DHS Students Paint Mural for State Representative’s Office

Posted on April 5, 2017 by The Dunmorean

Dunmore High School students participated in an Art Mural project in State Representative Kevin Haggerty’s Dunmore office recently. The art students, supervised by art teacher Cristin Hogan, worked for two days in Haggerty’s office on the mural which depicts Pennsylvania’s state wildlife and nature.

Students who participated included Gina Bernotsky, Mackenzie Senatore, Summer Czekaj, Madison Brzenski, Amber Gabril, Maggie Walters and Brenda Galeno.

Local Share Account Grant Recipients

Posted on April 5, 2017 by The Dunmorean

State Rep. Kevin Haggerty, D-Lackawanna, has announced that multiple projects in the 112th Legislative District are receiving $1.3 million in grant funding from the Commonwealth Financing Authority as part of the Local Share Account.

“These projects are important for the safety of our communities and to help improve the quality of life for people who live and work in my district,” Haggerty said.

Grant funding from the LSA includes:

$285,000 to the Greater Scranton YMCA Pool Renovation Project, to renovate two pool facilities in Dunmore Borough;
$25,000 for the amphitheater at the Learning Commons at Marywood University for the final phase of the Learning Commons’ project through the demolition of an existing library and construction of an outdoor amphitheatre.
$50,000 to United Community Outreach Food Bank Building to renovate the food bank’s existing food storage warehouse in Blakely Borough so that larger quantities of perishable food items may be stored without spoilage. The funds will be used to buy two new freezers, a new HVAC system, and a fire sprinkler system.
$90,000 for a Scranton safety improvement project at the crossing from Elm Street to Parker Street. Funds were awarded in partnership with Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority for pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements in the city.
$115,000 for curb improvements and beautification projects in Scranton’s downtown business district.
$63,080 to Archbald Borough for the purchase of a police vehicle.
$60,000 for Archbald Athletic and Sportsmen’s Club Facility to renovate the community athletic facility to include ADA and kitchen updates, and connect the pavilion to the main clubhouse.
$44,000 for a fire marshal vehicle equipped for a K-9 officer.
$46,000 for Blakely Borough’s streetscape/Main Street revitalization to replace the deteriorated sidewalks in the borough’s business district.
$220,000 for Everhart Museum renovations and safety enhancements to modernize and upgrade various areas throughout the facility.
$35,000 for Blakely Borough Coal Miners Remembered Memorial Project to erect a monument in honor of all the coal miners from Blakely.

Rep. Haggerty speaks out on potential prison closures

Posted on February 1, 2017 by The Dunmorean

1635 State Rep. Kevin Haggerty, D-Lackawanna, issued the following statement regarding the announcement by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections that three prisons in the Northeast that were being considered for closure will remain open.

“I truly believe that the outpouring of support by our region’s prison employees, their families and our state and federal legislators had a lot to do with the northeast state prisons all remaining open. I would like to thank Governor Tom Wolf and Corrections Secretary John Wetzel for listening to our concerns and taking the time to respond to our correspondence.

“Over the past few weeks, I was proud to stand side by side with fellow lawmakers at state hearings, town hall meetings and visits to our state prison system. Today, we can all forget about party affiliation and take solace in knowing that all the state prison employees from the northeast will be going to work right here at home. This was a tremendous united front and everybody should be extremely proud,” Haggerty said.