WUHU 107 | radioNOVO News for Williamsport: April 21, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 04/21/26          LYCOMING COUNTY LEADERS SAY EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO BRING BACK A FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS SHOW IN WILLIAMSPORT—DESPITE THE CITY CANCELING ITS EVENT OVER SAFETY CONCERNS.          COMMISSIONER SCOTT METZGER SAYS OFFICIALS MET WITH MAYOR DEREK SLAUGHTER, BUT THE CITY CITED A LACK OF MANPOWER AND MADE A FINAL DECISION NOT TO PROCEED.  NOW, COUNTY LEADERS ARE WORKING TO FIND AN ALTERNATE LOCATION.          METZGER SAYS ORGANIZERS ARE CLOSE TO SECURING SPONSORS AND ARE EXPLORING POSSIBLE VENUES WITHIN THE COUNTY........... AND THEY REMAIN OPTIMISTIC A CELEBRATION WILL HAPPEN IN TIME FOR THE NATION’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY.          THE CITY OF WILLIAMSPORT WILL KICK OFF ARBOR DAY CELEBRATIONS THIS FRIDAY AT NOON AT THE BANDSHELL IN BRANDON PARK.  NINE TREES AND TWO PARK BENCHES WILL BE PRESENTED.  THEN, SATURDAY, ARBOR IN MUNCY WILL TAKE PLACE AT WALDRON PARK FROM 10AM TO 2PM.  ARBOR DAY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES IN OUR WORLD.            A LYCOMING COUNTY WOMAN IS FACING DOZENS OF CHARGES AFTER POLICE SAY SHE STOLE THOUSANDS FROM AN ELDERLY MAN SHE WAS HIRED TO CARE FOR.          63-YEAR-OLD MAIRE LORIMER ALLEGEDLY FORGED 27 CHECKS, TAKING NEARLY 56-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE VICTIM WHILE SHE LIVED WITH HIM IN MUNCY TOWNSHIP.          POLICE SAY SHE LATER ABRUPTLY MOVED OUT, LEAVING THE MAN’S FAMILY TO PICK HIM UP.          LORIMER NOW FACES 80 CHARGES, INCLUDING FORGERY AND THEFT.  SHE'S FREE ON 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL.