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SCRANTON — Tireless neighborhood leader Robert “Ozzie” Quinn, who seemed to never sit still, will have a bench dedicated in his honor at Nay Aug Park. The opening of the Nay Aug Park pool facility Saturday will include a dedication of the bench at noon ne

HONESDALE — The borough’s pool will open for the summer Monday. The pool at 1874 Fair Ave. will be open between 1 and 6:30 p.m. every day through the summer. Admission is $3 for residents and $5 for nonresidents. There will be free admission July 12 for t

DUNMORE — A stray dog attacked and injured a borough woman today, police said.

Bishop Joseph C. Bambera condemned the separation of asylum-seeking immigrant children and parents, one day before U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session’s visit to Scranton.

LENOX TWP. — Motorists traveling northbound on Interstate 81 in the township Friday should expect a single lane closure between exits 206 and 211.

SCRANTON — People can ride local public buses for free Thursday as the County of Lackawanna Transit System celebrates the 13th Annual National Dump the Pump Day. The event aims to promote the use of public transportation. “Riding the bus is an easy way to

The state Attorney General’s office denied the Scranton School Board’s request for assistance in determining if the district’s no-bid busing contract with DeNaples Transportation is legitimate. Under state law, the office is not permitted to represent or

DUNMORE — A runaway bulldozer injured its operator and crashed into a home at 11 Tiffany Drive today, police said.

JEFFERSON TWP. — Thick plumes of black smoke rose from a small garage in a Jefferson Twp. as a fire Thursday afternoon consumed it, authorities said.

The Wyoming Area School District closed its schools today due to a threat made on Snapchat, the phone app and social media platform popular with teenagers, and is investigating the threat, Superintendent Janet Serino said.