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Scranton, Pennsylvania

Administration
Full nameScranton
Official nameCity of Scranton
Settlement typeCity
MottoEmbracing Our People, Our Traditions, and Our Future
CountryUnited States
CommonwealthPennsylvania
CountyLackawanna
IncorporatedFebruary 14, 1856 (Borough)
Government
MayorChristopher Doherty (D)
Geography
Total Area25.44 sq mi (65.9 km2)
Land Area25.23 sq mi (65.3 km2)
Water Area0.21 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Demography
Total Population76089 (2010)
Density (pop.)1160.3/km2 (3006/sq mi)
Metro (pop.)563631
Other information
Time zoneEST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Codes18447, 18501-18505, 18507-18510, 18512, 18514-18515, 18517-18519, 18522, 18540, 18577

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Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a total population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau, making it Pennsylvania's sixth-most-populous city after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, and Reading.

Scranton is the geographic and cultural center of the Lackawanna River valley. It is the largest city located in a contiguous quilt-work of former anthracite coal mining communities including the smaller cities of Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, and Carbondale. Scranton was incorporated as a borough on February 14, 1856, and as a city on April 23, 1866.

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Maya Entertainment presents Forged. In Theaters July 29th. **Please 'like' us at www.facebook.com for updates, screening times and behind the scenes photos and video.** Dates: July 29 -- New York, Los Angeles Aug 5 -- San Antonio, San Diego Aug 12 -- Dallas Sept 9 -- Miami Sept 16 -- San Francisco Scranton, PA and Chicago info coming soon! HBO New York Latino Film Festival Winner and LA Latino Film Festival Selection 'Forged' is coming to theaters July 29th. Set in the cold and rusty steel mill town of Scranton, Pennsylvania, FORGED follows Chuco (Manny Perez) on his quest to redeem himself after committing a horrific sin against his son, Machito (David Castro). After Chuco's release from prison, the boy, now 13 years old, abused and homeless, seeks him out and simply mutters: "You killed my mother. Now I kill you." As Chuco's guilt and Machito's need for a father take hold, they must both find a way to move past impossible circumstances to forge a bond that has been forever broken. MAYA ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS in association with REVERE PICTURES and STAY TUNE VISION FORGED MANNY PEREZ DAVID CASTRO JAIME TIRELLI KEVIN BREZNAHAN and MARGO MARTINDALE Original Score by EVAN WILSON Sound Designer JOHN NORTHCRAFT Production Designer JAIME WHITLOCK Director of Photography ZEUS MORAND Written by WILLIAM WEDIG MANNY PEREZ Associate Producer JOSUE "SWAY" MENDEZ Co-Produced by MANNY PEREZ Executive Producers JOE VAN WIE DAVID ALCANTARA Produced by STEVEN HOLTZMAN JOSH CROOK Directed <b>...</b>
2.03 min. | 4.64 user rating		 Well guys, it's been a while, but I'm going back to the "Vlog of a Madman" series that nobody watches. Here's #11. In this one I talk about: Madmen Breaking Bad Scranton, Pennsylvania Watch the first 10 Vlogs here: www.youtube.com Become a fan of me on Facebook! www.facebook.com
5.33 min. | 4.89 user rating		 I actually met Adam Lambert!!!! He was so nice and polite to everyone. He signed two posters and a CD cover for me. I was one of a hundred lucky winners who got to meet him at the Steamtown Mall in Scranton Pennsylvania. This was two days before he kicked off the Glam Nation Tour at the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes Barre.
0.35 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Scranton: The Electric City ALYSSA AMORI Over 100 full color, high gloss photos depict the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania Hometown Pride Photographer ALYSSA AMORI, a resident of Scranton, Pennsylvania illustrates her love for her hometown through her camera lens. Over a six-month period in 2007, Alyssa captured the essence of the city from its historic architecture to its parks and festivals. Over 100 images include: Roger Clemens' appearance with the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Yankees, Nay Aug Park, Scranton Cultural Center, Lackawanna County Courthouse, Everhart Museum, Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, Steamtown National Historic Site, St. Patrick's Day Parade, The Mall at Steamtown and Lake Scranton. Alyssa's ultimate hope is to get the book into the hands of as many Scranton service men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan as possible. The book is designed to provide the troops with a much welcome glimpse of home. Amori is looking for individuals or groups willing to either provide addresses or donations to finance the printing and mailing of the books to the troops. To offer assistance, please email Alyssa at damori3@comcast.net. $24.95 ISBN:9780979504532 8.5" x 11" 60 pp 2007 To purchase the book, go to: www.tribute-books.com Tribute Books 291 West Street Eynon, PA 18403 570-876-2416
3.05 min. | 4.42 user rating		 Over 100 full color, high gloss photos depict the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania Hometown Pride Photographer ALYSSA AMORI, a resident of Scranton, Pennsylvania illustrates her love for her hometown through her camera lens. Over a six-month period in 2007, Alyssa captured the essence of the city from its historic architecture to its parks and festivals. Over 100 images include: Roger Clemens' appearance with the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Yankees, Nay Aug Park, Scranton Cultural Center, Lackawanna County Courthouse, Everhart Museum, Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, Steamtown National Historic Site, St. Patrick's Day Parade, The Mall at Steamtown and Lake Scranton. Alyssa's ultimate hope is to get the book into the hands of as many Scranton service men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan as possible. The book is designed to provide the troops with a much welcome glimpse of home. Amori is looking for individuals or groups willing to either provide addresses or donations to finance the printing and mailing of the books to the troops. To offer assistance, please email Alyssa at alyssa@tribute-books.com Scranton: The Electric City ALYSSA AMORI ISBN:9780979504532 8.5" x 11", paperback 60 pp 2007 Purchase your copy at: tribute-books.com
0.75 min. | 2.66 user rating
Scranton Pennsylvania Washburn Street Extreme Christmas Lights Display Wizards of Winter
3.05 min. | 4.12 user rating		 Salem High School Marching Sundevils performing their 2006 show at the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships at Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5th Place Overall, 3rd Place Percussion, and 1st Woodwinds in GROUP 2.
10.57 min. | 4.68 user rating		 Warped tour 2008 Scranton Pennsylvania Bring me the Horizon signed my shirt...i waited almost an hour in line to get their signatures
0.27 min. | 4.5 user rating		 A visit to Steamtown National Historic Site, May, 2008. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania the Steamtown National Historic Site has preserved much of the railroad collection from the late F. Nelson Blount of New England. Blount, a seafood processor and cranberry farmer began rescuing steam locomotives and railcars in the nineteen fifties and sixties. His collection, orignally located in North Walpole, New Hampshire; relocated to Bellows Falls, Vermont. Under the guidance of railroad photographer Don Ball, Jr. The railroad equipment and steam locomotives began moving to Scranton, PA in 1985, operating out of a portion of former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad yards, in downtown Scranton. In 1988 the not for profit Steamtown Foundation was forced into bankruptcy. At that time the National Park Service came to Steamtown's aid and purchased the remaining equipment. These photos are dedicated to Mr. F. Nelson Blount, the founder. Congressman Joseph McDade for securing the federal governments assistance in the development of the National Historic Site, the people of Scranton for their hospitality and the National Park Service for its continued support of a "National Treasure." Brian P. Roslund President, CEO Susquehanna Valley Railroad Company, Inc.
9.80 min. | 5.0 user rating		 A quick ride through Scranton on Interstate 81 northbound. Sorry I missed W/B but only a couple miles off. I came off 380. Check out my I-380 video
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Season goes on despite 2-1 loss - Acorn Tweet this news
Acorn--The Women's Soccer Team had their work cut out for them when they traveled to -Scranton-, -Pa-. to play in the championship game of the Landmark Conference ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:24:22 GMT+00:00
NE Pa. man gets probation in corruption case - Centre Daily Times Tweet this news
Centre Daily Times--- AP -SCRANTON-, -Pa-. � A northeastern Pennsylvania businessman who pleaded guilty in a corruption probe has been placed on probation for two years and fined ... - Date : Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:47:54 GMT+00:00
Baseball's Hot Stove season affects minor leagues too - American Chronicle Tweet this news
American Chronicle--Free agency is under way around baseball, and a big part of it revolves around players who will wind up ... - Date : Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:53:04 GMT+00:00
Firefighters in Scranton, Pennsylvania Rescue Boy With Arm Stuck in a ... - Examiner.com Tweet this news
Examiner.com--Firefighters on Wednesday night were called to the Comfort Suites hotel in -Scranton-, -Pennsylvania- to assist in the removal of a boy from a billiards table. ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:35:33 GMT+00:00
Ex-US judge pleads guilty to child prison scam - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--Prosecutors in a federal court in -Scranton-, -Pennsylvania-, said Conahan had closed a county-owned juvenile detention centre in 2002, just before signing an ... - Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:15:31 GMT+00:00
BP's pullout in Scranton in works before Gulf spill - Scranton Times-Tribune Tweet this news
Scranton Times-Tribune---...- Northeast -Pennsylvania- landscape last year. While BP's tarnished public image gave some retail gas sellers cause for concern, BP's move out of -Scranton- ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:13:03 GMT+00:00
Extortion as governance - Scranton Times-Tribune Tweet this news
Scranton Times-Tribune---...- figuring out how to keep some of those students - including many -Scranton- and Northeast -Pennsylvania- natives - in Northeast -Pennsylvania- and the city. ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:20:11 GMT+00:00
City, County teams gear up for Dream Game - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Tweet this news
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader--Preparations for the 76th Annual -Scranton- Lions Club Dream Game begin Thursday when the teams meet for the first time at -Scranton- Memorial Stadium. ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:58:15 GMT+00:00
Northeast Pennsylvania Miners open their season - Scranton Times-Tribune Tweet this news
Scranton Times-Tribune--Quarterback Justin Piontkowski found Davell Byrd with a 29-yard touchdown pass with 4.8 seconds to go for a 33-28 victory over Schuylkill County at -Scranton- ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:22:30 GMT+00:00
Pennsylvania Bank Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement, Making False Entries - 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Tweet this news
7thSpace Interactive (press release)--Dennis C. Pfannenschmidt, United States Attorney for the Middle District of -Pennsylvania-, announced that Glenn J. Clark, age 37, of -Scranton-, -Pennsylvania-, ... - Date : Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:13:21 GMT+00:00

Sports :
scope="col"Club scope="col"League scope="col"Sport scope="col"Venue scope="col"Established scope="col"Parent Club scope="col"Conference
Championships		 scope="col"League
Championships
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees IL Baseball PNC Field 1989 New York Yankees 5 1
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL Ice Hockey Mohegan Sun Arena 1999 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 0
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers af2 Arena Football Mohegan Sun Arena 2002 N/A 2 0

Radio stations in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania market

By FM frequency88.3 * 88.5 * 89.9 * 90.3 * 90.7 * 90.9 * 91.3 * 91.7 * 92.1 * 92.9 * 93.5 * 93.7 * 94.3 * 95.7 * 96.5 * 97.1 * 97.9 * 98.5 * 99.5 * 100.1 * 101.3 * 102.3 * 103.1 * 104.3 * 104.9 * 105.9 * 106.9 * 107.7 * 107.9
By AM frequency590 * 630 * 730 * 750 * 800 * 910 * 980 * 1240 * 1280 * 1300 * 1340 * 1400 * 1440 * 1460 * 1490 * 1550 * 1590 * 1640
By callsignW282BK * WARM * WAZL * WBAX * WBHT * WBHD * WBSX * WBZU * WCDL * WCIG * WCLH * WDMT * WEJL * WEZX * WPZX * WFBS * WFTE * WFUZ * WGGY * WGMF * WICK * WILK * WILK-FM * WITK * WKRF * WKRZ * WKZN * WLKA * WMGS * WNAK * WPEL * WPEL-FM * WPNX700 * WPSN * WQFM * WQFN * WQOR * WRKC * WSBG * WSJR * WTRW * WUSR * WVIA-FM * WVMW * WWRR * WYCK * WZZH

Municipalities and communities of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

County seat: Scranton
CitiesCarbondale * Scranton
BoroughsArchbald * Blakely * Clarks Green * Clarks Summit * Dalton * Dickson City * Dunmore * Jermyn * Jessup * Mayfield * Moosic * Moscow * Old Forge * Olyphant * Taylor * Throop * Vandling
TownshipsAbington * Benton * Carbondale * Clifton * Covington * Elmhurst * Fell * Glenburn * Greenfield * Jefferson * La Plume * Madison * Newton * North Abington * Ransom * Roaring Brook * Scott * South Abington * Spring Brook * Thornhurst * West Abington
CDPsGlenburn * Mount Cobb

County Seats of Pennsylvania

CitiesAllentown * Butler * Easton * Erie * Franklin * Greensburg * Harrisburg * Lancaster * Lebanon * Lock Haven * Meadville * New Castle * Philadelphia * Pittsburgh * Pottsville * Reading * Scranton * Sunbury * Uniontown * Warren * Washington * Wilkes-Barre * Williamsport * York
BoroughsBeaver * Bedford * Bellefonte * Bloomfield * Brookville * Carlisle * Chambersburg * Clarion * Clearfield * Coudersport * Danville * Doylestown * Ebensburg * Emporium * Gettysburg * Hollidaysburg * Honesdale * Huntingdon * Indiana * Jim Thorpe * Kittanning * Laporte * Lewisburg * Lewistown * McConnellsburg * Media * Mercer * Middleburg * Mifflintown * Milford * Montrose * Norristown * Ridgway * Smethport * Somerset * Stroudsburg * Tionesta * Towanda * Tunkhannock * Waynesburg * Wellsboro * West Chester
TownBloomsburg

City of Scranton

County * Historic sites * Region * School District * Knox Mine disaster * Northeast Pennsylvania English * PNC Field * Mall at Steamtown * St. Patrick's Day Parade * Airport



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