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Sharing the love: Ways to make sure nursing home residents aren’t forgotten this Valentine’s Day To make sure nursing home residents aren't forgotten this Valentine's Day, a group of local high schools are stepping up to spread the love. Author: Ryan Leckey Updated: 6:13 AM EST February 11, 2021 When it comes to Valentine's Day, many of us are lucky enough to be surrounded by our quarantine crew. But for others, especially those in nursing homes, they haven't been able to see the people they really care about in person for almost a year. But to make sure th...

New Hedera Token Service Offers Native Token Issuance and Configurability Without Smart Contracts HTS Enables Enterprises to Embrace the Disruption of Tokenization in a Secure, Performant Manner News provided by Share this article DALLAS, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Hedera Hashgraph, the enterprise-grade distributed public ledger, today announced the public availability of the Hedera Token Service (HTS), a new Hedera network service that offers users the ability to issue and configure tokens on the Hedera platform, taking full advantage of Hedera Hashgraph's native performance, security, s...

Time to plan a trip? Expert advice on when & how to fly again With more vaccines coming, there’s hope that we may finally be seeing the end of this pandemic. That has some wondering if it’s okay to start traveling by air again. Author: Ryan Leckey Updated: 6:51 AM EST February 4, 2021 One thing that usually helps many of us get through the doldrums of winter is planning a plane trip for the upcoming spring or summer. But the big question facing so many during this pandemic: “Is it safe to take to the skies again?” Newswatch 16's Ryan Leckey tackled this...

Reasons to Smile: the power of hugs Newswatch 16's Ryan Leckey is introducing us to a woman from our area dubbed “the hug lady” who is sharing some safe and creative ways for us to feel that warmth. Author: Ryan Leckey Updated: 7:05 AM EST February 1, 2021 SCRANTON, Pa. — It’s something you may have not even given much thought to, but hugging our friends or an elderly loved one in a nursing home is something so many of us haven’t done in months, all because of the pandemic.   It’s a loss of touch, now reaching a year. Research shows hugs can lower ...

Iran Hostage Crisis: 444 days and 40 years later, a conversation with survivor Michael Metrinko 40 years ago, solidarity and celebration played out in Northeastern Pennsylvania as two of our own came home from Iran. Author: Ryan Leckey Updated: 9:36 PM EST January 28, 2021 PENNSYLVANIA, USA — On January 28, 1981, one of our area’s biggest signs of solidarity and celebration played out in Northeastern Pennsylvania.  Bruce German and Michael Metrinko had just survived 444 days in captivity.  Bruce grew up in Edwardsville. Michael was a native of Olyphant. B...