Veterans group to buy former school for deaf property

For more than 100 years, deaf students lived and learned on a 10-acre property in Scranton’s Green Ridge section. A decade after Marywood University took possession of it, the property will soon transform into a place where veterans and first responders can receive counseling, develop skills and take classes. The…

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Priests to move to Clarks Summit University’s seminary

By Sarah Hofius Hall / Published: October 26, 2016 SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — A fraternity of Catholic priests will move its North American headquarters to where Baptist men learned how to better serve Christ. The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter bought Clarks Summit University’s seminary building for $1.2 million this…

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Marywood to seek buyer for deaf school campus

SARAH HOFIUS HALL, TIMES-TRIBUNE, STAFF WRITER                    Published: February 4, 2015 A 10-acre property in Scranton’s Green Ridge section could soon have new life — and a new purpose. Marywood University is seeking a buyer for the former Scranton State School for the Deaf property, which has sat vacant since 2011….

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