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1. Several projects are planned for Montage Mountain. What’s not proposed or being constructed? A. Hotel B. Senior living facility C. Amusement park D. Row homes 2. Scranton City Council is considering a mobile app that will allow residents to directly re

JESSUP — Thousands waited in anticipation Saturday for the start of the annual St. Ubaldo Day’s Race of the Saints, but a teen’s threat brought the festivities to a grinding halt. Officials delayed the race, originally set to start about 5:30 p.m., for ab

SCRANTON — City Hall, Lackawanna County offices and the county courts will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. The County of Lackawanna Transit System also will be closed with no bus service. Regular bus service, both fixed route and shared ri

SCOTT TWP. — Fire crews doused flames that broke out in a motor home early Saturday afternoon. Crews responded to a gas station at 477 Carbondale Road and found the motor home in flames. It’s unclear when exactly the fire broke out, but firefighters had i

SCRANTON — The University of Scranton conferred nearly 600 master’s and doctoral degrees at its graduate commencement ceremony Saturday in the Byron Recreation Complex. Graduates recognized at the ceremony include those who completed their degree requirem

Tribute Dinner planned Dave and Ann Hawk will be honored during the NativityMiguel School of Scranton’s first Tribute Dinner The Hawks played integral roles in founding the school, which opened in 2015. NativityMiguel is an independent Catholic, co-educat

WHITE HAVEN — The Powerhouse Eatery is known for offering a fine dining experience in a historic atmosphere in an old power plant. Now, customers can experience some of the eatery’s unique products at home by ordering them online and having them delivered

Local schools have received state grants to improve breakfast options — a program administrators hope will help students excel throughout the day. “If they get a good night’s sleep, come in and have something to eat ... it helps improve their school day,”

May 27, 1918 Two men shot after remark in saloon Taking offense to the comment of “cheapskate,” Michael Muro shot two men in front of Figlemenia’s Saloon on North Scott Street in Carbondale. The men, Frank Verona and Frank Gentile, were taken to the Emerg

A prominent Scranton dentist repeatedly name-dropped his friend, President Donald Trump, at a recent hearing in Florida in an attempt to obtain a license to practice in Palm Beach, records show. Dr. Albert Hazzouri Jr. identified himself as Trump’s dentis