Big Hits BG | radioNOVO News for Williamsport: April 30, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 04/30/26          MUNCY TOWNSHIP CONTINUES TO BE A HOTBED OF CONTROVERSY FOLLOWING AN EXPLOSIVE SPECIAL MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT. CHAIRWOMAN TERRI LAUCHLE ABRUPTLY ADJOURNED THE SESSION AND CALLED IN FIVE STATE POLICE TROOPERS AFTER RESIDENT AMY RUTH-SWART DEMANDED THE BOARD’S RESIGNATION TO A STANDING OVATION.           RUTH-SWART IS NOW CIRCULATING A PETITION FOR THE SUPERVISORS' REMOVAL, CITING MOUNTING LEGAL FEES AND A FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE SUNSHINE ACT. POLICE LEFT THE SCENE AFTER DETERMINING THE CROWD WAS A "PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY," DESPITE LAUCHLE’S CLAIMS OF TRESPASSING AND HER PUBLIC CONFRONTATION WITH A LOCAL NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER.          FOR THE 16TH YEAR IN A ROW, THE LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE "BEST COMMUNITIES FOR MUSIC EDUCATION" IN THE NATION. THE PRESTIGIOUS HONOR FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC MERCHANTS FOUNDATION........... WHICH RECOGNIZES DISTRICTS THAT TREAT MUSIC AS A CORE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT RATHER THAN AN EXTRA. MUSIC CURRICULUM CHAIR DAVID TINI SAYS THE AWARD IS A CELEBRATION OF THE COMMUNITY’S SHARED VISION TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS FOR EVERY STUDENT FROM PRE-K THROUGH GRADUATION. SUPERINTENDENT DR. BROOKE BEITER CREDITS THE WIN TO THE DISTRICT’S DEDICATED EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES WHO CONTINUE TO CHAMPION THE PERFORMING ARTS YEAR AFTER YEAR.