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Cleaning Up After Sunday’s Storm
POINT TOWNSHIP — Sunday’s storm only lasted for a few minutes, but it was enough time to cause major damage to Neil Mertz’s house near Northumberland. “We were in the kitchen just having some snacks...
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Getting Dirty to Clean Up the Creek
HANOVER TOWNSHIP — Temperatures certainly did soar on Monday, but the heat didn’t keep a group of people from cleaning up near Solomon Creek in Luzerne County. You’ll never believe all the junk they...
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Missionary Group Sprucing Up Shamokin
SHAMOKIN — More than 300 volunteers came to Northumberland County this week to help spruce up people’s houses. The missionary groups come from all over the east coast to paint, clean and do light...
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Mountain Top Contamination Cleanup Complete
WRIGHT TOWNSHIP — Nearly two decades and $ 1 million later, state officials say contamination from an old gas station in Luzerne County is finally cleaned up. Department of Environmental Protection...
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UPDATE: Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Interstate 81
6:00 a.m. UPDATE: Northbound lanes are now open, according to PennDOT. 5:30 a.m. UPDATE: Southbound lanes on Interstate 81 are now open. North lanes remain closed. SCRANTON — An overnight fuel spill...
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Cleaning Up After the Storm in Susquehanna County
HALLSTEAD — Families in one part of Susquehanna County spent Sunday cleaning up a mess that was left behind by a fast-moving thunderstorm. One teenager who lives along Chase Avenue in Hallstead told...
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Volunteers Clean Up Pittston Cemetery
PITTSTON — Thanks to a group of volunteers a centuries-old cemetery in Luzerne county has been spruced up. The Pittston cemetery will be rededicated later this year and so folks wanted to be sure the...
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Project To Clear All The Leaves In Honesdale
HONESDALE — The leaves have really started to fall in most of our area and for many people that means it’s time to rake. We were in Wayne County and found that in Honesdale, one leaf project is a big...
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Students Help Spruce Up Scranton Parks
SCRANTON — Nearly 100 college students tackled trash, overgrown weeds, and other messes at parks in part of Scranton Tuesday morning. Baptist Bible College teamed up with organizations that care for...
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Company Plans to Clean Up Lackawanna River
A group of scientists and investors said they have the technology to remove 50 years of mining pollution from the Lackawanna River. Thursday they broke ground on a project to start doing just that. A...
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Time For Spring Cleaning On The Highways
SCRANTON — The snow is finally melting but now it looks like we may have another problem: trash covering roadways. It’s tough for road crews to clean up trash during the winter so now that the snow is...
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Demolition Cleanup in Hazleton
HAZLETON — On Thursday, workers finally started removing the debris from an apartment building in Hazleton that was hit by fire a year ago. It’s not pretty, and it’s loud, but neighbors who live along...
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Power To Save: Volunteers To Target Mess Along The River
WILKES-BARRE — Now that the weather is getting nicer, a popular outdoor recreation area is getting busier but those heading to the levee system trails and the parks along the Susquehanna River in the...
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Volunteers Clean Up Cemetery
NEWPORT TOWNSHIP — Overgrown grass and petty crime have caused problems at one cemetery in Luzerne County. But some folks spruced up the final resting place just in time for Memorial Day. The grass is...
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Cleanup Continues after Downtown Fire in Stroudsburg
STROUDSBURG — A weekend fire in downtown Stroudsburg put a popular bakery out of commission and left about 20 tenants without a place to stay. Now other nearby businesses are stepping in to help out....
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Cleaning Up After Wild Weather
JERSEY SHORE — Monday night’s storms in central Pennsylvania brought large hail, described by some as the size of a quarter, and the hail left its mark on several communities. A PennDOT crew worked...
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Spring Cleaning in Downtown Scranton
SCRANTON — While most people were out taking in some sun on this beautiful spring day, a group of University of Scranton students were getting their hands dirty to help beautify the city. The annual...
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Inmates Helping Beautify Shamokin
SHAMOKIN — With around 16,000 graves, the Shamokin Cemetery has been around since the 1800s. It is maintained by volunteers, so the grass is very long in sections of the cemetery. “We have very limited...
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Teens On Probation Help Clean Up Billtown’s Parks
WILLIAMSPORT — A group of teens on probation in Lycoming County gave back to their community by cleaning up trash from several parks in Williamsport. Josh Sarr, age 11, spent one of the first days of...
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Cleaning Up After the Race
POCONO RACEWAY — After a big race weekend at Pocono raceway, there are literally tons of trash and recycling to clean up. The raceway gets it all looking good with a little help from some kids from...
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