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Public services in pittston, pennsylvania the sunday. The pittston gazette and evening gazette collection includes the first 58 years of publication from 1850 through 1908. Beckendorf family, avoca, luzerne county pa highway tragedy, july 6, 1939. Although we cannot guarantee spot availability yet, there is a large offstreet parking lot behind the building, which is usable by all residents. The west pittston historical society was formed in the summer of 2001 when a group of borough residents gathered for the purpose of creating an organization to raise awareness of the historical assets of west pittston and to preserve them for future generations. Newspaper directory to find information about american newspapers published between 1690present. Sunday dispatch pittston, pennsylvania newspaper obituaries 20 current enter your ancestors name below and well search obituaries to help you learn more. Until 1928, it was called the weekly dispatch history. Pittston, pa obituaries archives online obits archive 20. The abington journal the dallas post the sunday dispatch the weekender go lackawanna hazleton times. Public services in pittston, pennsylvania the sunday dispatch. West pittston pa historical society history, genealogy. The pittston dispatch obituaries pittston, pa the pittston dispatch.
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West pittston a prominent restaurant is back in business after being shutdown for more than six weeks due to the covid19 crisis. Obituaries can vary in the amount of information they contain. Greater pittston obituaries from the the pittston dispatch and other pennsylvania obituary sources. Search our sunday dispatch newspaper archive to learn more about the daily lives of your ancestors. If you dont see the obituary or death record that you are looking for, use this form to search our entire database.
Find newspaper articles and clippings for help with genealogy, history and other research. The times leader covers wilkesbarre and the surrounding communities. Jun 16, 2016 the sunday dispatch, published weekly, serves the greater pittston market. Sunday, may 5, 1996 s claim dick clark pumped at least three bullets into a coworker friday morning, capping an ongoing feud that came to a head in a dispute over work expenses. Spanning 115 years, the pittston gazette newspaper gives the reader a view into how national and.
The collection contains the archive of the pittston gazette, a northeastern pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. The sunday dispatch was published in pittston, pennsylvania and with 3,749 searchable pages from. Search jobs in wilkes barre, pa and find local employment opportunities with pa your best source for wilkes barre, pa local employers. Greater pittston progress welcomes community news and photographs from community groups, service organizations, senior citizens groups, churches and nonprofit organizations in the greater pittston area. By greater pittston historical society updated about 3 years ago. Explore sunday dispatch newspaper archives to discover your ancestors lives.
Sunday dispatch archives preservation project facebook. Search obits for your ancestors, relatives, friends. Search americas historic newspaper pages from 17891963 or use the u. The sunday dispatch is greater pittstons best source for local news, sports. If you dont find your ancestor in the sunday dispatch archive you might try expanding your newspaper obituary searches to include multiple localities and newspapers for the best obit search results. This page shows only the 20 most recent obituaries in pittston, pennsylvania. Feb 21, 2016 the post dispatch archives are a collection of 4 million pages from january 1874 to current archives dating to 30 days ago. Garret rogan sunday dispatch correspondent the pittston area school board passed a preliminary 202014 school year budget during thurs day nights monthly meeting. The planning commission of the city of pittston shall hold a public meeting on monday, june 3, 2019 at 3. Please complete this form and return with the necessary proof of insurances and health certificates, if applicable, by june 18, 2020 to pittston city farmers market co downtown pittston partnership, 71. The sunday dispatch pittston news, sports, classifieds.
Greater pittston obituaries from the the pittston dispatch and other pennsylvania obituary. Click here for people from other parts of the wyoming valley and northeastern pennsylvania from the pittston gazette. Pittston news, sports, classifieds, and events on the sunday dispatch. The news was focused on personal interests and the everyday life of residents in the area. Sunday dispatch pittston, pennsylvania newspaper obituaries. Our new cloud library resource is now up and running. Search for other publishers in pittston on the real yellow pages. The sunday dispatch find the best places in pittston. The work, which students began in may and wrapped up in july, consisted of logging previously scanned negatives from the archives of the sunday dispatch, a weekly pittston newspaper in operation since the 1940s, and the lukashik studio collection, a private photography studio in dupont. He also worked as a reporter, editor and designer for the companys sister paper, the sunday dispatch in pittston. This project has been hugely successful because of the volunteers. Pittston little mister and little miss leprechaun contest.
The sunday dispatch is greater pittstons best source for local news, sports and deals. Joe won several state journalism awards for headlines, design and writing. West pittston pa historical society history, genealogy, events. Saporito lifetime of service award, she immediately thought of her mother, rosaleen, pittston the calendar says its winter but pittston city officials are gearing up for a full summer schedule. The pittston dispatch obituaries and death notices for pittston pennsylvania area. Pittston, pa obituaries archives online obits archive. Granite kitchen countertop dishwasher hardwood floors custom fireplace washer dryer hooks up in apartment loft. Luzerne diane kane, 54, of luzerne, passed away, sunday. Louis post dispatch archive, both historical and recent editions. Sep 16, 2015 the work, which students began in may and wrapped up in july, consisted of logging previously scanned negatives from the archives of the sunday dispatch, a weekly pittston newspaper in operation since the 1940s, and the lukashik studio collection, a private photography studio in dupont.
The sunday dispatch was published in pittston, pennsylvania and with 3749 searchable pages from. West pittston public library pittston gazette newspaper. Students then entered the material into the societys. First published as the weekly dispatch in 1801, the newspaper was bought by alfred. Pittston sunday dispatch 04102011 by the wilkesbarre. More titles are being added and keep in mind, if you dont see the book on our virtual shelves, you can run a search for it, and if another library in pennsylvanias cloud library network. Postdispatch archives now searchable online back to 1874. Archives project highlights pittstons past the highlander. Pittston gazette 11191868 to 10111889 luzerne county, pa.