radioNOVO News for Williamsport: June 1, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 06/01/26          WILLIAMSPORT CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED PAVING OVER TWO BRICK STREET SECTIONS AFTER A SECOND-READING VOTE. THE CHANGES WILL IMPACT FIRST STREET BETWEEN CAMPBELL AND WALNUT STREETS, AND WAYNE AVENUE BETWEEN WEST FOURTH STREET AND HILLSIDE AVENUE. CITY ENGINEER BILL SCOTT SAYS FULL RECONSTRUCTION WOULD HAVE COST NEARLY $500,000 FOR FIRST STREET, COMPARED TO ABOUT $70,000 TO REPAVE IT. COUNCIL VOTED 6-TO-1 IN FAVOR, WITH ONE MEMBER VOTING NO, CITING THE NEED FOR A BROADER PLAN TO PRESERVE OR MAINTAIN THE CITY’S REMAINING BRICK STREETS.          SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT HAS A NEW BOROUGH MANAGER FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT OF STEVEN W. CAPPELLI. MARIA MADDY SAYS CAPPELLI, WHO SERVED SINCE 2018, LEAVES BEHIND A STRONG LEGACY THAT INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT COMMUNITY CENTER AND IMPROVEMENTS IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE. MAYOR MARLIN ANGELO WILL NOW OVERSEE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. BOROUGH OFFICIALS SAY CAPPELLI’S LEADERSHIP HELPED GUIDE MAJOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS, AND MADDY SAYS SHE PLANS TO CONTINUE THAT FOCUS ON LOCAL SERVICE AND GROWTH.