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Newswatch 16’s Melissa Steininger shares how an event aims to make the transition back into the classroom a little easier.
NANTICOKE, Pa. — Backpacks filled to the brim with everything for kids to kick-start the school year.
“It’s nice to give back to the community and help our families be successful. One less thing they have to worry about is school supplies,” said Ashley Williams, Early Intervention Program Specialist.
More than 200 families were expected to come through the door, just a few weeks before kids head back to class.
“Honestly, the day and age we’re in right now, the times we’re in. The help. The help is the most important thing,” said Susan Henry, Nanticoke.
It’s the second year of the backpack giveaway held at Luzerne County Community College.
28 vendors offering everything to start off the year right with sensory in mind.
The event focused on support for families of children with all abilities.
“We tend to find that a lot of those children need things like fidgets or extra tools in the classroom to help them be successful, so a lot of our vendors keep that in mind,” said Williams.
Hosted by Autism United, the event featured music, games, and even a quiet space for kids.
For parents, it offered connection. “To come here and see the different resources, getting to talk to everybody, and find out what they do for the community. Getting a pen or pencil is awesome, too. But that’s more valuable too, what they can offer everybody,” said Catherine Alonso, Nanticoke.
Making sure every child headed home with supplies and support for a successful school year ahead.
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NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It’s been six months since the office of State Representative Alec Ryncavage in Nanticoke was firebombed.
The crime was captured on a security camera. It shows what appears to be a man lighting two objects and throwing them at the front of the office.
Six months later, and there’s no word of an arrest.
The I-Team’s Andy Mehalshick went looking for answers.
It’s a crime that was caught on camera: The firebombing of State Representative Alec Ryncavage’s office in Luzerne County.
Six months later, there remain many unanswered questions. One, of course, being: Are police close to making an arrest?
28/22 News spoke with the lead detective. He tells us that, in his words, the investigation is moving in the right direction.
A security camera captured the firebombing at the Office of State Representative Alec Ryncavage in Nanticoke at around 11:30 p.m. on the night of February 19.
In the video, you can see what appears to be a man lighting two objects and throwing them at the front of the building located on North Walnut Street.
It was around 11:30 p.m. 28/22 News slowed down the video for a better look at the crime.
“We saw shattered beer bottles. A dewy film over the building,” Representative Alec Ryncavage of Pennsylvania’s 119th District stated.
Representative Ryncavage talked about the firebombing two days after it happened.
“It’s an ongoing investigation. We’re just waiting for some of the evidence and lab information to come back,” Nanticoke Police Department Detective Captain Chad Southern said.
Detective Captain Southern is the lead investigator.
“These investigations are very lengthy between the process of sending out the evidence, waiting for the evidence to come back, sifting through the evidence to see what we have, and further investigation. Do interviews, go on from there,” Detective Captain Southern…
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- POLITICS: Kurdistan Parliament to Convene in September; Another Former Governor Among Hundreds Disqualified by IHEC – On August 14, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) issued a joint statement saying they had agreed to work together to convene the regional parliament, which has been virtually idle since last year’s legislative election, within the next month. The two parties, whose leaders met in Erbil, pledged to make progress toward forming the next cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). On August 19, a spokesman for Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) said that a total of 542 candidates had been disqualified from competing in the November parliamentary election. Of these, 253 were disqualified over suspected ties to the Ba’ath Party, while 119 were disqualified for having criminal records or for fraud. A review of the lists shows candidates from across the political spectrum, including Coordination Framework factions, major Sunni and Kurdish parties, and parties representing Iraq’s minority communities. At least three former governors (Ninewa, Salah ad-Din, and Kirkuk) and one former cabinet minister are among those disqualified so far. In other developments, on August 20, Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court struck down an amendment to the Iraqi Passport Law that parliament passed in January. The amendment drew notoriety because it included a provision entitling thousands of senior and mid-level government officials, along with their family members, to obtain and keep diplomatic passports for life. more…
- SECURITY & HUMANITARIAN: Iraq Begins Excavating Mass Grave Site; Senior ISIS Militant Killed; UNAMI…
Anniversaries are more than just dates on a calendar. They offer a moment to pause and celebrate the contributions of individuals, both past and present. They also build esprit de corps by helping to define an organization’s origins and marking how far it has come. Each year on August 22, Navy Medicine marks the anniversary of our Dental Corps from its humble beginnings as a yet-to-be realized concept in 1912 to a community of over 1,400 dedicated active duty and reserve dentists representing 17 specialized fields. This official date, however, tells only part of the story. A corps is formalized, but it is not born in a vacuum. Navy dentistry’s beginnings were rooted in decades of discussion, the ripening of the dental profession, and with it, the critical realization that a Sailor’s oral health was inextricably linked to readiness.
The roots of our Dental Corps date back to the beginning of the U.S. Navy in the age of sail when all of medical—including oral care—was in the domain of the shipboard surgeons and surgeon’s mates. Bloodletting, blistering, and purging were still in common practice for all maladies and the Sailor’s oral health was at its nadir. Aside from the lack of preventive dentistry, a typical Sailor’s teeth could be damaged by the ever-present habit of chewing tobacco, prolonged or exorbitant use of mercury-based medicines like calomel, and a daily diet of hard tack and salt beef. And before the introduction of antiscorbutic rations, scurvy was a viable risk to one’s teeth and gums.
Knowing this, odontalgia or toothaches were a regular occurrence aboard sailing ships in the first decades of our Navy. And the most common treatment for dental pain was extraction, a procedure performed with gruesome tooth extractors that were the stuff of nightmares. A fully equipped shipboard surgeon’s kit included…
The Mohegan Sun is scheduled to host Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, and Adam Sandler in the next few weeks.
Patrons also will visit the casino resort in Uncasville, Connecticut, to play the Mohegan Sun Golf Course, pamper themselves at the Mandara Spa, or dine at one of more than 30 eateries, including the upscale Michael Jordan’s Steak House and a Chick-fil-A.
And, of course, there’s gaming, with nearly 4,000 slots, more than 300 table games and a poker room.
Then there’s Back of House, Mohegan’s self-produced reality series on YouTube that focuses on behind-the-scenes team members. The series is now a portal into the lives of team members at the Connecticut casino and resort.
“There are people on the property who are recognized,” says Mohegan Senior Vice President of Marketing Communications George Galinsky. “They’re like mini celebrities, because the show is shown 24/7 in hotel room. Jeff Hamilton, who’s our General Manager and President, always gets approached.”
Because of its location between Boston and New York, Mohegan Sun was frequently contacted by film production companies for use as backdrop for projects. There were so many requests that Mohegan thought a reality show might work. But Hollywood and Mohegan didn’t have the same vision for a series, and the casino company hired production studio Primal NY to create it independently.
Galinsky said there were numerous questions from upper management about Back of House before he received a green light to go forward.
“I’ve been trying to market this place for 30 years,” Galinsky says. “With this format, this is a way we can really show off the waterfall and the mountain made of marble and all these different epic pieces of architecture and also show off our guest-service-oriented and team member culture. It was…