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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Thrive or dive? The changing face of NEPA’s restaurant scene

The idling line of cars snaking around Dairy Queen never shortened. Two or three new cars filled the void whenever the line moved forward. The newest ice cream and fast-food spot opened Tuesday in South Abington Twp. to curious customers whose enthusiasm marks shifting tastes. The fork in consumer preference…

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Lackawanna County reassessment: Is it worth it?

kyle wind / Published: October 29, 2017 After Rosemarie and Leo Yaeger built a new house in 2016, the couple was puzzled to learn their property tax bill was higher than some of their Scranton neighbors whose houses dwarf their 2,400-square-foot single-story home. The pair appealed their East Mountain property’s…

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