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Luzerne County plans to issue May 19 primary election mail ballots in approximately two weeks, county Election Director Emily Cook said Monday.

Luzerne County issued a notice for Modjeski and Masters Inc. to proceed with the preliminary design phase of the Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge project, a news release said.

Luzerne County prison sergeant Stanley Fiedorczyk will serve as the county’s acting Correctional Services Division head now that the oversight position has been vacated by James Wilbur’s resignation, county Manager Romilda Crocamo told council Tuesday.

Oscar Flores has been hired as Luzerne County’s new Veteran Affairs director, Megan Stone, county Human Services division head, announced Monday.

PORT CLINTON — One of the largest operating steam locomotives on the East Coast will be hauling three special passenger excursions this summer, including trips to bring visitors up to the Pittston Tomato Fest and Tunkhannock Founder’s Day Festival.

Lifelong Dennison Township resident James Burke said he is crushed he won’t be permitted to fill a six-year township supervisor seat he won in the Nov. 7 general election.

With two proposed downtown Wilkes-Barre hotel projects now seeking Luzerne County funding, a decision should be made soon, council Chairman John Lombardo said Wednesday.

Luzerne County Councilwoman LeeAnn McDermott said Wednesday she will be circulating nomination petitions to run for state representative in the 120th District.

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