Vigil Planned at Everhart Museum to Mark 20th Anniversary of 9/11

Posted on September 1, 2021 by The Dunmorean

The 9/11 Memorial Committee of Lackawanna County will host a special observation of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, with an evening vigil on Saturday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. in front of the Everhart Museum at Nay Aug Park. The public is invited.

The ceremony will include prayers, songs, a rifle salute by the Northeast Detachment Marine Corps League and the lighting of 297 tea candles (1 for every 10 victims) to symbolize the 2977 innocents and heroes who died that day. Mayor Paige Cognetti and Congressman. Matt Cartwright are scheduled to give remarks.

Shown from left: Thomas Munley, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas; Rev. Richard E. Fox, St. Patrick’s, Scranton; Mayor Paige Gebhart Cognetti, Capt. Dennis Lukasewicz, Scranton Police; Vince Carden and Jim Rosar, Marine, NE Detachment, Marine Corps League; Charlie Spano, chair of the 9/11 Committee; Jim Casella, NE Detachment of the Marine Corps League; Chief Len Namiotka, Scranton Police; Chief Richard Kane, NE Detachment Marine Corps League; Joe DeAntona, 9/11 Committee; US Rep Matt Cartwright, and Patrick O’Malley, vice chair of the 9/11 Committee.

Cleanup at Nay Aug Park

Posted on May 5, 2021 by The Dunmorean

Marywood University students, alumni, staff and family members recently volunteered to help clean up Nay Aug Park. Organized by The Greenhouse Project, and Debbie A. Frable Welby and Paul Welby, Memorial Rose Garden chairpersons, the Marywood volunteers assisted with work on two areas for new flower beds and benches.

The volunteers cleaned, weeded, raked, and bagged more than sixty bags of leaves, and they spread two truckloads of red mulch.

Shown from left: Logan Casebolt, family member; Mary Errico Casebolt, Marywood University alumna; Ann O’Brien, assistant director of Service-Learning and Community Service; Sarah O’Brien, at front, family member; Tommy Flynn, undergraduate student; Sister Rachel Terry, IHM, campus ministry associate, and Courtney Loughlin, graduate student.

UNICO Makes Donation to Northeast Suicide Prevention Initiative

Posted on October 6, 2020 by The Dunmorean

Dunmore’s Keystone UNICO donated $500 to the Northeast Suicide Prevention Initiative’s “Share the Journey Drive” fundraiser at Nay Aug Park as part of their ongoing community support during this COVID-19 Pandemic.

This was appropriate because so many have been under an unusual amount of emotional stress for over six months with this pandemic. Donations can made on line at their website www.northeastsuicidepreventioninitiative.org.

Shown at the check presentation are Tom Carlucci, Keystone board member; President Mike Nelson and Vice President Kathy Wallace of the Northeast Suicide Prevention Initiative; Keystone Chapter President Mary Ann Coviello, Board Chairman Frank Coviello, UNICO PA II District Governor Cathy Bianchi, Michele McDade and Mark McDade, all Keystone UNICO Board Members.