- The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
Look Back: Plains Twp. airman, 24, killed in B-17 crash during World War II
May 19—More than 40 years after being killed in action in the closing days of World War II, a memorial stone was dedicated for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Donini. The dedication was held May 28, 1985, outside Perugia Beneficial Society Club on Ridgewood Road in Plains Township. The memorial stone remains but not the veterans flag holder and American flag. Donini was killed April 6, 1945, when ...
- The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
Area state legislators weigh in on skill games
May 19—WILKES-BARRE — State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski this week said there was a time when Pennsylvania restricted casinos and gambling and the state lost billions of Pennsylvania dollars to New Jersey. "Gambling, drinking, smoking, are a part of our lives — like it or not," said Pashinski, D-Wilkes-Barre. "Therefore let's fairly regulate it. Make sure this industry gives the players a fair ...
- The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
Bill OBoyle: State receives $1.16B to connect every Pennsylvanian to the internet
May 19—Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) Executive Director Brandon Carson this week announced that the federal Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the Commonwealth's Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal — Volume II. BEAD is a federal grant program authorized by President Joe ...
