Stories from Monday, August 28, 2023
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Berwick directors urged to boost pay and perks for teachers amid concerns
BERWICK -- Residents and school board candidates lobbying to reverse the decision to close Nescopeck Elementary urged...
Organizers say monthly event a benefit to Danville community
DANVILLE -- The borough's Third Thursday event has one more month to go in its second year and organizers believe it...
Use now in question as borough, Mahoning Township feuding over legalities of transfer
DANVILLE -- The sale of a 20-acre farm tract across the road from Danville's main school campus is still in the works,...
Benton suspect charged with felony offenses
Press Enterprise staff report
BENTON -- A teen in Sugarloaf Township is accused of having a stolen gun and about $1,200...
Police say man was attacked and items trashed
Press Enterprise staff report
DANVILLE -- A Danville woman attacked a man and trashed items in his bedroom when he...
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STORY TIME: 11:30 a.m., McBride Memorial Library, 500 Market St., Berwick.
FREE COMMUNITY MEAL: Doors open 4:45 p.m.,...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian authorities have launched an investigation after a midair collision between two...
Myanmar expels diplomat
BANGKOK (AP) -- Myanmar's military-installed government has ordered East Timor's senior...
* The Borough of Riverside proposes to replace small diameter sewers and cleanouts of the public sewer system with 8-...
1922: The first radio commercial aired on station WEAF in New York City. The 10-minute advertisement was for the...
* Country singer Jake Owen, 42.
* Actor Carly Pope, 43.
* Actor Jason Priestley, 54.
* Country singer Shania Twain,...
Shootings kill at least two
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- At least two people were killed and three others were wounded in gun...
TREASURE HUNT: 3-12-15-23-30
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 3-2; WILD: 1
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 0-1-0; WILD: 1
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 7-7-0-1...
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Musicians and singers who love medieval, Renaissance and Baroque styles will be in town for the Bloom Early Music...
MIAMI (AP) -- Tropical Storm Idalia formed Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico on a potential track to come ashore as a...
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Celebration of Life announced for Bloom man
After a long, hard battle with cancer, Thomas E. "Tom" Shelley, 46, of Bloomsburg entered eternal rest on Thursday,...
BEIRUT (AP) -- Three Republican members of the U.S. Congress made a quick trip Sunday into opposition-held northwest...
and AARON MORRISON
Associated Press
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A 21-year-old White man fatally shot three Black people in...
Evelyn G. Flagg
Bruce and Bethany (Broadt) Flagg of Bloomsburg are the parents of a daughter, Evelyn Grace, born Friday...
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PHOENIX -- Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested Sunday an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden was becoming more...
ost companies highlight the benefits of their products. If there are downsides, they rarely, if ever, mention them in a...
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ELYSBURG — Ten Knoebels Amusement Resort team members received $750 from the park’s scholarship program. The...
WILLIAMSPORT — Pennsylvania College of Technology announces these local summer graduates, by county: Columbia • Lucas...
NEW YORK (AP) -- "Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story" and "Barbie" are in a dead heat for the box-office crown, with...
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"With Canadian air dominating our weather, we had the fine weekend we expected, with both days being partly cloudy and...
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Racer wins third consecutive feature at GVAT
For the Press Enterprise
GREENWOOD TWP. -- There's no slowing down Zack Weisenfluh in Greenwood Valley Action Tracks'...
Norwegian holds off Xander Schauffele
ATLANTA -- Viktor Hovland knew he was playing the best golf of his life. Staked to a six-shot lead Sunday in the Tour...
Lappe hits walk-off HR to capture LLWS title
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT -- Little Leaguers everywhere dream of a moment like this.
Louis Lappe hit a walk-off homer and...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Chris Buescher and William Byron have this in common: Neither wants to declare himself the...
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East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Baltimore 81 49 .623 -- -- 7-3 L-1 40-25 41-24
Tampa Bay 80 52 .606 2...
PHILADELPHIA -- Aaron Nola allowed one hit and struck out nine in seven sharp innings, Kyle Schwarber homered and the...
BATTING —Y.Diaz, Tampa Bay,.326; Bichette, Toronto,.314; Ohtani, Los Angeles,.305; Yoshida, Boston,.293; Tucker,...
PITTSBURGH -- Cody Bellinger had three hits and five RBIs, and Chicago beat Pittsburgh.
Joshua Palacios had two of...
MILWAUKEE -- William Contreras homered and doubled, Sal Frelick drove in three runs and Milwaukee capitalized on San...
CHICAGO — Mike Clevinger struck out 10 in seven sparkling innings and Chicago beat Oakland.
Oakland 000 001 000 — 1 2 3...
ST. PETERBURG, Fla. -- Brandon Lowe homered and drove in four runs as AL wild card-leading Tampa Bay beat the Yankees...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Jonathan Hern?ndez walked three batters in the 13th inning and the Rangers dropped out of first place in...
BATTING —Arraez, Miami,.350; Freeman, Los Angeles,.341; Acu?a Jr., Atlanta,.333; Bellinger, Chicago,.321; Betts, Los...
DETROIT -- Justin Verlander struck out seven over five scoreless innings and Kyle Tucker hit his 26th homer in the...
SEATTLE -- Luis Castillo pitched seven shutout innings and Seattle grabbed sole possession of first place in the AL...
BOSTON -- Mookie Betts capped his return to Boston with a second straight three-hit game, hitting a two-run homer to...
NEW YORK — Pete Alonso hit a tying double in the eighth inning and Rafael Ortega the winning single in the ninth to...
MIAMI -- Jorge Soler hit a two-run drive for his 35th homer, and Miami beat Washington to avoid a series sweep....
NEW YORK -- The New York Mets had a message for Shohei Othani when the Los Angeles Angels two-way star walked to the...
BALTIMORE -- Hunter Goodman had two hits and an RBI, scoring the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning of his major...
PHOENIX -- Christian Walker hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded that scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning...
TORONTO -- Kole Calhoun hit a tiebreaking double in the 11th inning and Cleveland beat Toronto.
Cleveland 002 200 020...
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR driver Ryan Preece, whose car rolled about a dozen times during a terrifying crash at...
MONMOUTH, Ore. -- When Arne Ferguson started as an assistant coach at Western Oregon in 1989, road games meant bus...
NEW YORK -- Based on the reactions on social media, it seems everyone in the world of tennis was riveted by Novak...
Saturday
At Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Lap length: 2.50 miles
(Start position in parentheses) 1...
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Benton/Northwest
* COACH: Brian Hess, eighth year
* LAST YEAR: 10-3
* LEAGUE: PHAC-III
* MAIN STRENGTH: Experience
*...
Aug. 28, 1993
* Berwick graduate Ron Powlus, slated to be the starting quarterback as a freshman for Notre Dame, breaks...
Today
TENNIS
High school girls
Berwick at Tunkhannock........... 4 p.m.
Mifflinburg at Bloomsburg........ 4 p.m....
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
4 p.m.
PAC-12N -- Rutgers at California
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COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN'S)
7 p....
Double Elimination
Wednesday, Aug. 16 Game 1: Santiago de Veraguas (Panama) 4, Brno (Czech Republic) 0 Game 2:...
Williams Grove Speedway FRIDAY
410 sprints, 25 laps: 1. Brent Marks, 2. Dylan Norris, 3. Lance Dewease, 4. Danny...
Links at Hemlock Creek
WEDNESDAY NIGHT LEAGUE Points
Rider/Deitterick 159.5
Abraczinskas/Krum 156
Barnes/Barnes...
BASEBALL
American League BOSTON RED SOX -- Placed LHP Brennan Bernardino on the COVID-19 IL. Recalled LHP Chris Murphy...
MLB
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
American League NY Yankees -112/-104 at Detroit
at Baltimore -225/+188 Chicago Sox
at Boston...
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... son of John Sr. and Amanda Pfeil, Nescopeck, turned 1 on Aug. 23. Grandparents are Patrick and Pamela Sassaman,...
... son of Jason and Alicia Blaine, Nescopeck, turned 12 Aug. 25. Grandparents are Theodore and Patricia Robinson,...
... son of LaBreah and Jesse Johnston, Hatfield, will be 1 year old Sunday. Grandparents are Lori Welliver, Berwick,...
... son of Bobby and Janae Calarco, Berwick, turned 10 on Aug. 23. Grandparents are Joe and Jeannie DiPippa and Theresa...
... son of Chad Barry and Lindsay Casteel Barry, Fairfax, Va., turned 12 on Aug. 26. Grandparents are Jerry and DeAnne...
... son of Chad Barry and Lindsay Casteel Barry, Fairfax, Va., is 10 today. Grandparents are Jerry and DeAnne Casteel,...
... son of Deirdre Krisanits and Brandon Hoskins, Bloomsburg, and the late Michael Whitchsett, turned 10 on Aug. 21....
... son of Kathrine Heady, Benton, and Jason Levengood of Bloomsburg, is celebrating his 12th birthday today.
... son of Desiree Robinson, Berwick, turned 8 on Aug. 26. He is the grandson of Kelly Robinson, Fred Robinson and Dale...
... son of Jeff and Amanda Stutzman, turned 8 on Aug. 25. His grandparents are John and Kathy Stutzman, Hegins, and...
... son of John and Jodi Podgurski, Elysburg, will turn 12 Sunday. He is the grandson of Jim and Janet Levan and John...
... daughter of Patrick and Tami Wiehe, Catawissa, will turn 11 Thursday. Grandparents are Nancy Bauman, Mainville;...
... daughter of Frank Weaver and Scarlet Shoup, Danville, turned 8 on Aug. 26. Grandparents are Ralph Shoup, Catawissa...
I just wanted to congratulate the Bloomsburg Fair Association for having farmer's market. This is the first time I've...
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When images of the climate emergency's impact are so visceral and so widespread, it is easy to neglect what we cannot...
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What do presidential campaigns and the Christmas shopping season have in common? They both keep...
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DEAR ABBY: Can people in this society PLEASE stop assuming everyone has a smartphone? Not everyone is willing -- or...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You're charming and amiable. You can make friends or allies with just about anyone. Your cool...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 71-year-old healthy female who has struggled with my weight all my life. In the '90s, I thought...
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