PITTSTON — The Tomato Capital lit up on Thursday night for an annual tradition that had to take a year off. But the Pittston Tomato Festival returned in all its…
Meet Fritz, Pittston s new K-9
The purchase of Fritz and the cost of all his training is close to $30,000. To help with the costs, the department has slated a number of fundraisers. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 4:56 PM EDT April 6, 2021
PITTSTON, Pa. Fritz is a 9-week-old German Shepherd and the newest member of the Pittston Police Department. He ll be trained up, patrol which is search-and-rescue, bite work, and narcotics tracking.
He s got a lot of training to get through first but handler Officer Drew Malvizzi thinks Fritz has what it takes to be a great police dog.
While Fritz is the obvious star of the show, Malvizzi says this is a big deal for him too.
A fundraising effort is underway to help the Pittston police replace K-9 officer Blitz when he retires. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 6:23 PM EST March 3, 2021
PITTSTON, Pa. The silk-screening presses are busy at the Embroidery Factory on Market Street in Pittston, where workers are making sweatshirts and t-shirts for a fundraiser for the Pittston Police Department. Yeah, it is really nice, said Embroidery Factory co-owner Elise Nemetz. We re really happy with how everything turned out. It s exciting. It s exciting for them, it s exciting for us, you know, as a business going through the pandemic and everything, so this was this was a really cool thing.
By Tony Callaio For Sunday Dispatch
A year ago, then officers of Wyoming Area Catholic (WAC) Builder’s Club took part in a fundraiser for the Wyoming Area Kiwanis Club’s Invest in a Vest campaign. Left to right: Valerie Werhun, treasurer; Kendall Hadley, president; Melanie Moran, vice president, Alexis Romanowski, secretary.
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The first set of vests were handed out in June 2020 at Sabatini’s Bottle Shop, Exeter. Wyoming Area Kiwanis Invest in a Vest co-chairs Michael Coolbaugh, left, and Tiffany Callaio, right, handed over rifle-proof vests to Exeter Borough Patrolman Tyler Atherholt during pick up.