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May 28—May 26, 1962: Captain Kangaroo hopped on over to Scranton to share his "Fun with Music" program with the pre-school and elementary school children of the area. The captain, aka Bob Keeshan, entertained children for many years. First, he portrayed Clarabell the Clown on "The Hoddy Doddy Show" until 1952, and then three years later, he started the "Captain Kangaroo" show on CBS. His "Fun ...

WASHINGTON - During a speech in Pittsburgh in March, President Joe Biden held up the...

For softball. she loved art. most of all we were a family. >> yes. >> she left her family and we loved her right back. >> they were new to punta gorda. had moved recently from scranton, pennsylvania. tara, almost grown up, told them she would stay behind and make her own life. >> she didnt want to come down. im sure it was, you know, its a change. especially when you are older. and we had a bet going on how long it would be before she got here. because we are so close. >> yeah. >> because we are...

This is tonights marquis moment. >> a bunch of malarkey. i swear to god my dad was not -- he was a salesperson, not a coalminer but my grandfather was. >>s great-grandfather was not a coalminer. he was an engineer who did not extract whole from anything. this old lives at 5 sets up in 2000. >> the president now if not that michael was a coalminer, wasnt a coalminer. i tried that crap. in scranton, there had to be a coalminer somewhere. he was an engineer. >> how do you like that admission, i tri...

They are embarrassed by their own revelation here. it is a fantastically horrifying thing that is going on. will: 29 thank you for showing the madness. president biden caught in a lie about his scranton roots nyc quoting mao in a military commencement address? raymond arroyo has that and more, friday follies next.

HARRISBURG, PA (WSKG) — Lou Barletta, the Republican Party’s Donald Trump-endorsed nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018, is running for governor of Pennsylvania. Barletta, 65, becomes the most prominent figure to enter a 2022 governor’s race that Republicans have won every time in the past half-century when there is an outgoing Democratic governor and a first-term Democratic president. Barletta, a former Hazleton mayor and four-term member of Congress, has far more electoral experience than an...

May 19—MOSCOW — Taliya Booker waited almost two years for this day. In that time, she trained and got physically and mentally ready for this one race. When the starter's pistol fired, the Delaware Valley senior powered from the blocks and channeled all of her motivation and strength into the 400 meters in front of her and, this time, left no doubt in her mind. Sprinting with confidence and ...

May 2—SCRANTON — Dipam Shah's path to becoming a doctor can be measured in steps. From his home in Midtown Apartments, he walked to Scranton High School, then to the University of Scranton. For the last four years, he has walked across the street to the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine where he earns his degree today. He is the first student to enroll in the medical college's pathway ...

Businesses reconsidering 24-hour store hours ROBERT TOMKAVAGE, The (Scranton) Times-Tribune May 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Corin Dively sacrificed sleep to shop. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to buy a quart of milk or bottle of Tylenol in the wee hours of the morning as many stores once open 24 hours a day are now closing at midnight or earlier. And for those who have a nontraditional work schedule or sick child, the closures are problematic. “It’s tough fo...

50 years later, Amtraks future is suddenly bright FacebookTwitterEmail 1of20 Amtrak Turboliner Train at Rensselaer Station, New York. July 22, 1976 (Times Union Archive)Times Union Historic ImagesShow MoreShow Less 2of20 A New York City destined Amtrak train waits at the Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak station on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Rensselaer, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 3of20 4of20 Interior of Amtrak Turbo Train. Rensselaer. July 23, 1976 ...