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2 days ago | sungazette.com | Mark Maroney

Apr 22, 2025 Reporter [email protected] The City of Williamsport authorized a $20,000 payment to Fish Commercial Group for brokerage services related to the condemned City Hall. The resolution passed by City Council authorizes the payment for brokerage services related to the former city hall property at 245 W. Fourth St. The payment is based on the listing contract obligating the city to pay for the brokerage fee if a ready, willing and able buyer is produced, even if the sale does not...

2 days ago | sungazette.com | Mark Maroney

Apr 22, 2025 Reporter [email protected] Signs protesting against a proposed industrial size chicken-solar project that were plucked from along neighbors’ front yards in Muncy Creek Township have escalated already rising tensions. The actions were taken April 17 by the state Department of Transportation District 3-0 office maintenance work crew after the department received a complaint, according to PennDOT. “Our golden doodle alerted me to someone out there,” Karla Shipman told the...

3 days ago | sungazette.com | Mark Maroney

Apr 21, 2025 Reporter [email protected] East Lycoming School District hired several more new teaching staff, a move Superintendent Dr. Mark Stamm said was reflective of the work environment and curriculum offered. “I am pleased to bring forward an outstanding group of candidates as new teachers for the 25-26 school term,” he said in his monthly statement. “Unlike years past, we received strong groups of applicants for all of our positions. I am hopeful that the changes we are making in...

5 days ago | sungazette.com | Mark Maroney

Apr 19, 2025 Reporter [email protected] The Williamsport Parking Authority has hired a second enforcement officer, one who will be checking on any parking violations and issuing tickets during later hours. This enforcement is on off-street lots, where enforcement is from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., excluding Saturday, Sundays and holidays and on-street metered parking from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and other locations. “We have hired a second enforcement officer who will check the streets after business...

5 days ago | sungazette.com | Christina Lengyel

Apr 19, 2025 (The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s most beloved export provided the opportunity for some sweet relief in the midst of a difficult week in the commonwealth. Local, state, and federal lawmakers gathered for a bipartisan celebration commemorating the opening of the first new Pennsylvania-based Hershey factory in 30 years, a billion dollar investment from the company. Hershey CEO Michele Buck called the fully digitally integrated construction an “awesome achievement.” The facility...