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Play ball: Children’s baseball leagues have taken many forms over the years

The Citizens' Voice 28 Mar 2025

Greater Pittston Area Little League, which ... Both Greater Pittston Area and Greater Wyoming Area leagues offer T-ball, major baseball and softball, minors baseball and softball, and juniors ages 13-14.

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Jenkins Twp./Pittston Twp./Yatesville: Spring is a great time to renew and reorganize

The Citizens' Voice 28 Mar 2025

Pittston Twp ... Yard waste pickup will begin in Pittston Twp. on April 15, as Pittston Twp. will participate in the Greater Pittston Compost Program ... Pittston Twp ... Pittston Twp ... Joseph Marello Parish, 237 William St., Pittston ... Pittston Twp ... Pittston Twp.

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West Pittston/Exeter Twp.: Library craft item swap can help with spring cleaning

The Citizens' Voice 28 Mar 2025

Jeffrey DePrimo American Legion Post 542 of West Pittston donated to the Scranton Gino Merli Veterans’ Center ... Visit the West Pittston Library for this free class presented by the Greater Pittston YMCA Wellbeing Initiative.

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Optimist Blog: How many adults does it take …

The Citizens' Voice 28 Mar 2025

to change a battery?. Answer. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. You’ll see why the laugh in a minute. It was a simple enough request ... But they were far from feeble ... Famous last words ... His column, The Optimist, is published every week in Greater Pittston Progress.

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Dupont: Welcome back America’s national pastime

The Citizens' Voice 28 Mar 2025

Opening day of Major League Baseball has a special feel. The freshly manicured grass; the red, white and blue bunting in the stands; the optimism of fans hoping for a winning season ... Greater Pittston AMVETS Post 189 meetings are held at 6 p.m ... ....

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Optimist Blog: Finding the ‘X’

The Citizens' Voice 26 Mar 2025

Have you played the new online game called Finding the ‘X’?. If you are anything like me, you certainly have ... That’s because I made that title up ... You have to hunt for it ... His column, The Optimist, is published every week in Greater Pittston Progress.

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Martin Raymond ‘General’ McDonald

The Citizens' Voice 25 Mar 2025

Martin Raymond General McDonald, 82, of Avoca, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday March 19, 2025, surrounded by his beloved family ... and Irene (Timoney) McDonald ... The AMVETS honor Guard of Greater Pittston will provide military honors.

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Pittston: Let St. John’s take care of the cooking during Lent

The Citizens' Voice 21 Mar 2025

The Greater Pittston YMCA is offering the following programs. ... The Rotary Club of Pittston meets at 6.30 p.m ... The library thanks the Greater Pittston Santa Squad for helping make this possible ... Katie Kelly writes about Pittston every week.

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Jenkins Twp./Pittston Twp./Yatesville: Spring is here and so are yard waste collections

The Citizens' Voice 21 Mar 2025

In Pittston Twp., yard waste pickup begins April 15, as Pittston Twp. will participate in the Greater Pittston Compost Program ... Pittston Twp ... Pittston Twp ... Joseph Marello Parish, 237 William St., Pittston ... on the Pittston Area High School grounds.

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Dupont: My Lenten dilemma

The Citizens' Voice 21 Mar 2025

DUPONT LIONS HELP KEEP FIRST RESPONDERS SAFE Dupont Lions Club recently donated Guardian Angel lights, which keep first responders safe on roadsides, to Dupont fire and police personnel ... Greater Pittston AMVETS Post 189 meetings are held at 6 p.m ... ....

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Optimist Blog: Okay then, brown it is

The Citizens' Voice 19 Mar 2025

Want to stand out at the office, at home, or on the road? CHOOSE BROWN. That was the subhead (or deck, as we say in the business) under the headline. THAT ’70s COLOR ... His column, The Optimist, is published every week in Greater Pittston Progress.

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Book Review: ‘Lincoln’s Peace’ offers lessons for these times from the Civil War

The Citizens' Voice 17 Mar 2025

By JEFF ROWE. “Lincoln’s Peace” offers a pair of fascinating what ifs ... As Michael Vorenberg notes in “Lincoln’s Peace,” the end of a war does not necessarily signal the outbreak of peace ... Greater Pittston’s Past. Pittston’s Main Street, circa 1940s.

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Bus crash injures members of popular Pa. bagpipe band returning from St. Patrick’s Day parade

The Morning Call 17 Mar 2025

Members of the Greater Scranton Black Diamonds Pipe Band, along with some of their family ... Most notably, the band had to cancel their performances at the annual Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St.

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