Sunday, September 27 @ 06:00:56 EST — Good morning, NEPA.
Good morning, NEPA! It's a rainy nor'easter kind of weekend around here, but our neighbors didn't let the drizzle dampen a single walk-a-thon, festival, or fair — grab your coffee and let's dig in.
Voodoo Brewing Scranton pours its last pint September 30 (Fox56 WOLF-TV)The locally beloved brewpub is closing permanently next week after four years, with patrons already raising a glass to say goodbye. The closure follows the franchise being sold to new ownership earlier this year.
Car crashes into Harveys Lake after hitting hydrant and dock (WBRE/WYOU 28/22 News)Authorities are investigating what led a vehicle into the waters of Harveys Lake on Saturday evening. Police say the driver struck a hydrant and a dock before landing in the lake.
Bresnahan and Cognetti lay out where they stand on the economy (Spotlight PA)Ahead of the Nov. 3 election, Spotlight PA breaks down where the two candidates fall on tax policy, affordability, and jobs — the issues NEPA voters say matter most. Cost of living and utility prices are front and center.
Berwick teachers set to strike Tuesday (WNEP-TV 16)A contract agreement with the school board fell through, according to a Facebook post, and Berwick Area teachers are planning to walk off the job Tuesday. Families in Columbia County are bracing for the disruption.
Scranton remembers the Avondale Mine Disaster over 150 years later (WNEP-TV 16)Scranton paused to honor the lives lost in the catastrophic Avondale Mine fire of September 6, 1869. It remains one of the darkest chapters in the region's coal-country history.
Quick Hits
· Bloomsburg Fair kicks off its 171st year, drawing over 50,000 despite the rain.· More than 600 walkers gathered at McDade Park for the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Remembrance Walk.· Wilkes-Barre's annual Walk for Epilepsy filled Kirby Park with supporters.· Wyoming County unveils an America 250 mural at the Tunkhannock school district building.· New scholarship endowment will help Wilkes-Barre Area students take college courses early.· Marywood University expands its global reach with a new learning site in Florence, Italy.· 28/22 News' Jayne Ann Bugda inducted into the Emmy Silver Circle Society.· Hanover Township church serves up its annual Potato Pancake Festival.
However the rain falls today, NEPA always finds a reason to gather — see you tomorrow, neighbor.
