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RADNOR – Radnor officials hope a grant will help them develop a plan to compete with other towns and attract new business to the township’s commercial districts. At its most recent board meeting, the commissioners approved a motion to apply for a Keystone Communities Program grant designed to bring in a business district planner. Commissioner Lisa Borowski said the planner would provide guidance and work with the Wayne Business Association and others, including some of the larger reta...

A $370,000 state grant will assist Abington Equine Hospital in Patton Township with its planned development of the region’s only full-service equine surgical facility. State Sen. Jake Corman, R-Benner Township, Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, R-Bellefonte, and Rep. Rich Irvin announced the grant from the Keystone Communities Program, at a press conference on Thursday with Abington owner Dr. Catherine Radtke. Once completed, the overall $2.4 million project will allow Abington Equine Hospital to provi...

The COVID-19 pandemic will surely continue to dominate our coverage as we turn the page to 2021. It will continue to impact schools, the court system, small businesses and more. As we move forward, here are the stories we’ll be following in 2021: Schools Wilkes-Barre Area School District plans to merge its three highs schools — GAR, Meyers and Coughlin — after opening the new consolidated high school in Plains Twp. in August or September. The $121 million project began in April 2...

Today Mostly cloudy early, then clearing overnight. Low near 45F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.. Tonight Mostly cloudy early, then clearing overnight. Low near 45F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Updated: March 26, 2021 @ 6:06 pm

kharris@lewistownsentinel.com LEWISTOWN — The Downtown Lewistown Inc. Board of Directors held its regular meeting via Zoom on Wednesday afternoon. Among topics discussed was a sidewalk and curbing project aimed at the north side of West Water Street. The project will span the segment of West Water Street from South Main Street to Juniata Street. According to Jim Zubler, executive director of DLI, Rex Fink (Lewistown Borough’s code enforcement officer) and the project engineer walked the a...