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Samter building in Scranton under contract for sale
The former Samter’s building at Lackawanna and Penn avenues is under contract for sale, according to the website of Hinerfeld Commercial Real Estate of Scranton that’s marketing the property. Efforts to reach the Hinerfeld Realtor were unsuccessful. The Samter’s building is one of two former Boscov properties downtown that NBT…
Penn’s Northeast announces executive committee members for new fiscal year
Penn’s Northeast, a regional economic development marketing agency, recently announced its executive committee members who will lead the organization into the next fiscal year. The executive committee is made up of business professionals from the multi-county regions in which the agency operates. From left, Amy Luyster, The Scranton Plan; Stephen…
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…