Casale, Bonner, Hillman and Southard P.C. helps neighbors

By LORENA BENIQUEZ lbeniquez@sungazette.com

“We are proud to represent ordinary people and to help them get through whatever problems life may throw at them,” said Bret Southard, a partner with the Williamsport law firm Casale, Bonner, Hillman and Southard, P.C.

Located at 331 Elmira Street in Williamsport, the law firm has been representing local clients since 1956. Bankruptcy, business law, criminal defense, estate planning, family law, real estate, social security and workers’ compensation are the legal areas they provide clients with customized representation.

“We really are a law firm that helps people. We help them to buy homes. We get them through very difficult family breakups. We help people form businesses. We are there to help with estate administration, when a loved one has passed away. We are there to help people when they have been seriously hurt either on the job, or in everyday life,” said Southard.

Southard is proud of his working class roots as well as those of his fellow lawyers.

“Almost all of the lawyers at our firm come from working class fam- ilies. My father drove a potato chip truck and my mom was a teachers’ aide and school bus driver,” he said.

Those roots help keep the lawyers grounded when representing their clients. According to their website casalebonner. com, “We have been the firm our neighbors have trusted for the peace of mind that their interests will be protected.” community

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Kurt and Marie Kane are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their restaurant, Long Island Pizza, 435 Hepburn St. The family business is offering pierogi or seafood pizzas and cheese calzones to name a few of the dishes available.

Long Island Pizza to celebrate 20 years

By LORENA BENIQUEZ lbeniquez@sungazette.com

When a customer walks into Long Island Pizza in Williamsport, Kurt Kane greets each one with a warm and hearty hello. Even if Kane is slammed with work, he always takes the time to make everyone feel welcome.

That warmth also emanates from the rest of the Kane family working there.

“We have four kids and three of them work here — Gabriel, Noah and Victoria,” said Marie Kane, who has been married to Kurt for 29 years.

Located at 435 Hepburn St., Long Island Pizza’s employees make everyone feel like family and they especially pride themselves on their customer service.

“We cater to our customers. Sometimes we will have a customer who can’t have cheese and they will bring their own dairy-free cheese,” said Marie.

And to keep customers happy, they like to change up their menu.

“We added pasta salad and we have been doing seasonal specials and we have been mixing up our desserts,” said Marie.

For the Lent season, Marie is especially excited about their pierogi pizza. Using her grandmother’s pierogi recipe, they will top pizza with the mixture from inside the Polish pockets.

Also for Lent, Long Island will make seafood pizza with shrimp, scallops and crab in an alfredo sauce along with tuna melt pizza, tuna subs and cheese cosmos.

As the restaurant’s 20th anniversary approaches in December, the family is keen to honor that milestone.

“We are working on that but we haven’t decided how we are going to celebrate yet,” Marie said.