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The Selenski Saga
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Apr 28We’ve been talking about Hugo Selenski and Paul Weakley for almost ten years, as we’ve covered a twisted and complicated... »
Quoits was immensely popular in Back Mountain
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Apr 24The Shavertown Reds and the Dallas All-Stars sound like youth sports teams - but they're not. Those were two of the Back Mountain's numerous quoits teams, in which grown-ups tossed some weights around. Quoits, which is sort of a cross between horseshoes »
Responders have long history of working together
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Apr 10The next time there's a major emergency in the Back Mountain like the June 2006 flooding or Hurricane Irene, the new regional emergency management agency will be ready to take it on. The Back Mountain's emergency responders were big on mutual aid even be »
Horse and buggy days were dangerous times
Citizens VoiceArts & Living
Apr 03Sometimes, fate intervenes and turns what could have been a bad situation into exactly the opposite.This story of one Mr. Pettebone, who carried the mail between Wilkes-Barre and Harveys Lake, and the "novel cure" for his cancer comes from the July 26,... »
Health care law has local support
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Mar 29Friday nights at the Back Mountain Free Medical Clinic almost seem like a crowded neighborhood get-together: Patients are forced to hunch forward on steps, others stretch out on porch furniture and some sit in their cars. Ann Marie McNulty, a coordinato »