Lackawanna County

04/27/2026

PennDOT District 4 has significant work planned on Interstate 81 north and south this week at numerous locations in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.

04/27/2026

RIDE THE TROLLEY TO A GAME! 🚃⚾🌭 On select Sundays starting May 17 you can ride the rails from Lackawanna County's Electric City Trolley Museum to PNC Field for an afternoon of picturesque sight-seeing and a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders game! A $30 ticket includes a ride to and from the game and game ticket. Already have a ticket? The ride costs just $20. Reservations are required. For more information, call 570-963-6590.

04/27/2026

The Lackawanna County Department of Elections and Voter Registration have mailed absentee and mail-in ballots to county registered voters who have requested them. It also installed ballot “drop boxes” at six secure locations where voters may deposit the ballots if they choose not to mail them. Get all the details, including drop box locations, at www.lackawannacounty.org/news_detail_T8_R923.php.

04/27/2026

Eligible Pennsylvanians have one week left to register to vote in the May 19 primary election. Register to vote or update your voter registration information today: vote.pa.gov/register

04/27/2026

The weather didn't stop the Delaware Valley Orienteering Association (DVOA) Beginner Orienteering Clinic on Saturday at Merli-Sarnoski Park. The clinic offered two hours of instruction and a beginner course.

04/27/2026

Despite the cold, wet weather, more than 70 kids turned out Saturday for the American Legion Ambrose Revels Post 328 Youth Fishing Debry at Aylesworth Park!

04/27/2026

𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗬 𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡 🗳️✅🏛️ The county is responsible for voter registration and conduct of elections. Commissioners, serving as the Board of Elections, oversee an appointed director of elections. The county prepares and publishes notices of elections, conducts federal, state and county elections and processes mail-in/absentee ballots.

04/27/2026

Democratic Lackawanna County Commissioner Bill Gaughan will chair the county election board tasked with certifying the results of the May primary and November general elections this year.

Fellow Commissioners Thom Welby, a Democrat, and Chris Chermak, a Republican, voted with Bill Gaughan to make Gaughan chairman when the election board reorganized last week.

04/26/2026

BRAVO! 🎻🎉 The Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic will honor Lackawanna County Arts & Culture Department Director Maureen McGuigan for her dedication and commitment to the arts at “An Evening of the Arts” tribute dinner on Wednesday, May 6, at Manor on Main, 1505 Main St., Dickson City. Visit nepaphil.org by April 30 for tickets!

04/25/2026

𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙏𝙊𝘿𝘼𝙔!🏌️⛳🏆 The 2026 Lackawanna County 𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗨𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗙 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 will be held Saturday, May 30, at Pine Hills Country Club. $45 includes greens fees, food and gift bag! Junior (14-18 years old), Amateur (18-59 years old), Senior (60+) and Championship (18+) divisions. Deadline to register is May 26. Call 570-562-0138 for more information.

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04/24/2026

🚧 TRAFFIC ADIVSORY 🚧

04/24/2026

𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬! 🫶 🚸 The final Start Strong Together community fair will take place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Carbondale Elementary School, 103 Brooklyn St. The free community fair is focused on reaching families with children up to age five who may be underserved or unaware of services available in Lackawanna County.