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Mohican Winterfest ice sculptures draw crowd despite warm rain

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Post date January 18, 2026
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Mohican Winterfest brought a steady stream of visitors to downtown Loudonville on Jan. 15, even as unseasonably warm, rainy weather shortened the life of many ice sculptures. Professional carvers from Elegant Ice of Cleveland produced roughly 30 works on the park grounds, staging live carving demonstrations that remained a main attraction as the pieces began to soften.

The festival’s installations and hands-on demonstrations created a fleeting centerpiece that nonetheless kept families moving through the park and Main Street. Model-train exhibits and other family activities provided indoor and under-cover options that helped maintain turnout despite the damp conditions. For many attendees the appeal was as much about the shared experience as the sculptures themselves—the chance to watch artists at work and to bring children to a winter event in town.

The transient nature of the ice art was on full display. Warm rain reduced display time for several sculptures, underscoring both the artistic promise and practical vulnerability of ice as a medium. For event organizers and the local economy the outcome was mixed: the festival generated foot traffic that benefitted nearby shops and restaurants, but weather-driven shortening of displays limited the opportunity for sustained viewing and for vendors to capitalize on lingering crowds.

Public health and safety considerations also figured into the day. Wetter-than-usual sidewalks and park paths increased slip risk and made outdoor sheltering less comfortable for older residents and families with small children. The experience highlights the need for weather-responsive planning at community events, including clear pathways, covered areas, and coordination with first responders and medical services to protect vulnerable attendees when conditions shift.

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From a social equity perspective, downtown festivals like Mohican Winterfest function as low-cost cultural programming that can welcome households across income ranges. Ensuring those events remain accessible in variable weather means thinking ahead about…

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Joe Shimko formally hired as Nanticoke Area football coach

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Post date January 17, 2026
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Jan. 15—Nanticoke Area filled another head football coaching void Thursday night, although it was more of a formality.

Joe Shimko, a former assistant, was selected to run the program by the school board. The agenda had the appointment backdated to Dec. 3, 2025.

Shimko was one of about a half dozen applicants, according the athletic director Ken Bartuska. He has been with the football program since last month. He replaces Damon Saxon, who held the position for one year but wasn’t on Saxon’s staff.

Shimko is a 2014 graduate of Nanticoke Area where he was a lineman on the football team. He is not a member of the faculty but does some substitute teaching.

Shimko served as an assistant coach under Ron Bruza, who was the head coach from 2010-2023. He is also an assistant coach for the school’s boys and girls volleyball teams.

Nanticoke Area finished 0-10 this past season and was last in points scored with 70 and points allowed with 497 in the 12-team Wyoming Valley Conference.

Improving the on-field product will be just one task ahead. The program is in need of stability after two tumultuous years.

Bruza stepped down after the 2023 season and the school appointed Scott Dennis as coach. Dennis, a Nanticoke Area graduate, brought head coaching experience from Holy Redeemer and Central Columbia.

But three days before the 2024 opener, Dennis died unexpectedly. The coach staff ran the team before Bruza returned on an interim basis. Saxon, a former standout at King’s College, was hired for 2025, but had his position opened shortly after the season concluded.

Shimko will be the 12th full-time head coach in a Nanticoke Area program that dates back to 1967. Tex Dargiewicz also served as head coach for one game during a teachers strike in 1982.

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Girls Basketball: Results, recaps & links for Friday, Jan. 16, 2026

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Post date January 17, 2026
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Friday, Jan. 16

SJIBT

Lenape 64, Clearview 39 – Box Score

Regular Season

BCSL

Pennsauken Tech 37, Burlington Township 34 – Box Score

Thrive Charter 83, Westampton Tech 31 – Box Score

Delran 46, Medford Tech 25 – Box Score

Holy Cross Prep 42, Florence 17 – Box Score

Moorestown Friends 32, Burlington City 23 – Box Score

Pennsauken 62, Pemberton 19 – Box Score

Palmyra 41, Maple Shade 24 – Box Score

Northern Burlington 58, Willingboro 41 – Box Score

BIG NORTH

Becton 38, Bergen Tech 29 – Box Score

Cresskill 63, Holy Angels 41 – Box Score

Pascack Valley 34, Rutherford 31 – Box Score

Ramsey 55, Hasbrouck Heights 52 – Box Score

CAPE-ATLANTIC

Pleasantville 65, Pilgrim Academy 26 – Box Score

Cedar Creek 42, St. Joseph (Hamm.) 15 – Box Score

Vineland 47, Atlantic Tech 39 – Box Score

Lower Cape May 38, Millville 30 – Box Score

Middle Township 39, Mainland 29 – Box Score

Hammonton 56, Ocean City 55 – Box Score

Holy Spirit 44, Our Lady of Mercy 33 – Box Score

Egg Harbor 75, Wildwood Catholic 68 – Box Score

COLONIAL

Schalick 44, Lindenwold 8 – Box Score

Audubon 58, Clayton 25 – Box Score

West Deptford 41, Williamstown 35 – Box Score

CVC

Nottingham 60, Perth Amboy Magnet 37 – Box Score

West Windsor-Plainsboro South 34, Robbinsville 24 – Box Score

Montgomery 34, Hamilton West 21 – Box Score

GMC

Piscataway Magnet 36, South Amboy 31 – Box Score

Sayreville 50, Metuchen 45 – Box Score

Piscataway 57, South Brunswick 40 – Box Score

Nottingham 60, Perth Amboy Magnet 37 –

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Post date January 17, 2026
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Cubs collect more than 30 crates of food in appeal for foodbank

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Post date January 17, 2026
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The 10th Romsey Mohican and Sioux Pack Cubs organised the appeal in support of Romsey Foodbank, collecting more than 691.5kg of food – more than last year’s total of 633kg.

A spokesperson for the 10th Romsey Cubs said: “The 10th Romsey Cubs would like to sincerely thank everyone who donated to the appeal.

10th Romsey Mohican and Sioux Pack Cubs collected more than 30 crates of food for Romsey Foodbank. (Image: 10th Romsey Scout Group)

“Their kindness not only helps Romsey Foodbank provide essential supplies but also inspires ongoing community involvement and pride.”

The appeal is part of the Cubs’ work towards the Community Impact Badge and the Chief Scout’s Silver Award.

They began by researching items most needed by the foodbank and then designed posters to encourage donations.

The Cubs delivered these posters around the Abbotswood and King’s Chase estates in Romsey.

Their efforts led to more than 30 crates of food being collected.

In 2024, Romsey Foodbank provided 627 seven-day emergency food packages, which totals more than 6,000 meals for people in crisis.

Community contributions like this help ensure the foodbank can continue to support those who need it most.

The Cub group said it was incredibly proud of the Cubs for their hard work, compassion and commitment.

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Amazon, LCCC plan jobs training as data centers boom

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Post date January 16, 2026
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NANTICOKE — Tim Figgins clipped through a fiber optic bundle containing 12 strands, each the width of a human hair.

To attach the bundle to another cable, he has to keep the strands free of dirt and align each end before heat sealing and testing the splice.

“The machine will tell me if I did something wrong,” Figgins said while demonstrating his job as a fiber optic splicer during a workshop that Amazon Web Services and Luzerne County Community College held on Jan. 14 about jobs that the boom in data centers will create and how to train for them.

Principal of Workforce and Economic Developement at Amazon Web Services Nicholas Lee-Romagnolo talks about job opportunities surrounding data centers in Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke Wednesday, January 14, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

Nicholas Lee-Romagnolo divided the jobs into four categories: construction, fiber optics, power and water and maintenance of data centers after they’re built.

Lee-Romagnolo, who is AWS’s principal for economic and workforce development, said training workers requires cooperation not competition from high schools, community colleges, employers plus economic development and workforce development agencies. The curriculum keeps changing, and schools and companies need the latest equipment to keep training up to date.

“It’s like a flywheel we’re trying to spin and use all of you,” he said to the group gathered in the educational conference center of the college as the workshop started.

In June, Amazon announced it will invest $20 billion in Pennsylvania, creating 1,250 data center jobs but thousands more jobs for people who build…

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Lenni Lenape

Wrestling: Results, recaps and photos for Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

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Post date January 16, 2026
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Wednesday, Jan. 14

BCSL

Delran 48, Pennsauken 25 – Box Score

Pennsauken 54, Westampton Tech 24 – Box Score

BIG NORTH

Ridgewood 72, Hackensack 12 – Box Score

Passaic 51, Paterson Eastside 21 – Box Score

Dumont 72, Dwight-Morrow 10 – Box Score

Ridgefield Park 45, Cliffside Park 30 – Box Score

Clifton 61, Paterson Kennedy 15 – Box Score

Passaic Valley 43, Lakeland 35 – Box Score

Northern Highlands 47, Paramus 32 – Box Score

Wayne Hills 36, Wayne Valley 29 – Box Score

Pascack Hills 48, Ramsey 15 – Box Score

Pascack Valley 54, Old Tappan 25 – Box Score

Bergenfield 52, Teaneck 30 – Box Score

Tenafly 47, Demarest 33 – Box Score

River Dell 50, Mahwah 17 – Box Score

Westwood 37, Indian Hills 33 – Box Score

CAPE-ATLANTIC

New Egypt 39, Cedar Creek 36 – Box Score

Middle Township 59, Oakcrest 16 – Box Score

West Deptford 70, Buena 12 – Box Score

COLONIAL

West Deptford 70, Buena 12 – Box Score

Collingswood 44, Paulsboro 22 – Box Score

CVC

Steinert 37, Hightstown 34 – Box Score

GMC

Iselin Kennedy 43, Piscataway 33 – Box Score

North Brunswick 54, Highland Park 21 – Box Score

Perth Amboy 52, St. Thomas Aquinas 29 – Box Score

Old Bridge 43, Ridge 33 – Box Score

Christian Brothers 50, St. Joseph (Met.) 23 – Box Score

Colonia 39, Middlesex 22 – Box Score

South Plainfield 56, Edison 22 – Box Score

NJAC

Hackettstown 58, Lenape Valley 21 – Box Score

Madison 40, Kinnelon 30 – Box Score

Whippany Park 48, Mountain Lakes 29 – Box Score

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Mohegan promotes Guy Greene to lead Digital marketing

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Post date January 16, 2026
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Ryncavage running for 3rd term in state House

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Post date January 15, 2026
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State Rep. Alec Ryncavage has announced he’s seeking a third term representing the 119th state House District.

The Republican from Hanover Twp. has represented the district since 2022. The 119th District includes the city of Nanticoke; the boroughs of Ashley, Edwardsville, Larksville, Plymouth, Sugar Notch, and Warrior Run; and the townships of Fairview, Hanover, Newport, Plymouth, Rice, and Wright.

“The job isn’t finished,” Ryncavage said in a news release. “There’s more work to get done, and I’m ready to keep rolling up my sleeves for the people I serve.”

The term for a state representative is two years. The annual salary for rank and file members is $113,000 per year.

“I’ve never believed this job is about titles or soundbites,” Ryncavage said in the news release. “It’s about showing up, being present, and being an ambassador for the communities I represent. Right now, more than ever, people deserve experienced champions who know how to navigate tough issues and deliver real results.”

The news release said his office “has handled more than 25,000 constituent cases, ranking among the 10th highest-volume district offices in the state, and has helped secure over $20 million in grants for local communities.”

Ryncavage “has worked on transformative projects across the district, including the regionalization of the Edwardsville and Larksville police departments, as well as the everyday efforts that matter to residents, from hosting regular shred events to launching the district’s first-ever drive-through electronic recycling event,” the news release added.

The Republican incumbent said the following on the rising cost of electricity: “Pennsylvania is producing more power than we consume, yet families and small businesses are paying the price. Electric rates are up more than 60 percent year over year, while our state is effectively subsidizing energy production for 13 other states and Washington, D.C. through the…