Special Edition

Special Edition April 10 11   Samantha Simon, US Department of Agriculture Director of Domestic Programs, with information to share about invasive pests that are right in our own backyards. Kathy Stokes, Director of Fraud Prevention Programs at AARP joins us with the latest on scams telling you to buy gift cards...don't do it!  Joining us from Devereux Pocono are, Michelle Wonders Clinical Director and John Gething, Admissions Director with information on programs they offer and how you can get involved in their foster parent program.  The Lackawanna County Visitors Bureau in Scranton, has created a Pizza Trail. Alexa Peregrim has the mouth watering details.  

Special Edition April 3 and 4 Physician’s Assistant with Med Express, Dawn Webster has all the information on what to do about those biting insects starting to make an appearance. Sign ups for NEPA Sings are coming down to the wire, Michelle Reilly says there’s still time!  Leadership Lackawanna Class of 2021 will graduate in June and a new class will be starting. Two current members, Danielle Weinschenk of Tobyhanna Army Depot and Vicki Hazzouri of Benco Dental have what you need to know if you’re interested and Margi Mannix is Vice President and Digital Editor in Chief for AARP has details on how to demystify this tax season.

Special Edition March 27 28  Michelle Reilly has all the information on NEPA Sings to benefit CASA of Luzerne County and Beth Distasio Court Appointed Special Advocate in Luzerne County shares her passion as a CASA Volunteer.  Sister Ann Walsh Assistant Director Friends of the Poor and Meghan Loftus President and CEO Friends of the Poor with information on the Food and Easter basket giveaway and the "Stay at Home Ball".

Special Edition March 20 21  March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, joining us from Devereux Pocono are, Michelle Wonders Clinical Director and John Gething, Admissions Director with information on programs and their foster parent program, Physician's Assistant Dawn Webster gets us ready for allergy season.Jennifer Spitler Regional Department Coordinator at the PA Dept of Military and Veterans Affairs has the resources to get Vets questions answered.

Special Edition March 13 14 A virtual job fair is coming March 24. Kerry Miscavage  tells us where and how to sign up. The American Society for Civil Engineers released their 2021 Report Card for America's Infrastructure recently. What grade did Pennsylvania get? We will find out. ASCE Spokesperson Emily Feenstra is here to tell us.  Older Americans in particular may be struggling with taxes this year. Margi Mannix is Vice President and Digital Editor in Chief for AARP has details on how to demystify this tax season. It's National Nutrition Month - The Hottest Trend in Nutrition: Frozen Meals.  Dietitian Courtney McCormick, tells us today's frozen meals are far from the TV dinners of yesterday.

Special Edition March 6 7 Sister Ann Walsh Assistant Director Friends of the Poor and Meghan Loftus President and CEO Friends of the Poor,  Dawn Webster Physican Assistant with Med Express Urgent Care with information on staying safe on snow and ice. March 4 is HPV Day. Dr. Pari Ghodsi is a practicing board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist with all you need to know about Human Papillomavirus.  Joyann Kroser, MD, FACG, Crozer Gastroenterology Associates in Glen Mills (Crozer), Pennsylvania on colo rectal Cancer month of March.

Special Edition February 27 28 William T. Adler senior technologist, elections and democracy with The Center for Democracy and Technology among those working on forming a commission to improve voter confidence. Dawn Webster Physican Assistant with Med Express Urgent Care tells us the difference between illness symptoms,Dr. Helen Boucher, MD FACP FIDSA, Chief of the Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Tufts Medical Center discussing COVID 19 vaccines,  Marcia Loughman Rotary District 7410   Foundation Chair has details of an online auction now underway to raise money for Rotary programs.  

Special Edition February 20 21  Jennifer Spitler Regional Department Coordinator at the PA Dept of Military and Veterans Affairs has the resources to get Vets questions answered. Beth Distasio Court Appointed Special Advocate in Luzerne County shares her passion as a CASA Volunteer and hopes you'll want to be one too.  

Special Edition February 13 14  Dr. Jennifer Gell, Geisinger Reproductive Endocrinologist talks about the correlation between COVID-19 vaccine and infertility. February is Heart Month and not just because it's Valentine's Day. Dawn Webster Physican Assistant with Med Express Urgent Care has good advice for keeping your heart healthy. The Leadership Lackawanna Class of 2021 has begun projects in the community and we have the details and Mark Steber, Chief Tax Information Officer at Jackson Hewitt with new information for this year. .  

Special Edition February 6 7   Marcia Loughman Rotary District 7410   Foundation Chair has details of an online auction now underway to raise money for Rotary programs.  Even the Big Game will be different this year but PennDOT's Mike Taluto has safety reminders and Christina Sullivan Coordinator of the Lackawanna County Highway Safety Program has what's changing as they get the word out about Highway Safety Awareness Week.  The Lackawanna County Visitors Bureau in Scranton, has created a Pizza Trail. Alexa Peregrim has the mouth watering details.