Luzerne County’s Election Board is considering mandating training next year for the more than 1,000 people who staff county polling places on election day.
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The Luzerne County Courthouse is seen in a file photo. Luzerne County Council postponed its appointment of manager search committee members Thursday and came up with a solution that erases eligibility barriers for five applicants.
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Luzerne County Council postponed its appointment of manager search committee members Thursday and came up with a solution that erases eligibility barriers for five applicants.
Council will advertise for volunteers to serve on the committee a second time, but it is no longer banning citizens employed or compensated by any individual or business serving as a contractor to the county or its boards/authorities/commissions.
Years in the making, Luzerne County’s new 911 radio communication upgrade should be operational by the end of 2021, officials said during a presentation at…
With seat now expected to be on ballot, observers wonder who will run Listen to this
Now that the Luzerne County Election Board has voted to place the district attorney race on the November ballot, the obvious question is whether any Democrat is interested.
County Manager C. David Pedri has been widely named as a possibility by both county workers and political observers for weeks, but he has not verified any plans.
Pedri said Thursday he has no official statement at this time and declined further comment on the topic.
“At this moment I am focused on keeping residents safe by setting up a vaccination site and on other duties as county manager,” Pedri said, referring to a mass coronavirus vaccine site that will be open two days next week at the Mohegan Sun Pocono Casino in Plains Township.