Mark Hiller

5 days ago | pahomepage.com | Mark Hiller

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Elsewhere in the Electric City, folks got a jump on Earth Day by helping beautify downtown Scranton. Some local organization teamed-up to plant the first flowers of the season. They filled dozens of different sidewalk planters along Courthouse Square and the city’s business district with Dianthus, a hardy type of carnation that can withstand extreme temperature swings in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

5 days ago | pahomepage.com | Mark Hiller

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A hunt of a different kind brought out more than 50 vendors and many more customers in Scranton’s Green Ridge section. Hundreds of people turned out to Lace Village for a spring shopping market. It featured everything from clothing and crafts to jewelry and food. The market also included a petting zoo featuring sheep and goats. This family-friendly event is one of several throughout the year held at Lace Village.

5 days ago | pahomepage.com | Mark Hiller

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Elsewhere, children filled up their baskets for another Easter egg hunt. It’s billed as the Bunny Hunt at Saint Anthony’s playground in Dunmore. Organizers say it took a matter of minutes for kids to grab all of the three-thousand eggs filled with candy and prizes. “When they said go, everybody ran to like the center of the field. That’s all I remember,” recalled Henry cummings, 10-years-old, Elmhurst.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Mark Hiller

SHAVERTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some of us cannot seem to avoid poor penmanship, no matter how hard we try, but that is definitely not a problem for a 10-year-old Shavertown girl. Her handwriting is so good that she won a national competition. A digital pen, an interactive whiteboard, and a steady right hand are all it takes for Kendall Grabinski to demonstrate some of the most proficient penmanship you will ever see. AdvertisementAdvertisement“I don’t really practice it.

1 week ago | pahomepage.com | Mark Hiller

SHAVERTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some of us cannot seem to avoid poor penmanship, no matter how hard we try, but that is definitely not a problem for a 10-year-old Shavertown girl. Her handwriting is so good that she won a national competition. A digital pen, an interactive whiteboard, and a steady right hand are all it takes for Kendall Grabinski to demonstrate some of the most proficient penmanship you will ever see. “I don’t really practice it.