Brooks wins both nominations for WB council
Brooks secures Republican nomination for Wilkes-Barre council District B and earns enough write-in votes to win Democratic nomination over Shaffer. Brown remains Democratic mayoral nominee. Cropp leads Republican mayoral race. Unofficial results show 280 write-ins for Brooks and 214 for Shaffer. nine undocumented mayor write-ins without ovals. Election board to certify results and discuss ballot method for November.
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Wilkes-Barre
George Brown
Brooks
Shaffer
Election Board
Brown
Bryn Harvey
Cropp
Election Bureau
Harvey
Sam Sanguedolce
Sanguedolce
Mahanoy Area graduates urged to value diverse success
Mahanoy City 2012 graduate Dr. Douglas Wells told 66 seniors at the Joe Alansky Gymnasium that success varies by role and effort, not wealth, while valedictorian Jacob Irvin and salutatorian Arushi Palta framed success as persistence and light. Principal Giannelli urged ongoing alumni connection and embracing future challenges.
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Mahanoy City
Mahanoy Area
Douglas Wells
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston
Texas
Wells
Joe Alansky
Jacob Irvin
Irvin
Arushi Palta
United States
Palta
Amanda Gorman
Walt Whitman
Matthew J. Giannelli
Giannelli
Jacqueline Dormer
Community colleges discussed on TV show
A June TV program hosted by Sen. Dave Argall features a bipartisan roundtable on Pennsylvania community colleges. Panelists include Sen. Lindsey Williams and Alycia Laureli, with Ann Bieber moderating. Air times vary by regional cable systems and are listed online.
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Dave Argall
R-29
Pennsylvania
Argall
Senate Education Committee
Sen
Lindsey
Blue Ridge Communications
Berks Community Television
Comcast
Electric
Electric Cablevision
Hazleton
Mahanoy City
Shenandoah
Wyln TV
MetroCast Communications
Air Times
Senatorargall.com
Argallreport
Multiple arrests across Hazleton area on trespass and drunkenness
State police report several suspects facing charges after trespassing on South Church Street Hazle Township on May 16 and public drunkenness in Church Hill Mall parking lot on May 21. Other incidents include a Hiway 81 crash near exit ramp 141 with a distracted driver, theft allegations at 7-Eleven stores with $1,370 claimed, a Summit Hill fight leading to resisting arrest and harassment, and DUI with a guard rail crash in Kline Township. Additional trespass cases from Wright Township and Mountain Top involve defiant trespass drug charges and fake ID. Names include Michaiska Romero Rodriguez, Jonathan Collado, Omar Collado, Richard Hall, Myles S. Miller, Nicole Traub, Thomas J. Willis, Marisol Magobet, Joseph Spagnuolo, Donald J. Evans I, and others. Locations span Hazleton, Hazle Township, Freeland, Summit Hill, Kline Township, Wright Township, Mountain Top, and nearby townships.
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Hazleton
Michaiska Romero- Rodriguez
Jonathan Collado
Hazle Too
Omar Collado
Freeland
South Church Street
Hazle
Richard Hall
Church Hill Mall
Myles S. Miller
Marlin
Miller
Summit Hill
Thomas J. Willis
East Fell Street
William Kissner
Palmerton
Lansford
Willis
Timothy Manning
Manning
Fairview
Rice
Wright Twp
Woodlawn Ave
Mountain Top
David Morris
Magabhet
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WB Council
Eric Mark
Luzerne County
Jake Hillibush
Hazle Top
Nicole Traub
James Dixon
Traub
Kline
Man
Frackville
Minersville
Thomas J. McCarthy
Edward Tarantelli
McCarthy
Wright
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