Duane Pugh â the loving husband for 51 years to the late Margaret âPegâ (Schofield) Pugh; the devoted father and father-in-law of Jacqlynn âJacqiâ and Francis McGarry of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Hemlock Farms, Pa., and Duane Jr. and Cynthia Gurnee Pugh of Bethesda, Md.; and the adoring grandfather to Claire (24) and Peter (20) McGarry, and Cordell (21) and Eleanor âEllieâ (16) Pugh â died Tuesday evening at Wilson Hospital after a brief illness.
Duane was born and raised in Scranton, Pa., and loved tales of life in Scranton and keeping up with family, friends and acquaintances from long ago. He met the love of his life, Peggy Schofield, at a dance at Lake Winola, Pa., where his sister, Aline and Pegâs parents had summer cottages. After graduating from Scranton Technical High School, he volunteered to serve his country in the United States Army for six years, stationed in West Germany in 1955 to 1956. A good conduct medal was a source of pride
New mayor takes Scrantonâs reins
This is not how Paige Gebhardt Cognetti envisioned her first year as Scrantonâs mayor.
Elected in November 2019 to fill the final two years of former Mayor Bill Courtrightâs term after his guilty plea to federal corruption charges, Cognetti took office Jan. 6 and had to start working almost immediately to put out figurative fires.
The first was dealing with the potentially devastating Lackawanna County Court decision in a tax lawsuit that threatened to drive the city into insolvency, followed in short order by the burgeoning COVID-19 crisis that prompted her to declare a public health emergency in mid-March.
Fidelity Bank plans to establish a new headquarters in the heart of downtown Scranton and consolidate 140 well-paying jobs in the city while creating room to grow.
Fidelity President and CEO Daniel Santaniello confirmed the bankâs plans Wednesday after state Sen. John Blake, D-22, Archbald, announced $9 million in state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants for several local projects. Fidelityâs $2 million RACP grant will defray the anticipated $8 million to $12 million cost of constructing a facility or renovating an existing downtown building to serve as the bankâs new corporate center, Santaniello said.
âWe believe that Northeastern Pennsylvania is driven by the success of the city of Scranton,â he said, noting Fidelity feels âitâs incumbent upon us as a corporate leader to look to relocate back into the city and bring . life-sustaining jobs back into the city.â
Special Christmas morning giveaway in Scranton
Breakfast, toys, warm clothing, and household items were available for free to anyone in need this morning in Scranton. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 10:29 PM EST December 25, 2020
SCRANTON, Pa. Most restaurants are closed on Christmas Day, but that wasn t the case for Backyard Ale House in Scranton.
Anyone and everyone were invited to walk through, grab breakfast, and anything else they might need this Christmas. You re gonna get takeout food, you can walk around and pick out clothes, toys, socks, gloves, explained James Bodnar, head chef at Backyard Ale House and organizer for the event. We have food, Krispy Kreme donuts. We have coffee, pretty much a little bit everything for everybody.
December 22, 2020 : By Logan Smith - Office of Communications & Public Engagement
Austin Armentrout (left) and Aaron Milkie (right)
Two students from Liberty University’s Helms School of Government brought home first-time awards for Liberty in a virtual simulation of the European Union.
The event, sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic European Union Simulation Consortium and usually held in Washington, D.C., was staged virtually this year. From Nov. 13-14, students represented diplomats from several EU nations as they discussed real-world problems facing the EU and worked to find common ground with other countries.
Liberty’s 25-member team, representing Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, and Cyprus, tied for first place with the University of Lynchburg. Senior politics and policy student Austin Armentrout, acting as the prime minister of Cyprus, received the Outstanding European Council Member award, and senior Aaron Milkie, acting as the Latvian finance minister, won the Council