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National Night Out
WILKES-BARRE — The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department in conjunction with the Wilkes-Barre City Crime Watch will hold a National Night Out program from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 30, on Public Square.
National Night Out is a community-building and family friendly event for the public to meet and interact with the police department and the many agencies that support it.
Participating agencies include:
• Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department and EMS
• Pennsylvania State Police
• Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General/Wilkes-Barre office
• Luzerne County District Attorney
• Luzerne County Drug Task Force
• Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department
• Luzerne County 911
• Luzerne County Constables Association
Demonstrations to include:
• Wilkes-Barre City Police Department K-9 teams
• Wilkes-Barre City Police Department Emergency Services Unit and equipment
• Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department Fire Safety Trailer and Emergency Response Units
• Luzerne County Sheriff Department fingerprinting
Other activities:
• “The Rocking Duo” led by Sheffie Abraham playing the oldies
• Star Wars characters played by members of the Garrison Carida Legion chapter with a grand entrance at 1 p.m.
• Free games and face painting for children
• Raffle baskets to benefit the Wilkes-Barre K-9 Unit
• Newly designed WBPD K-9 T-shirts and WBPD/“Back the Blue” silicone bracelets for sale
For more: https://natw.org/about.
Test-application deadline
for WB contractors Aug. 19
WILKES-BARRE — The deadline to apply for the Wilkes-Barre city contractors’ test is Aug. 19.
The test is scheduled for 8 a.m. Sept. 30 at the Public Works garage, 3 Conyngham Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Test-takers are advised to arrive early and enter on Pennsylvania Avenue.
To take the test, an application must be completed and notarized. Also, applicants have to pay a $150 non-refundable fee. The application must be submitted to the Wilkes-Barre Code Enforcement Office no later than Aug 19. The applications for the examination and scope of test information can be picked up at the Code Enforcement Office located on the first floor of City Hall, 40 E. Market St., and returned between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Those with questions should contact Code Enforcement at 570-208-1629 or visit http://wilkes-barre.city/code-enforcment/.