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Monday, March 16th, 2026
Good morning, Scranton. Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 16th of March.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Today, Mayfield hosted a hunting and fishing expo at William Walker House Company in Lackawanna County featuring small businesses, basket raffles, food and 36 vendors who raised funds for the Gino Merli Veterans Center. WNEP
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ The Penn York Highlanders (a pipe and drum band founded in 1956) practiced extensively before joining the St Patrick's Day parade in Wilkes Barre, tuning their instruments and donning uniforms as a tribute to local tradition. Members volunteer weekly out of a genuine passion for the art. FOX 56
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ WVIA’s Sarah Scinto and Borys Krawczeniuk discussed progress on plans to re-establish passenger rail service between Scranton and New York City (part of their News Voices feature) which also aired on WVIA Radio. WVIA
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Family to Family Easter Food Basket Giveaway
8 AM – 4 PM — Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple — Free — Community organizations come together to provide Easter food baskets with no registration required.
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Scranton Half Marathon
4:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. — PenFed Credit Union Field at Memorial Stadium — Registration required — Race through Scranton in the scenic 13th edition of this popular half marathon.
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