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Scranton School Board president s murder remains unsolved 40 years later
Tommy Genova left behind a wife and four young children when he was gunned down just before a board meeting. No one has been convicted of his murder. Author: Carolyn Blackburne Updated: 9:41 PM EST January 27, 2021
SCRANTON, Pa. It s been 40 years since Scranton School Board President Tommy Genova was killed in the parking lot of the district administration building.
He was 44 years old and left behind a wife and four young children.
All these years later, his murder remains a mystery.
His daughter Lori Macciocco remembers January 26, 1981, like it was yesterday. One minute, I was playing Atari that I got for Christmas and watching Little House on the Prairie that came on on Monday night, I kissed my father goodbye, and then the next minute I m kissing him on the operating table of a hospital. Cold. Dead, Macciocco said.
He was 44 years old and left behind a wife and four young children.
All these years later, his murder remains a mystery.
His daughter Lori Macciocco remembers January 26, 1981, like it was yesterday.
“One minute, I was playing Atari that I got for Christmas and watching Little House on the Prairie that came on on Monday night, I kissed my father goodbye, and then the next minute I’m kissing him on the operating table of a hospital. Cold. Dead,” Macciocco said.
Three years after Genova was killed, prosecutors charged Terry Moran.
During the trial, charges were dropped.
Then Lackawanna County District Attorney Ernie Preate found several witnesses lied to police, potentially, to cover their own involvement in the case.
Hundreds of students will now have to walk to school once in-person classes resume. Author: Stacy Lange Updated: 6:38 PM EST January 19, 2021
SCRANTON, Pa. There hasn t been a school bus on the streets of Scranton since the beginning of the school year. Students are still learning virtually.
But some families received a letter over the weekend that surprised them, telling them that busing is no longer an option and their students will have to walk once in-person classes resume.
Angel Syrylo received the letter for her sons Mathew and Lucas, who attend Isaac Tripp School. I know they wouldn t be able to. They couldn t even walk themselves to the bus stop if they had to! Syrylo said.
Parents, teachers worry about potential closure of elementary school
Scranton school board members said George Bancroft Elementary has fallen into disrepair and it would take about $2 million to fix. Author: Carolyn Blackburne Updated: 9:23 PM EST January 5, 2021
SCRANTON, Pa. The Scranton School Board is considering closing George Bancroft Elementary because it needs costly repairs while the district is already more than $200 million dollars in debt.
Jennifer Schwartz and her son Gabriel play hopscotch outside the elementary school.
Most students here still walk to school.
The Scranton School Board said the building has fallen into disrepair, and board members are considering its closure.