radioNOVO News for Williamsport: May 12, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 05/12/26          A HIGH-STAKES LEGAL BATTLE OVER THE FUTURE OF THE FORMER LYCOMING MALL COULD REACH A BREAKING POINT TOMORROW. LYCOMING COUNTY PRESIDENT JUDGE ERIC LINHARDT HAS ORDERED MUNCY TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS TO APPEAR IN COURT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR A HEARING THAT COULD GREENLIGHT DEVELOPMENT AT THE SITE IMMEDIATELY.           THE JUDGE HAS COMMANDED OFFICIALS TO BRING ALL ORIGINAL PROPERTY PLANS AS DEVELOPERS PUSH FOR A PEREMPTORY JUDGMENT. THIS COMES AS THE TOWNSHIP FACES INTERNAL TURMOIL, WITH ITS LEAD ATTORNEY REPORTEDLY RESIGNING JUST WEEKS AGO DUE TO LEGAL STRATEGY DISAGREEMENTS.          LYCOMING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE PUSHING BACK AGAINST CLAIMS THAT A NEWLY ANNOUNCED CONCERT AT BRANDON PARK IS A "POOR SUBSTITUTE" FOR WILLIAMSPORT’S CANCELED FIREWORKS. COMMISSIONER MARK MUSSINA SAYS THE JUNE 27TH PERFORMANCE—FEATURING THE REPASZ BAND AND WILLIAMSPORT POPS—HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS SINCE LAST YEAR TO CELEBRATE AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY. THE EVENT WILL NOW ANCHOR THE CITY’S "HOMEMADE DAYS" CELEBRATION, SHOWCASING LOCAL TALENT AND THE REVITALIZED PARK BANDSHELL.