Justin Gick

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Central PA Reporter for @WNEP | Fmr. Political Reporter for @KFYRTV | Fmr. Intern: @ABC News, London Bureau | @LaSalleUniv ‘21 | South Jersey Native

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Local seniors expected to see fewer farmers market vouchers amid federal cuts

5 days ago | wnep.com | Justin Gick

UNION COUNTY, Pa. — Inside the Union-Snyder Agency on Aging in Lewisburg, Executive Director Holly Kyle and other workers are discussing the next steps as they deal with notifying their clients about the cuts to the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. The program is offered annually to seniors in the area who are income-eligible to receive five $5 vouchers for a total of $25.
Upgrades coming to ecological park in Northumberland County

1 week ago | wnep.com | Justin Gick

SUNBURY, Pa. — On one of the trails at the Sunbury Wetland Ecological Education Park (S.W.E.E.P.), Committee President Kurt Karlovich is looking over an area that is being worked on as the park continues to be upgraded. Karlovich had an idea in 2018 to fix up the once-overgrown area on part of North Sixth Street.
$40K grant fuels growth in Bloomsburg Children's Museum STEM program

1 week ago | wnep.com | Justin Gick

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — At the Bloomsburg Children's Museum, Executive Director Ginny Weibel and a worker are looking over kids' robot creations. The museum just received a grant from the Arconic Foundation in partnership with the local Kawneer plant in Bloomsburg. The grant will help to expand the museum's STEM programs for rural children ages 10-17. "We've been running STEM programs for as long as we've been in existence.
Northumberland County library brings reading to the park

1 week ago | wnep.com | Justin Gick

SUNBURY, Pa. — At Fort Discovery Park in Sunbury, Melissa Rowse and Sarah Fisher from the Degenstein Community Library are looking over one of the finished panels along the new storywalk that was put in place a couple of weeks ago. Rowse says the idea came from Fisher. "Attended training and came back saying, "Hey, I got this great idea, let's do a story walk," and I said yes, let's do it," said Melissa Rowse, Degenstein Community Library.
Organic community garden opens in Mt. Carmel

1 week ago | wnep.com | Justin Gick

MOUNT CARMEL, Pa. — In an empty lot at 39 South Locust Street in Mt. Carmel, where two homes once stood, now sits a new community garden. Brad Wydra has been working to get the garden up and running and says the idea came from working on farms around the country for a few years. "I was working on an organic farm in New Hampshire, and I started running that farm for one full season last year.
Danville honors veterans with Memorial Day parade

1 week ago | wnep.com | Justin Gick

DANVILLE, Pa. — Memorial Day in Danville started Monday morning on the river bridge across from Zamboni Park. The reason was to remember and honor those who were lost and buried at sea during wartime. As a tribute, flowers were tossed into the Susquehanna River as community members watched from the shoreline.
Building collapse aftermath leaves residents in Sunbury struggling with damage

2 weeks ago | wnep.com | Justin Gick

SUNBURY, Pa. — This is what the partial building collapse on Julia Street looked like on April 29, and this is what it looked like the next day after demolition crews took down the rest of the property. Just off the side of where the collapsed building once stood is a row of homes. Alishka Santiago's home may look fine out front, but out back, it looks like an explosion happened. Santiago's property received most of the damage.
Mental health co-responder to bring vital role to Buffalo Valley Regional Police

2 weeks ago | wnep.com | Justin Gick

UNION COUNTY, Pa. — At the Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department in Lewisburg, Chief Daniel Embeck is speaking with their new co-responder, Shaun Gatewood, about his new position.
Bucknell seniors support sustainable move-out event

2 weeks ago | wnep.com | Justin Gick

LEWISBURG, Pa. — At the South Campus Apartments on Bucknell's campus, the parking lot is crowded. That's because the class of 2025 is moving out and getting ready to move on. Inside building two, DIG Furniture Bank and Union Snyder Community Action Agency Food Hub volunteers are sorting and cleaning items that students have donated for the sustainable move-out event they have set up.
New community garden unites Pittston residents

3 weeks ago | wnep.com | Justin Gick

PITTSTON, Pa. — Next to the Pittston Housing Authority building in Luzerne County, a new community garden has sprouted. Joseph Stuppino, a member of The Garden Goombas who helped to make this garden a reality, is looking over some of the plants. Stuppino says this garden is their third one to be completed, and it's actually been here for a year, they have just been able to improve it.