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Carbondale Arts event: Arts Thrive free community arts event, Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., downtown Carbondale; interactive arts event with hands-on demonstrations including fine arts, visual arts, culinary arts, mixed media, healing arts, painting, photogra

HARRISBURG — Bishops for six Catholic dioceses have agreed to “make public” the findings of a grand jury investigation into widespread sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said bishops in the Harrisburg and Green

DICKSON CITYOff-price retailer plans June debut A new off-price clothing store plans to open in about a month. Barring unforeseen delays, Gabe’s, a discount fashion retailer that has a store in Wilkes-Barre Twp., plans to open June 23 in the former Hhgreg

MARRIAGE LICENSES ■ Ryan Kevin Loughran, Greeley, and Kathleen Barbara Montella, Waverly. ■ Johnathan Henry Filippini and Christina Marie Cherra, both of Annapolis, Md. ■ Courtney Marie Wright and Andrew Ryan Holland, both of Gouldsboro. ■ Gregory Lee Par

ESTATE NOTICES n Robert Squier, 85 Randolph Rd., Great Bend; letters testamentary to Beth McCormick, 1561 Singer Rd., Wyomissing. n Michael Patrick, 3219 SR 2073, Gibson Twp.; letters testamentary to Suzanne Patrick, 48 Bickle Rd., Washington, N.J. MARRIA

May 22, 1918 Six loafers deemed unfit for work Six of the 10 men rounded up in Scranton Mayor Alex Connell’s war on loafers were found to be unfit for work by Department of Public Works Superintendent Dick James and foreman Sam Knapp. James and Knapp agre

SCRANTON — Scranton School District officials outlined a timeline for furloughed teachers at a personnel committee meeting Monday night. Those who will be laid off will learn their fates by the middle of June. The district posted all nontenured and new po

An armed robbery and assault in Scranton that began with the seemingly charitable act of getting a broken-down car running ended with three people in custody once that car broke down again a few miles away. The incident began Sunday night when Officer Bri

Super students Marywood University senior graphic design students Emmanuel Adjei, Samantha Costa, Niki DiGaetano and Dedra Congdon, won top awards at the annual Northeastern Pennsylvania American Advertising Awards ceremony. Adjei of Philadelphia won the

Marywood University’s commencement also included August and January 2017/2018 graduates, who participated in Saturday’s ceremony. From the College of Health and Human Services: AUGUST 2017 GRADUATES Doctoral degrees: Jennifer Misunas Buchwash, Moosic, and