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1 month ago | 
standardspeaker.com | Kent Jackson |Stephen Mocarsky
“Persecution of the Christian church is not strange,” Dumitru Asanache, pastor at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hazleton said recently after preaching a sermon in English with a Spanish interpreter. Growing up in Communist-era Romania, his church worshipped in secret until an infiltrator called police to a basement where they gathered and hauled away an elder in his 60s.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
citizensvoice.com | Stephen Mocarsky
Volunteers packed boxes full of food for senior citizens, while others made blankets and donated food for people experiencing homelessness on Monday in the Wyoming Valley for a national day of service.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
citizensvoice.com | Stephen Mocarsky
Melissa Rivers’ parents had always been deeply involved in the NAACP when she was growing up in Queens, New York. Now, a parent herself as well as a successful restaurateur, Rivers has taken the reins of the branch based in Wilkes-Barre. Rivers, of Wilkes-Barre, was sworn in as president of NAACP Luzerne County Branch #2306 last Friday. State Sen.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
citizensvoice.com | Stephen Mocarsky
After spending over 30 years providing emergency medical services to those in need, Wilkes-Barre paramedic Eric Johns is seeing an outpouring of support from the community as he faces a battle with cancer.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
citizensvoice.com | Stephen Mocarsky
A $30 million multi-family housing project in Downtown Wilkes-Barre is progressing, as officials seek zoning approvals for the proposed building footprint. The principals of Land Ventures LLC, operating as Sphere International LLC for the project, have proposed constructing a six-story apartment building containing approximately 120 high-end units with commercial, retail and service uses on the first floor at 63 S. Main St., near the intersection with West Northampton Street.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
citizensvoice.com | Stephen Mocarsky
WILKES-BARRE — Past and present parishioners from near and far filled St. Mary’s Church of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday for one final Mass. St. Mary’s, at 134 S. Washington St., officially merged with nearby St. Nicolas Church at 226 S. Washington St. in 2023 after years of working together, forming the parish community of St. Nicholas-St. Mary. After evaluating the joint parish community’s first year in operation, the Rev.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
citizensvoice.com | Stephen Mocarsky
WILKES-BARRE — Criminals are supposed to be the ones who pay for the crimes they commit. But, when it comes to graffiti, it’s the crime victims who usually end up bearing all the cost. Graffiti has been a topic of discussion at more than a few Wilkes-Barre City Council meetings over the last few years, with residents complaining to council members, and council members, in turn, asking the mayor to address it. At Tuesday’s work session, Mayor George C.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
citizensvoice.com | Stephen Mocarsky
WILKES-BARRE — City Council’s new chairman pushed his historic preservation agenda while questioning a candidate for the zoning hearing board. “I have been dismayed at some of the decisions that the zoning board has done from time to time. Particularly, I have an extreme interest in historic preservation, and I’m always dismayed that we knocked down historic buildings,” Councilman Tony Brooks told Stephen Trimingham at Tuesday’s work session. Mayor George C.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
citizensvoice.com | Stephen Mocarsky
Officials with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center want the more than 200 individuals who lost their jobs last week due to the abrupt closure of Joriki Beverages’ processing plant in Pittston Twp. know that the organization has resources to support them. “NEPIRC is here to assist the individuals who were unexpectedly left jobless navigate this challenging time as they transition to their next job.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
citizensvoice.com | Stephen Mocarsky
WILKES-BARRE — Reflecting on his nine years serving on Wilkes-Barre City Council, the new chairman said he believes the council and administration set an example for local government in Luzerne County. Tony Brooks was elected chairman to lead the legislative arm of the county seat at a reorganization meeting on Monday. Jessica McClay will serve as vice chair as she begins her second year on the five-member panel.
