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Multiple crews were on the scene of a brush fire in the Town of Nanticoke just before 4 p.m. Wednesday.

The brush fire located on Pendell Hill Road was started by electrical wires rubbing against trees.

The flames were knocked down before spreading to nearby homes but came as close as 20 feet from a house.

A red flag warning has been in effect all day in the Southern Tier, and Glen Aubrey Fire Chief Gary Smith says it’s important to follow the rules on days like this.

“There’s a burn ban in effect for a reason. It’s dry, people think because we got a lot of rain the ground is wet, the stuff on top is not wet it’s still dry. Until these trees green up and the grass greens up you just gotta use your head. Don’t do it.”

Fire departments on scene include Glen Aubrey, the Town of Lisle, the Town of Maine, and Chenango Bridge. New York State Forest Rangers were also on scene.

No one was injured.

Multiple crews are on the scene of a brush fire in the Town of Nanticoke. The fire started by electrical wires rubbing against trees, and was knocked down before spreading to nearby homes. A #redflagwarning is still in effect for the Southern Tier until 9PM. @wicztv pic.twitter.com/dZwZKEr2FZ

— Amanda Pitts WICZ (@AmandaPittsTV) May 2, 2018

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Nanticoke Creek overflowed Tuesday morning, washing out roadways and blocking the routes in and out of the Town of Maine. Highway Superintendent Joe Dohnalek says those waters did recede giving residents a way out of town in the late morning. A state of emergency was declared for the town, which saw the brunt of the flash flooding in Broome County. 

“Right now it’s just monitoring the water as it recedes and assessing the damage,” says the Director of Broome County Emergency Services Michael Ponticello. 

The Town of Maine fire station was center of operation for first responders and officials dealing with the Maine flooding. Police, Emergency Services, the town supervisor, County Executive Jason Garnar, and the highway department all using the station as a point of deployment to the affected areas of the town. Hopping in Highway Superintendent Joe Dohnalek’s truck, we were shown the places hit the hardest by the overnight flooding. 

Driving around the barriers put up on a still closed Nanticoke Ave, Dohnalek points out the window to his left, “See all this grass is muddy, the water up through here was about 4 feet deep.”

This portion of Nanticoke Ave was under about 4 feet of water on Thursday morning.

A black pickup truck is sitting in the middle of the road. Dohnalek says the driver tried to go through the washed out portion of Nanticoke Ave and stalled out. That truck is now a good reference point for how deep the water was just hours earlier. Dohnalek points out the license plate that is now crumpled up from the force of the water. “So, it was about up to the headlights,” says Dohnalek.

Just past that truck,…

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Florence E. (Butchie) Lynch OBITUARY

Florence E. (Butchie) Lynch, 88, of the Sheatown section of Nanticoke, passed away after a lengthy illness, on March 10, 2025 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family.

Born on February 25, 1937, in Nanticoke, she was a daughter of the late Chester and Florence Resavy Baker. She was a graduate of Nanticoke High School Class of 1954.

She married the love of her life Lawrence E. (Larry) Lynch, on June 1, 1957. He preceded her in death on February 6, 2023, after almost 66 years of marriage.

Mrs. Lynch, had been employed by the K-mart retail store, Hanover Mall, as a front-end supervisor for many years. She later worked for Al Marcincavage Insurance Agency, until her retirement.

She was a member of St. Faustina Kowalska Parish, Nanticoke, and had been a member of Holy Child Church, Sheatown, prior to the consolidation.

Florence was an extremely loving, caring wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a wonderful homemaker and loved reading, doing seek-a-word puzzles, and painting ceramics in her spare time. She loved watching all sports with her husband, especially the Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Penguins hockey, and professional golf. Her favorite pastime was sitting on her front porch, in the day watching birds and admiring beautiful flowers, and in the evening watching fireflies and star gazing. She loved camping and campfires with her family as well as backyard cookouts. Her family was everything to her and she especially loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who called her NANNY. They were truly the sunshine of her life.

Florence also enjoyed the companionship of her beloved dog, Arthur, who was always being spoiled by her.

She is now at rest and at peace with the Lord, her…

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Robert E. Kuzminski OBITUARY

Robert E. Kuzminski Sr., 87, of Nanticoke, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 18, 2017 in the Celtic Hospice Inpatient Unit, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

Born Aug. 11, 1929, in Larksville, he was the son of the late Stephen and Anna Kuzminski Erwine.

He was a member of All Saints Parish, Plymouth.

Robert was a graduate of Larksville High School and attended King’s College and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War.

Prior to his retirement in 1992, he had been employed by various manufacturing companies throughout the area as a time study engineer.

Robert was an avid bowler, participating in several bowling leagues throughout the area. He greatly enjoyed golfing and watching the Philadelphia Phillies. His greatest joy was spending time with his family and friends, especially his children and his grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 60 years, Anna (Nancy) Kuzminski, and his brother, Stephen Kuzminski.

Surviving are his children, Karen Small, Whitehouse Station, N.J.; Robert Kuzminski Jr. and his wife, Charmaine, Nanticoke; Diane Zezza and her husband, Charles, Greenbrook, N.J.; Jodie Skayhan and her husband, William, Bridgewater, N.J.; and Kathy Dwyer and her husband, Brian, Mountain Top; nine grandchildren, Christopher Small, Kelly and Katie Kuzminski, Nikki Zezza, Rachel, Ashley and Will Skayhan and Brian and Matthew Dwyer; and sister-in-law, Catherine Loke, Larksville.

The funeral will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday from S.J. Grontkowski Funeral Home, 530 W. Main St., Plymouth, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in All Saints Parish, Plymouth. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Twp. Family and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 8:30 a.m. to service time Tuesday.

Robert’s…

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