In July 2007, I was on summer break from college when a torrential rain hit my hometown of Barre. The north end of the city, where my grandparents had owned a convenience store for decades, was underwater. Sixteen years later almost to the day, this summer's devastating flood brought me back to that very same spot, where my personal and professional lives collided in ways I'd never experienced.
Pennsylvania officials celebrated a state grant awarded to Wilkes-Barre Friday.The city will use the over $230,000 grant funding to purchase a new bucket truck
BARRE — Some members of the Barre Unified School Board aren’t ready to rally behind an administrative proposal that would boost spending in their pre-K-12 district by 11.7%.
Update: The Luzerne County Coroner's office released an autopsy report, saying 66-year-old Ann Murphy died due to multiple stab wounds and blunt head trauma. -