Press Releases

Scranton Opening Two Small Business ARPA Grants

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

NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2021 Updated Mask Requirements for City of Scranton Buildings SCRANTON, PA— On May 13, the CDC...

May 14, 2021

May 4, 2021 NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SCRANTON, PA –Earlier today Governor Wolf announced that his administration is lifting COVID-19...

May 5, 2021

The Rent, Mortgage, and Utility Relief Assistance Program will distribute $1,135,629.00 of CARES Act funding from ESG-CV to alleviate...

March 22, 2021

SCRANTON, PA. – March 19, 2021 – Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti has announced that Lackawanna College has been awarded a $150,000 CARES...

March 19, 2021