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Service could end May 3, but extension to June 1 possible, if council negotiates in good faith at Tuesday meeting.

�� Listen to this I saw a post the other day on social media about the dog days of summer. I’m sure we’ve all heard of the dog days of summer, but I never knew it was so early in the summer season. I always believed the dog days of summer happened in late July or even early August when the sun is still very bright and high in the sky and days could be sweltering. I believed they were when the grass was dry from a long summer of heat. It seems I was partially right; I just had the starti...

By Kevin Carroll kcarroll@timesleader.com William Tharp, author of several books on the Battle of Wyoming, was the featured speaker at the 143rd commorative service of the Battle and Massacre of Wyoming at the Wyoming Monument on Saturday morning. Flanking Tharp are Luzerne County Judge Jennifer Rogers, left, and Rev. Dr. Martha Jordan. Tony Callaio | For Times Leader �� Listen to this Recreators representing the 24th Connecticut Militia Regiment, a unit that was raised in the Wyoming Vall...