There’s a heated Sheetz/Wawa rivalry everywhere but here

Wawa’s Shorti or Sheetz’s Shnack Wrap? How you answer might tell people where you’re from, or at least where you prefer to get your gas and lunch to go. The loyalty war between Pennsylvania’s dominating convenience stores rages just south of Lackawanna and Luzerne counties. But the two never waged…

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Family celebrates 50 years of Thanksgiving gatherings

DICKSON CITY — The Cognettis go big for Thanksgiving. They continue a tradition that started in a back room at Brutico’s restaurant in Old Forge in 1966. Less than two dozen attended the family get-together in the first years. But as their numbers multiplied, the tradition grew. This year, to…

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