Samter’s building in downtown Scranton sold

The former Samter’s building at Lackawanna and Penn avenues has sold, according to property marketer Hinerfeld Commercial Real Estate of Scranton. A firm called Scranton-Samter LP bought the building. The price was not disclosed, though the asking price was $500,000. The purchaser has not revealed plans for the building. Samter’s…

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Family celebrates 50 years of Thanksgiving gatherings

DICKSON CITY — The Cognettis go big for Thanksgiving. They continue a tradition that started in a back room at Brutico’s restaurant in Old Forge in 1966. Less than two dozen attended the family get-together in the first years. But as their numbers multiplied, the tradition grew. This year, to…

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