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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Developer interested in former School for the Deaf

Owner Marywood University signs option agreement with Los Angeles company. STAFF WRITER A developer could soon convert the former Scranton State School for the Deaf property into apartments, a restaurant and an events venue. Marywood University, which purchased the 10-acre property in the city’s Green Ridge section in 2011, signed…

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Coffee roaster’s arrival boosts local micro industry

BY JON O’CONNELL, STAFF WRITER / Published: December 3, 2017   Facing an oppressive growth environment in New Jersey, Joseph Fernandes III needed a new place to grow his family’s company. His three-year search ended in Dunmore, and whether he meant for it or not, Socafe’s impending arrival advances a…

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