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Halloween parties held in Montgomery have been recorded in various local newspapers since the 1890s. One of the earliest ones was held by the Montgomery Literary and Social Club in 1895, according to the Williamsport newspaper The Evening News, on Nov. 1, 1895. While a lot of Halloween ...

Halloween Party was ‘Event of the Season’ in early Montgomery

A few years after Montgomery officially became a borough in 1887, some of the town’s young adults decided to form an organization called The Montgomery Literary and Social Club in December of 1894. At times local papers have also referred to the organization as the Montgomery Social and ...

Looking back at the beloved Decker’s Opera House

The parking lot between the library and the former Clinton Baptist church was once the home of George Decker’s Opera House, known for dances and entertainment in Montgomery’s early days. The first floor of the building was a store, and the second story was the opera house. George Decker ...

American Legion auxiliary officers installed

American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) 2024-2025 officers of Roland Ritter American Legion Auxiliary Unit 268, of Muncy, were installed by Carol Wert Walker, ALA Department of Pennsylvania’s district president for Centre, Lycoming and Clinton counties. Pictured seated in front, from left to ...

9-11 Memorial Ride returns

The 23rd annual 9-11 Memorial Ride will again roll and roar its way through Lycoming County on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The 42-mile route will be a rain or shine event and remain the same course as it has been for many of those years as thousands of motorcyclists ride in a rolling tribute ...

‘Adventure begins at your library’

The summer of 2024 was a good one for the staff and patrons of the Montgomery Area Public Library. On Monday, June 10, the library began their Summer Learning program. The theme was “Adventure Begins at Your Library.” The program ran through Saturday, Aug. 3, and patrons of all ages ...