State Reps. Kyle T. Donahue, Bridget M. Kosierowski and Kyle Mullins recently announced that more than $9.3 million in both statewide Local Share Account Program and Public School Facility Improvement Grant Program grants have been approved for projects throughout Lackawanna County, including $170,366 to Dunmore Borough to construct four pickleball courts in an unutilized section of McHale Park near the Dunmore Community Center.

The project consists of constructing the new ball courts and adjacent parking area. The courts will have lighting and ample drainage.  

Other grants being awarded include: $1.05 million to Valley View School Districtt; $1 million to the Scranton School District; $950,000 to North Pocono School District; $775,000 to Abington Heights School District; $733,677 to South Abington Township in collaboration with Clarks Summit Borough and Abington Heights School District; $618,816 to Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Scranton; $500,000 to Covington Township; $500,000 to The Jewish Community Center of Scranton is seeking to build a new playground for its early learning center ; $450,000 to the Lakeland School District; $300,000 to Mid-Valley School District; $300,000 to Carbondale City;  $300,000 to the Scranton Lackawanna Industrial Building Co.; $270,000 to Blakely Borough;  $228,280 to Camp Freedom in Wayne County; $200,000 to Jefferson Township Sewer Authority; $200,000 to Moscow Sewer Authority; $165,802 to Dickson City Borough;

$150,000 to Throop Borough; $115,000 to Jermyn Borough;$101,785 to Scranton City for the Deutsch Institute andt Robison Park repairs; $100,000 to the Spring Brook Township Sewer Authority; $80,000 to Archbald Borough, and Vandling Borough.