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For Mark Bronsberg, another day of snow on Monday meant another day of bad business at his restaurant Mimmoâs Pizza on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre.
âItâs starting to become depressing,â Bronsberg said. âI hate days like this. You know coming in, itâs going to be lousy.â
Business has been bad enough due to the exodus of downtown workers who are still working remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he said. The constant snow in February has made a bad situation worse, Bronsberg said.
âIt kills business. It changes the little business we have,â Bronsberg said. âThe curse of 2020 is continuing.
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Valley Santa saw an increase in requests for toys for children in need this holiday season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a record number of donors chipped in to help.
Thanks to the many generous donors and a community-wide effort, more than 3,200 children in need throughout Luzerne County received Christmas gifts today.
This marked the 37th year for Valley Santa. a program sponsored by The Citizensâ Voice and Standard-Speaker newspapers, the City of Wilkes-Barre, Boscovâs and M&T Bank.
Attorneys Ruth and Kim Borland have served as coordinators of the program since the beginning and their children, Attorneys Sarah and Joe Borland, serve as active volunteers.