Lackawanna County

12/13/2025

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12/12/2025

12/12/2025

There’s still time to apply for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate – the deadline is December 31. The rebate is based on rent and property taxes paid in 2024.

➡️ Learn more at revenue.pa.gov/PTRR

12/12/2025

A celebration of the arts was held Thursday morning in Lackawanna County as the Arts & Culture Department hosted its 17th Annual Wake Up with the Arts Breakfast.

A celebration of the arts was held Thursday morning in Lackawanna County as the county’s Arts and Culture Department hosted its 17th Annual Wake Up with the Art

12/11/2025

Members of our Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council met today for our final meeting of 2025. The Advisory Council is appointed by the Board of Commissioners and members serve as an advisory committee for our department.

Thank you for lending your time and voices, and for supporting our every day work!

12/11/2025

❄️⚠️𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗗𝗘𝗖. 𝟭𝟲 ⚠️❄️ A 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 continues through Tuesday morning, Dec. 16 (8 p.m. each night to 7 a.m. the next morning).

Code Blue is a weather alert issued during extreme cold (temperatures expected to drop below 20 degrees), triggering a plan to help vulnerable populations, especially the homeless. Emergency shelter can be found at the following locations:

🛏️ 𝗦𝘁. 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆'𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻, 409 Olive St., Scranton, open 7 p.m. to 8 a.m.
🛏️ 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲, 982 Providence Road, Scranton, opens at 7:30 p.m.
🛏️ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (CIC), 445 North 6th Ave., Scranton, open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (open later if need requires).

Catholic Social Services of The Diocese of Scranton
Community Intervention Center

12/11/2025

SUNDAY! 🎄🎁 𝑳𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆, 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒔? 🎄🎁 Stop by the ❄️⛏️ 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐓 ⛏️❄️ at the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour at McDade Park, 1 Bald Mountain Road, Scranton. The marketplace will be held Sunday, Dec. 14, from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Face painting, hot chocolate, kids crafts and more! While your there 𝑮𝑶 𝑫𝑶𝑾𝑵 𝑰𝑵 𝑯𝑰𝑺𝑻𝑶𝑹𝒀 and enjoy the last coal mine tours of the season! Tours available from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

12/11/2025

Commissioner Bill Gaughan joined other local officials Wednesday to celebrate and break ground for Hilltop Heights affordable housing community on the 900 block of Saginaw Street in the city’s South Side.

Officials break ground on Hillside Heights in city’s south side

12/10/2025

⚠️ Service Suspension Notice ⚠️

Due to worsening road conditions in Lackawanna County, COLTS is immediately suspending all service for the safety of our passengers and operators.

We will continue to monitor the weather and road conditions closely and will provide updates, if and when service can resume.

Please, stay safe and check back for further announcements, visit www.coltsbus.com, or download our myStop app for live updates.

12/10/2025

𝗨𝗡𝗪𝗥𝗔𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦! 🎄🐾 Penn State Extension of Lackawanna County is excited to offer these holiday deals!

🎁𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝑮𝒊𝒇𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒀𝒐𝒖: 20% off all online courses using discount code HOLIDAY20 through Dec. 15!

🎁 𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑪𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒏: 25% price drop across the site (no discount code required) from Jan. 5 to 31, 2026!

Penn State Extension of Lackawanna County is a modern educational organization dedicated to delivering science-based information. Their mission is to provide non-formal in-person and online educational programs in the areas of agriculture, horticulture, 4-H youth development and family living. Penn State Extension provides educational programs to enable the county to maintain a competitive, environmentally sound food and fiber system, aw well as prepare county residents to participate more fully in community decisions. This is accomplished through newsletters, seminars, short courses and individual assistance. For more information, visit extension.psu.edu/lackawanna-county.

12/10/2025

The Lackawanna County Children's Library is preparing to host its first Noon Year. The event starts with story time and includes a dance party, noisemakers, sparkling juice and a countdown on a television screen. “We are very excited about it, we are going to make it a lot of fun,” said Early Childhood Program Coordinator Jenna O’Malley.

Before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, there is Noon Year’s Eve, a twist on the holiday for children who will be in bed long before the ball drops.