Finally, Borthwick Gets On School Board
Area teacher Tom Borthwick was selected Monday to fill the latest vacant seat on the Scranton School Board....
Area teacher Tom Borthwick was selected Monday to fill the latest vacant seat on the Scranton School Board....
Scranton School Director Gopal Patel announced this week that he is stepping down from the job he has held for two months....
Coffee with Jessica Rothchild Candidate for Scranton City Council Friday, February 15th, 2:00PM - 3:00PM Mansour's Market Cafe 969 Prescott Ave, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18510 An Evening with Jerry Notarianni and George Kelly Candidates for Lackawanna County Commissioner Wednesday, February 20th, 6:00PM - 8:00PM La Buona Vita 200 Reilly St, Dunmore, Pennsylvania 18512 Light fare and refreshments Suggestion Donation: $50 Tim Perry and Andy Chomko for Scranton City Council Campaign Kickoff Party! Sunday, February 24th, 2:00PM - 5:00PM Scranton/Dunmore FOP EB Jermyn Lodge 2 401 Railroad Avenue, Scranton Food and beverages $20 Donation Mark McAndrew for Scranton City Council Kick-Off Rally Thursday, February 28th, 6:00PM - 9:00PM Tripp Park Community Center 2000 Dorothy Street, Scranton Beverages and light-fare will be served. Suggested Donation: $20...
On Sunday, Scranton resident Marge Krawitz publicly criticized Democratic Councilman Tim Perry's response to complaints about the condition of the intersection at Ferdinand Street and Church Avenue....
Last week the grassroots advocacy organization Progressive Women of NEPA endorsed Jessica Rothchild's bid for the Scranton City Council....
Does money buy love or votes? This week, Democratic County Commissioner Jerry Notarianni officially kicked off his campaign for re-election. He's bringing former Lackawanna County Director of Economic Development George Kelly along for the ride. The two will face Notarianni's nemesis Patrick O'Malley and an as of yet unnamed running mate in this May's primary election. There are more than a few Democratic up and comers angry at O'Malley's decision to switch sides and play ball with Republican Laureen Cummings. Some speculate that this will be an epic fight to the political death. We disagree. O'Malley saw this coming and has...
The Democratic primary for Scranton City Council is taking shape with four candidates in the mix for their party's nomination for one of the two seats up this November....
Three hundred Scranton residents turned out Wednesday night for a schools forum hosted by Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale at Lackawanna College....
For those following the antics of the Scranton School Board, this week they did not disappoint. Wednesday's meeting saw the majority directors slam through a 3.6% tax increase and a rushed appointment to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Paige Gebhardt Cognetti. The increase comes from a $5 million revenue shortfall that needed to be made up if the district was going to balance its $166 million in expenses. Directors divided along expected lines and the motion won passage in a 5-3 vote with Robert Casey, Barbara Dixon, Bob Lesh (BL!), Greg Popil, and Paul Duffy in favor and Kate Gilmartin, Mark...
The Scranton School Board voted Wednesday to raise property taxes by 3.6% and made an unexpected decision to appoint a new member. While the increase was on the agenda, the vote to name local businessman Gopal Patel to the seat left vacant by last week's resignation of Paige Gebhardt Cognetti was not....