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🌱 What changes will Scranton’s new school board president prioritize next?
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What's up Scranton! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What changes will Scranton’s new school board president prioritize next?
- Meet the 31-year-old shaping Scranton’s business story behind the scenes
- How a small grant could reshape Scranton’s mining history story
Also on today's calendar: Sleeping Beauty and 5 more events.
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- Thursday: Colder with snow showers, with a high of 29 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Partly sunny and cold, temps: high: 30, low: 19.
- Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of 34 and low of 20 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Scranton School Board reorganizes, Borthwick elected board president (thetimes-tribune.com) — Scranton residents have a new school board president, as directors elected Tom Borthwick to lead the nine-member body and kept Danielle Chesek as vice president. The reorganized board welcomed two new members, noted recent financial recovery progress, and highlighted restored programs like preschool, library funding, and expanded middle school arts that will shape students’ daily experiences. 
2. Ryan Buchanan (thetimes-tribune.com) — A 31-year-old Hamlin resident who leads marketing and communications at the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce is drawing on his faith, family, and mentors to shape his career in Scranton’s business community. He manages the Chamber’s publications, video series, branding, and internships while also serving local youth and churches, and hopes to eventually teach business or marketing at the college level.
3. ARIPPA, Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Award Lackawanna River Conservation Association Mini-Grant; Next Round Opens Jan. 1 (blogspot.com) — A new mini-grant will help document how mine flooding once damaged properties and infrastructure from Old Forge through Scranton to Carbondale, and support an exhibit at Scranton’s Anthracite Heritage Museum. Researchers will produce a white paper, educational materials, and pursue a historic marker at the Old Forge Borehole, a major mine-drainage source into the Lackawanna River.
4. PIAA To Add :35 Second Shot Clock Beginning in the 2028-2029 Season (wnep.com) — High school basketball in Scranton and across Pennsylvania will add a 35-second shot clock starting in the 2028-2029 season, affecting today’s freshmen by their senior year. Local coaches from West Scranton and Scranton High say the change will speed up games, better prepare players for college, and require schools to invest in new equipment and training.
5. New Deadline for PA Property Tax and Rent Rebate Comes Soon (bctv.org) — Scranton homeowners and renters on limited incomes have until Dec. 31 to apply for Pennsylvania’s expanded 2024 property tax and rent rebates, now worth up to $1,000. Supplemental rebates automatically go to some low-income homeowners and qualified residents in Scranton, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh, with income limits set to rise with inflation in future years.
📸 Around Scranton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Scranton
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★ Featured events ★
- Parent's Night Out!
Bee's Backyard, The Marketplace at Steamtown, Scranton
5:00 pm
Friday December 12
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Other local events
- Sleeping Beauty
The Shakes Space , 300 Lackawanna Ave Suite #122 , Scranton
6:00 pm - South Side Farmers Market
UNC South Side Farmers Market , 526 Cedar Ave , Scranton
10:00 am - Pop-Up T-Shirt Sale!
The Marketplace at Steamtown , 300 Lackawanna Ave , Scranton
12:00 pm - Scranton Holiday Punk Rock Flea Market
St Mary's Center , 320 Mifflin Ave , Scranton
12:00 pm - "The Nutcracker" presented by Scranton Civic Ballet Company
The Theater at North , 1539 N Main Ave , Scranton
2:00 pm - HOLIDAY SILENT DISCO
Afa Gallery , 101 Penn Ave , Scranton
8:00 pm - Chanukah Festival
Scranton JCC , 601 Jefferson Avenue , Scranton
8:00 am
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
📣 Scranton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Yoga for Healing with The Greenhouse Project
Throop Community Civic Center , 500 Sanderson St , Throop
1:00 pm - Basketball - Junior High - Boys
Riverside JSHS Moosic, PA 18507
4:00 pm - Basketball - Junior High - Girls
Riverside JSHS Moosic, PA 18507
4:00 pm - Basketball - Freshman - Boys
Riverside JSHS Moosic, PA 18507
4:30 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- In Scranton at 300 prospect ave is the nicest Christmas display I've ever seen .
the entire house is decorated and there are even Christmas movie displays in the windows and the park across the street #holidays (Nextdoor Hyde Park) - We have been contacted by a resident of Ryerson Avenue.
Today two men saying that they were from PPL came to his door and tried to gain entry to his house. They wanted the homeowner to check his bill. The… (Nextdoor Green Ridge)
- Fresh Grocer posted a job opening for Fresh Grocer - Grocery Clerk in Scranton. Apply here.
- PNC posted a job opening for Business Center Assistant Manager in Scranton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scranton here.
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