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WILKES-BARRE — The city zoning hearing board approved a transitional housing project but denied requests to allow a popular lounge to expand with outdoor seating Wednesday.

Keystone Mission hopes to make the former Thomas C. Thomas building on East Union Street a haven for families in need.

The Wilkes-Barre Zoning Hearing Board is set to hear testimony Wednesday on a plan to establish transitional housing at the former Thomas C. Thomas complex on East Union Street.

Pinnacle Treatment Centers is seeking zoning approval to open a methadone clinic in Wilkes-Barre, six months after approval for a different site in the city was rejected. Pinnacle is seeking a special exception to establish a methadone treatment facility in the Thomas C. Thomas building at 90 E. Union St., according to the agenda for an April 28 meeting of the zoning hearing board. The building is located in a heavy commercial zone. Pinnacle senior communications director Melanie Eilers did not...