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Jun. 11—The case against three former Scranton School District employees, who state investigators last year said ignored lead and asbestos problems and put children at risk, will not head to a preliminary hearing next week. Attorneys for the former employees — Superintendent Alexis Kirijan, Ed.D., Chief Operating Officer Jeff Brazil and daytime maintenance foreman Joseph Slack — will appear in .
Jun. 9—A lack of accountability and transparency from the Scranton Single Tax Office warrants a state performance audit, Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti wrote in a May letter to the state's top financial watchdog. Cognetti's May 28 letter to state Auditor General Timothy DeFoor requests on behalf of the city that he consider conducting a performance audit of the Single Tax Office, which collects .
State Rep. Marty Flynn, D-Lackawanna, congratulated Scranton School District, Abington Heights, and a charter school that are anticipated to receive $38.