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Area Students Invited to Rep. Cartwright's U.S. Military Academy Information Night

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) invites interested area high school students, their parents, and local educators to attend a Military Service Academy Information Session on Tuesday, April 30, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Dunmore Junior Senior High School, 300 West Warren St., Dunmore. This free informational event is designed to familiarize high school students in Pennsylvania’s 8th…

Students invited to Cartwright's U.S. Military Academy Information Night

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright invites interested area high school students, their parents and local educators to attend a Military Service Academy information session April 30 at Dunmore Junior Senior High School. Running from 5-7 p.m., the free event aims to familiarize high schoolers in Cartwright's 8th Congressional District with the application and nomination process for applying…

Cartwright Co-Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Address National Educator Workforce Shortages

This week, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) and Zach Nunn (R-IA-03) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced bicameral and bipartisan legislation to collect demographic data on public school teachers and principals to improve the accuracy of educator workforce data. The Strengthening Educator Workforce Data Act would establish a permanent, national…

Reps. Cartwright, Rogers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Rural Communities

Today, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) and Hal Rogers (R-KY-05) introduced the Transforming Hiring in Rural Industries and Vital Economies (THRIVE) Act, legislation that would strengthen and create new economic opportunities in rural areas. This bipartisan bill would permanently establish a federal interagency council to coordinate investment in our nation’s rural areas,…

Reps. Cartwright and Rutherford Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Children with Hearing and Vision Disabilities

Today, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) and John Rutherford (R-FL-05) and U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), reintroduced the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act which would strengthen the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and ensure that blind, deaf, deafdisabled, and deafblind children receive the same education as…

NASA Astronaut, Crestwood alum Hines shares space stories with area students

 Sal Aita and Alex Ross, both juniors at Wyoming Seminary, stood in the back of the Pittston Area High School auditorium on Tuesday, anxiously awaiting the arrival of the guest speaker for an event. That guest speaker — arranged by U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright — was NASA Astronaut Bob Hines, who is a graduate of Crestwood High School, who was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut…

Astronaut from NEPA lands home for events at Pittston Area, WVIA

An astronaut landed in Luzerne County on Tuesday. Bob Hines, a 1993 graduate of Crestwood High School, visited Pittston Area High School and the WVIA studios following an invitation from U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, of Moosic. “It’s a great opportunity to be back here,” Hines said Tuesday during a break between events at WVIA. “Growing up around here — the family, friends,…

NASA astronauts talk technology advancements at WVIA visit

Bob Hines, a Crestwood High School graduate, was the pilot on SpaceX Crew-4 Mission. The roughly six-month mission, from April 27- October 14, 2022, was completed when the capsule splashed into the Atlantic Ocean. “What it feels like the sound should be is kerplunk,” Hines said. “Because you can actually feel the capsule just kind of bob down into the water and pop back up.” He,…

Cartwright to host NASA Administrator, Astronaut at Pittston Area

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright will welcome NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Astronaut Bob Hines to NEPA on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Highlights include a visit to Pittston Area High School, an in-studio, live-streamed middle school program, and a small business roundtable. Hines graduated from Crestwood High School in 1993 and he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from…