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Scranton school directors will vote to appoint a solicitor for the district on Monday while formally accepting the resignation of a former director. The district submitted a request for proposals for legal services in February. Two firms — Joyce,… more

Forest City Community luncheon: Christ Episcopal Church, 700 Delaware and Dundaff streets, community luncheon, April 12, noon-1 p.m., all are welcome to join in fellowship. Old Forge Chicken dinner: Old Forge Lions Club annual takeout-only chicken… more

McNichols Educational Plaza, 1111 S. Irving Ave, has implemented the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) and is currently under a SECURE due to reported police activity near the school, according to the Scranton School District post at 10 a.m. Friday.… more

A&A Auto Parts announced Friday it is closing 9 of its 10 retail locations. The company, a subsidiary of Keystone Automotive Operations, will continue to operate its flagship store at 1575 Wyoming Ave., Exeter, and also wholesale operations.… more

Fellerman & Ciarimboli law firm announced attorney Molly Dempsey Clark earned the title of managing senior attorney and chair of the Medical Malpractice Trial Group. With years of experience in complex medical malpractice cases, Dempsey Clark is… more

Marywood University announced the return of its annual Kindness Week, April 7-11. This year’s celebration will feature collaboration with Broadway in Scranton (“Mean Girls”) and local businesses to inspire and promote kindness throughout the… more

Toyota of Scranton is proud to support the Friends of Phil Jones Memorial fourth annual doubles tournament to be held at Valley Bowling Lanes, 1 Meredith St., Carbondale Twp., on Saturday and April 13. From left: Patrick Rogers, chief financial… more

A Dunmore councilwoman sent Gov. Josh Shapiro a letter Wednesday urging him to add stricter penalties to the Keystone Sanitary Landfill’s remanded Phase III expansion while also raising concerns over the role of a state Department of Environmental… more

Officials hired a professional to clean Carbondale Area High School after they reported bedbugs at the school Wednesday. One classroom was affected by bedbugs, Principal Joseph Farrell said in a letter to parents Wednesday, which was immediately… more

Chili’s Grill & Bar is scheduled to open Monday at 3905 Commerce Blvd. in Dickson City in a newly constructed building at the site of what was most recently an Uno Pizzeria & Grill. The Texas-based casual dining chain’s first Lackawanna… more

MOOSIC — Fans looking for an alternative to a hot dog will have another dining option at PNC Field this spring and summer. Primo Hoagies plans to open a location at the ballpark along Montage Mountain Road with the home opener for the Scranton/… more

MARRIAGE LICENSES Georisell Vazquez-Soto and John Joseph Stankiewicz, both of Scranton. Ashley Brianna Velasquez and Nathaniel Vaughn Tutton, both of Wyoming. PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS SP Capital LLC, Scranton, to TD Realty Holdings LLC, Scranton; a… more

If there was a youth sporting event in West Scranton, Tommy Selemba was there. He was president of the West Scranton Little League and the Junior Invaders football program. He helped revive West’s American Legion Post 920 baseball team and was an… more

CARBONDALE TWP. — Fire crews from multiple departments rushed to a two-alarm blaze in Childs early Thursday morning. The fire was originally called in as a porch fire at 115 Main St., but firefighters soon learned several people were trapped on a… more

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Committee members of the Dunmore Lions Club, Dunmore Rotary, Dunmore Police Department and Dunmore Fire Department met recently for the upcoming Easter egg hunt scheduled for April 19 at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Playground, Hill and Cooney streets,… more

The O’Malley family will host their 24th annual free drive-through Easter party April 13 from 1-3 p.m. at McDade Park. The party will include chocolate bunnies, jellybeans, Goodfellas pizza, a McDonald’s cheeseburger and french fry coupon from the… more

DUNMORE — Residents voiced questions and concerns Wednesday night about how law enforcement will keep the Dunmore School District safe as district officials work to establish a school police force. More than 20 people attended the school board… more

An attorney from Pittston-based law firm Joyce, Carmody & Moran last month sent a letter to NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania asking if its employee, Todd Pousley, would resign from his job if he won election to Scranton City Council,… more

CARBONDALE — A Carbondale man is accused of pushing and shoving officers as they attempted to take him into custody Saturday. Ryan Kundla, 29, of 26 Wyoming St., Carbondale, repeatedly threatened his neighbors and directed racial slurs at them,… more

SCRANTON — A new space at Johnson College will give students room for hands-on experience on electrical and heating and air conditioning equipment that will prepare them for careers outside the classroom. Officials at the college in North Scranton… more

Scranton Tomorrow aims to help local retailers thrive this spring through its Hop Around Downtown initiative. The nonprofit community and economic development organization — which also organizes Deck the Downtown during the Christmas season — hopes… more

MARRIAGE LICENSES Katrina Natasha LaRusso and Jesse John Kurilla, both of Olyphant. Jazline Centeno and Sherod Matthew Cooper, both of Scranton. Nanci Dobson and Edward Leo Martin III, both of South Abington Twp. Jose Davila and Vicente Dinally… more