid pandemic
BLOOMSBURG — He was supposed to look like Marilyn Monroe. → Read More
Preserving Wilkes-Barre’s history is their bag
WILKES-BARRE — Out of the rubble of the Frank Clark Jeweler building has arisen a new initiative to support historic preservation in the city. → Read More