Press Releases

New Scranton Law Restricts Firework Usage

On Tuesday, June 27, the Scranton City Council passed legislation prepared by the Police Department, Fire Department, and Law Department to...

June 29, 2023

The City of Scranton awarded more than $725,000 to six groups to support ongoing and expanded affordable childcare services on Wednesday,...

May 3, 2023

The City of Scranton announced aid for Cooper's Seafood House as it outlined plans to provide new grants of up to $3 million to small...

October 24, 2022

The City of Scranton awarded a total of nearly $1 million in nonprofit recovery funds on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. ...

October 13, 2022

Scranton will open grant applications on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, for two programs designed to help small businesses with a total of $1.75...

September 21, 2022

Scranton, PA – August 25, 2022. The City of Scranton announced today it is among a select group of high performing municipalities to...

August 25, 2022

ARPA grant applications open until Sept. 16 to address key areas of community wellness....

August 22, 2022

Today, Mayor Paige G. Cognetti announced that as of April 25, 2022, the City of Scranton will transition to a fully automated online system...

April 22, 2022

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti announced today the continuation of Pop-Up City Halls, a quality-of-life initiative which began last summer....

June 25, 2021

Scranton is receiving $68 million from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan . The results of these surveys will be part of the...

June 7, 2021