Latest News View Archives CLEANUP DRAWING SUPPORT - (05/11/2012) --By Jerry Lynott, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader             WILKES-BARRE – In the five years downtown business owners have paid for services in addition to those provided by the city, tons of garbage has been hauled away, graffiti removed and storefronts filled, all reasons enough, said supporters of the program, to continue it for a second term.             Click here for more. BUSINESS OWNERS APPLAUD DOWNTOWN GROUP'S MISSION - (05/11/2012) --By Josh Moyer, Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice             Ken Marquis, owner of Marquis Art and Frame, can still remember when graffiti covered buildings in downtown Wilkes-Barre and customers were forced to tip-toe past broken bottles and litter. Click here for more. RENOVATIONS IN WORKS AT BOSCOV'S - (03/24/2012) --By Denise Allabaugh, Wilkes-Barre Citizen's Voice             WILKES-BARRE - Boscov's in downtown Wilkes-Barre will get a much needed renovation.             Click here for more. OWNER BANKS ON FILLING W-B DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL NICHE: ONE HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD FORMER BANK BUILDING AT SOUTH MAIN AND ROSS OFFERS 16 HIGH-END RENTAL UNITS - (03/19/2012) --By Matt Hughes, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader             WILKES-BARRE – A 100-year-old bank building at the southern cusp of Wilkes-Barre’s downtown is finding new life as a high-end apartment complex.       Click here for more. Patrick F. Leahy Named President of Wilkes University - (03/13/2012) --Wilkes University's Board of Trustees announced March 12, 1012 that Patrick F. Leahy will be the University's sixth president. Leahy is executive vice president at the University of Scranton and will join Wilkes July 1, 2012.       Click here for more.