Category Archives: May 2016

Dunmore Fire Dept. receives service grant

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Photo credit: Scranton Times Tribune

State Rep. Frank Farina, D-Lackawanna, announced today that fire departments, ambulance and rescue squads serving the 112th Legislative District are receiving state grants totaling more than $250,000. Dunmore Fire Department will receive a grant of $13,789. Farina said he is proud of the award recipients in his legislative district.

“This state funding is vital because our fire and ambulance squads save lives in times of tragedy and are always available when we need them throughout the year,” Farina said.

The grants are from Pennsylvania’s Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program and were awarded in February. In all, 2,538 grants were awarded statewide. The grants are funded partly by gaming revenue.

 

UNICO meeting features presentation and book signing

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Richard Muti Book Signing

At a recent meeting of the Keystone Chapter of UNICO, Richard Muti gave his CENT’ANNI, THE SINATRA LEGEND AT 100 presentation and book signing.  Muti gave a great presentation with several anecdotes that were new for many in the audience.  Ironically, that night was the same night that Frank Sinatra Jr. died.

Standing from left are William Dougherty, Cathy Gerard, President John Mecca, Mary Rinaldi, PA II District Governor Mark McDade, Cathy Bianchi, Author Richard Muti and Marie Scaringi.

Public Art Project hosts May Flowers event

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To capitalize on the lovely weather and vibrant colors of spring, #scrantonlove Public Art Project will host another First Friday Scranton event on May 6, entitled May Flowers.   The project celebrates the rebirth of Lackawanna County’s rich landscape of flowers and greenery.

May Flowers will feature several flower-themed activities and installations.  Duffy’s Accessories, 218 Linden Street, will be featuring an exhibit by artist Caleb Eyler and beaded flowers by local Girls Scouts.  Duffy’s will also be working to “flower bomb” the section west of Wyoming Avenue with yarn bombed flowers, artistic flowers and real flowers donated by the Greenhouse Project at Nay Aug.  The Linden Street arch on Courthouse Square will have a flower installation designed by artist Kelly Moore and Scranton High School senior art students, National Honor Society members and class officers with flowers donated by Ambiance, Dillon Floral Corporation and community members.

From 5 to 8 p.m., the public is invited to help create a wheat paste mural on the side of The Leonard Theatre Building, 335 Adams Avenue, led by ScrantonMade.   Wheat Paste is a gel or liquid adhesive made from wheat flour or starch and water. It has been used for thousands of years for book binding, découpage, collage, papier-mâché, and adhering paper posters and notices to walls.  Wheat Paste artists around the globe are now using it to create semi-permanent murals on buildings. The paste is an adhesive that is weather resistant, but it can also be removed with a pressure washer.

Information about making flowers for the mural will be posted on the Scrantonlove May flowers Facebook event page.

Guests will also have the opportunity to create a piece that night if they are unable to create one before.  The Workshop, located at 334 Adams Avenue, will be hosting a printmaking session the night of First Friday, led by print maker and graphic artist Christine Medley, where guests will have an opportunity to create a print for the mural.