A few suggestions for your 2021 resolutions
If you re looking for inspiration, Newswatch 16 s Wyoming Valley news crew might be able to help. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 7:23 PM EST December 31, 2020
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. It might be harder to come up with a New Year s resolution this year, but if you re looking for inspiration, Newswatch 16 s Wyoming Valley news crew might be able to help.
Newswatch 16 photojournalist Michael Erat and Chelsea Strub have traveled around Luzerne County this week and, along the way, asked folks what they re hoping to accomplish in 2021, starting in Hazleton at Frankie s Pizzeria & Restaurant on Wyoming Street. My New Year s resolution is to have more patience because this last year it has totally tested my patience, and a couple different avenues, some more patience for people, said Lauren Sacco of Frankie s Pizzeria & Restaurant.
But some say the struggle to stay afloat even after Governor Wolf lifts the indoor dining ban. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 5:52 PM EST December 30, 2020
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. Restaurant managers say today s announcement from the governor s office caught them by surprise. Limited mitigation orders that went into effect on December 12 will expire as planned. On January 4 at 8 a.m., Governor Tom Wolf announced in a virtual news conference.
Wayne Schwartz, the manager of Uncle Buck s BBQ in Plymouth, was not expecting the Governor to stick to his plan.
Rather he thought he would be extending his restrictions. We absolutely expected that that would be the case, said Schwartz. That the numbers are still up after everybody celebrating and getting together, so it s a relief that he s lifting them.
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HAZLETON, Pa. â Hazleton City Council voted down three mayoral vetoes on Tuesday night, leaving in place a 9.7% increase in property tax for 2021.Â
Last week, Mayor Jeff Cusat vetoed the budget because of an issue with police funding. He also vetoed the ordinance setting the property tax at 6.78 mills, up from 6.18. Cusat had sought a bigger increase in his draft budget.Â
Cusat said in his veto statement that cuts in the police budget could threaten eligibility for a federal Community Oriented Policing Services grant that would pay for four more officers.  Â
Council unanimously struck down the budget and millage vetoes.Â
Council President James Perry said the police funding issue could be resolved with financial transfers, not a new budget. The city s goal is to boost the force to 46 officers from 42. Â
Banners are still available for a recently launched veterans program in Hazleton, organizers said.
The program has generated considerable interest among the public since it was announced a few weeks ago, but organizers are reminding residents that they can purchase banners in honor of living and deceased veterans.
The nonprofit We Are Hazleton organization, which is overseen by sitting members of Hazleton City Council, is making the banners available through its Hometown Heroes Veterans Banner Program.
Banners cost $175 each and will be displayed along Broad Street for two years.
Organizers Lauren Sacco and Allison Barletta said residents have been inquiring about the program almost daily and are reminding the public that banners remain available.