Scranton, PA--When Interdependence Day is formally launched on September 11 at the Federal Court House, Scranton, Dr. Edward G. Boehm, Jr.  will accept the 2008 Interdependence Award.  The award is given to honor a person in the community who by his/her actions exemplifies the spirit of interdependence.  Past winners of this prestigious award are Governor William W. Scranton, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas I. Vanaskie, and Sr. Margaret Gannon IHM. Read more

by Ted Brunelle

“Scranton’s police chief should resign…” police union president Sgt. Bob Martin stated several times during a press conference held Aug. 18 at the Scranton Hilton.

Police Chief David Elliot was suspended for a week without pay Aug. 14 for allegedly making derogatory remarks on more than one occasion to two female officers. While formulating staffing assignments for a security detail pertaining to a surprise visit by presidential candidate Barak Obama, his request for two female officers to put in additional overtime was turned down.

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We have taken our beautiful (but fairly rigid) Scranton Post website and torn it to shreds with what you now see here.  Why have we done this? Because we wanted to include YOU, your comments and your input, in all of our stories.  Our goal at the Post is to give Scranton an interactive, fun, online edition of our newspaper, where comments can easily be added, Wikipedia type news stories can be created and anyone can add to a story or post their thoughts.  Pardon our dust as we do this - over the next week, there will be a lot of improvements and changes.Read more

"7 Police Departments  Needed to Fill Gaps"

By Ted Brunelle
You need the police to help you… Dial 911… and the officer’s reply to the call from dispatch is “No cars available…” or “Car call in…” You will have to wait up to three hours for an officer to come.Read more

by Barb Hughes
Groundbreaking ceremonies for northeastern Pennsylvania’s first medical college have been set for Tuesday, Aug. 19 at noon on a site along Pine Street, Scranton, future home of The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC).  The public is invited to attend.
Construction of the $120 million facility will begin by summer’s end, and by this fall, the college expects to begin accepting student applications for the 2009-2010 academic year.Read more

The Greater Scranton Interdependence Day Committee has reviewed plans for the 2008 Interdependence Day Celebration, to be kicked off on Friday, Sept. 5 with the Hexagon Project at MAC Gallery, 123 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, starting at 5 p.m.

Centerpiece for Interdependence Day will be "Choosing a Future of Promise," an event set for Thursday, Sept. 1, at the Federal Courthouse in Scranton.

Keynote speaker will be Shashi Tharoor, noted author of fiction and non-fiction works, and former Undersecretary General of the United Nations for Public Information.Read more

Almost 500 exhibits lined the 4-H Tent at the Northeast Fair, held recently in Pittston.
With the largest crowds the Fair has seen to date, there was plenty to see and do at the event, especially in the 4-H tent, including Make ’N Take Tables, the Teen Council Ring Toss Game, and the county fund raiser, a refreshment stand.
Exhibits included horse projects, woodworking, sewing, tied blankets, strawberry plants and other features.Read more

By Andrew Shoemaker
In every neighborhood I have ever visited, I find one commonality. Everyone generally knows their neighbors one or two doors down and that’s about it. We may wave and say “hi,” but more than just pleasantries seldom happen.  But this past Sunday, I was invited to a different kind of neighborhood, the kind where everyone was friends with everyone.Read more

By Martha Melyan

Reader Warning:  Beware!
These adventures will stir your imagination, and may make you believe in ghosts, witches, and maybe even black fog!Read more

The inaugural Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Pinstripes Golf Classic will be held on Monday (Aug. 18) at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club, 260 Country Club Drive, Mountain Top. Golfers will compete in a four-person scramble format and will have a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees player added to their foursome. 
The first annual event, to be held rain or shine, will begin with lunch at 11:30 a.m. and a shotgun start to begin the round of golf at noon.
The tournament will have three flights, with first, second and third place to be awarded in each division.Read more