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Yuknavich pleads no contest in threat cases

Former Wilkes-Barre Twp. Fire Chief John Yuknavich won’t challenge charges that he threatened several people — including the township mayor’s daughter — during separate confrontations.

A true gesture of Thanksgiving in Wilkes-Barre Twp

Many thanks are being sent to John Kocher, owner of John’s Auto Body on Casey Avenue, and the Kocher family, for their outstanding generosity in donating 100 Thanksgiving dinners to

W-B Twp mayor presents 2022 proposed budget

Wilkes-Barre Twp. Mayor Carl Kuren has presented the proposed budget for 2022 to council members. The following is a synopsis of the mayor’s remarks:

W-B Twp has an interesting history

Are you familiar with how and when our township was formed? I am taking the opportunity to brief my township readers on some facts on how Wilkes-Barre Twp. got its name and when it was formed. The township was one of the original townships, named in honor of John Wilkes and Isaac Barré, two British Parliament members who supported colonial America and fought for our freedom while they served in the British Parliament. The township was formed in 1774 when it stretched from the Susquehanna River to the Lehigh River and included present day Wilkes-Barre City, Laurel Run Borough, Bear Creek Twp. and Buck Twp. In 1849, Moses Tammany departed from Ireland and upon his arrival in our area, he acquired most of the land that is now Wilkes-Barre Twp. for $12,000. Coal companies purchased many parcels of this land that contained the finest and purest anthracite coal deposits in the world.

McMahon is Mayor for a Day

Due to the pandemic last year, Kieran McMahon couldn’t fulfill his duties as Mayor for a Day; therefore, Mayor Carl Kuren once again this year named McMahon as the Mayor for a Day at council’s March meeting. McMahon will fulfill his duties Wednesday, March 17. Kieran was born in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 21, 1951 to the late Peter and Mary McMahon. He has lived his entire life in Wilkes-Barre Twp. Kieran was brought up in the Georgetown section of the township. He attended St. Joseph’s Monastery and elementary school and Wilkes-Barre Twp. High School. He moved to the Blackman section of the township where he resides with his wife of 41 years, Pamela Remakus McMahon. They are the proud parents of three children, Tara, Kieran Jr. and Meghan, and two grandchildren, Clare and Toby.

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