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Mother’s Day reigns supreme as the most popular holiday for dining out, and restaurants throughout Northeast Pennsylvania have been busy getting ready to make today special for moms. Since taking moms out to lunch, brunch or dinner is a popular tradition

Best-selling author Gregory Maguire — the writer who gave the characters from “The Wizard of Oz” a back story — asked the 298 graduates of Keystone College to be patient with themselves because they are smarter than they know. “You can’t really learn that

BROOKLYN TWP. — On a mostly wooded hillside rising steeply from Martins Creek, amid the rambling fieldstone walls, the crumbling foundations, the small, secluded cemetery holding the earthly remains of souls known and unknown, a story awaits telling. To b

Super students in future stripes Valley View High School senior Abigail Pidgeon has accepted an offer of appointment to the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, Rhode Island. Abigail, who’s been interested in the academy since her ju

SCRANTON — Rain and cool weather may have put a damper on turnout, but the festivities flowed on at the 2018 Lackawanna River Conservation Association RiverFest on Saturday. “We’ve been lucky with sunshine,” said Bernie McGurl, LRCA executive director. “T

SCRANTON — More than 150 students graduated from Johnson College on Saturday during a ceremony held at the Theater at North. LaTida Smith, president and CEO of the Moses Taylor Foundation, gave the commencement address. Degrees were presented by Katie Leo

Abingtons Several members of the Rotary Club of the Abingtons recently met to clean up a local stretch of road. Ten Rotarians met May 5 and picked up litter along a stretch of about 2 miles of the Lackawanna Trail Highway, spokeswoman Gail Cicerini said.

The first Pennsylvania primary election with federal candidates since the state narrowly backed Republican Donald Trump for president takes place Tuesday with a search for its potential deeper meaning already underway. Democrats hope their primary voters

Memorial services ABINGTONS Abington Memorial VFW Post 7069, Clarks Summit, Memorial Day services, May 28: Abington Hills Ceme­tery, Morgan Highway, 8:30 a.m.; South Abington Mem­orial Park at the tank off Shady Lane Road, 9; Clarks Green Ceme­tery, 9:30;

1. The inaugural NEPA Green Fair was held last Saturday at Blakely Recreation Complex. What was featured at the event? A. Information on local green initiatives B. A 5K walk/run C. Clean air D. All of the above 2. The historic Scranton Cultural Center at