Lt. Gov at Penn State Scranton to Talk Legal Weed
Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman traveled to Penn State Scranton Saturday to discuss the legalization of marijuana and other cannabis products....
Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman traveled to Penn State Scranton Saturday to discuss the legalization of marijuana and other cannabis products....
83,000 Pennsylvanians took advantage of the state’s medical marijuana program signed into law last April by Democratic Governor Tom Wolf, according to a report released by Wolf’s office. Legal weed was dispensed nearly 600,000 times at approved dispensaries across the state....
As part of ongoing efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, Lackawanna College announced last week that it will offer an addiction concentration as part of its bachelor’s degrees....
Liberal lion and former Pennsylvania United States Senator Harris L. Wofford died yesterday in Washington, D.C. A Democrat, Wofford marched with Martin Luther King, served in the Kennedy White House as special assistant for civil rights, helped establish the Peace Corps, led Bryn Mawr College, and served in the cabinet of Governor Robert P. Casey. He was 92. According to the Associated Press, Wofford died from complications from a fall taken in his Washington, D.C. apartment. The liberal intellectual was a rare breed in Pennsylvania politics. Born in New York City, he was a lifetime advocate of national service and volunteering. As...
State Representative Sid Michaels Kavulich (D-Taylor) passed away Tuesday surrounded by his family at the hospital at the University of Pennsylvania. He is preceded in death by his parents, Michael and Irene Kavulich, and his sister, Linda Kavulich. Michael Kavulich was very active in his community, serving as State Rep of the 114th District. He also held many board positions. He was a devout Catholic who was very active in his church. He knew Jesus “always had his back”. His favorite pastimes were taking his granddaughter Myah to Five Below, and sneaking snacks to his other granddaughter, McKenna. He also loved to spend...
Carol Oleski, longtime community volunteer and current member of the Scranton School Board died Tuesday after a long battle with lung cancer. ...
The Rev. Scott R. Pilarz formally returned to the helm of the University of Scranton yesterday at inauguration festivities. Pilarz, who previously led the university from 2003-2011, recently announced he had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease....
Senior U.S. District Judge William J. Nealon, Scranton, passed away Thursday at home surrounded by his family. His wife of 70 years is the former Jean Sullivan. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late William "Terry" Nealon and Ann McNally Nealon. He was a graduate of Scranton Central High School and attended Miami University in Florida before enlisting and serving in the United States Marine Corps from 1942 to 1945 and attaining the rank of first lieutenant. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Villanova University, where he was a member of the varsity basketball...
The Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., the recently returned President of the University of Scranton, announced Wednesday in a video message that he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease....