April 6 and 7  Special Edition  PA Senator John Yudichak (D-14th) has been working with other local and state officials to bring more jobs to NEPA. Another new company announced their arrival this week. Mike McMahon is Assistant Fire Chief of Harwood Fire Dept in Hazle Township. They are raising funds to purchase a newer engine and awareness to bring in more volunteers. Dawn Webster PA and Assistant Medical Director of Med Express Pittsburgh has safety tips on ticks as warmer weather arrives.

Special Edition March 30 and 31  Cinderella’s Closet in Lackawanna has an event this week that offers beautiful prom gowns another chance to be the center of attention. The Integrated Network Cancer Program housed in Lackawanna County is just one of a handful in the country. Find out what this “one stop” opportunity offers to patients and caregivers. Tracey’s Hope and Hospice Program for Domestic Animals, Inc. has a fundraiser coming up. Get in on the fun and help the animals at the same time!

Special Edition March 23 and 24  The Collaborative Nursing Network of NEPA offers current and student  nurses an opportunity to keep up with the latest in their profession. They have a program coming up in April. March is Blood Clot Awareness month but they can happen, anytime to anyone.  They happened to one young woman, we will meet her and a member of her medical team and it may be spring but the flu is still around!

Special Edition March 16 and 17  Meet local country singer Dani-elle Kleha. Along with her band they are  embarking on a “Positive Youth Tour” and have details how you can get involved. Allyson Sebolka with Zebra Communications at Wilkes University invites you to an Easter Egg Hunt on campus to benefit Children’s Miracle Network and there’s still time to sign up for Camp Cadet and Sunny Day Camp.

Special Edition  March 9 and 10 It’s the 8th year the Renal Race has been not only raising funds to kick kidney cancer, but also get the word out to help others. Erin Rebo Pikul and Jaxon join us. There are details of a Pasta Dinner to benefit services for homeless veterans.  Where in Northeast PA a new Rural Hospital Initiative has begun and a new program at Griffin Pond Animal Shelter.

Special Edition  March 2 and 3  Laura O’Malley with SOCA and what’s coming up this summer at Camp Archbald.  Ryan Pollock, St Francis Commons, Scranton and Nancy Fahey, AmeriHealth Caritas have details of a Pasta Dinner to benefit services for homeless veterans and Entercom’s Webster and Nancy talk to author Katherine Neuman about her new book “ Downhill from here: Retirement insecurity in the age of inequality”.

Special Edition February 23 and 24 Vickie Patton, General  Counsel and head of the US Clean Air program at the Environmental Defense Fund talks about the concern of methane in the environment. Dawn Webster, PA and Asst. Medical Director Med Express Pittsburgh has details on Strep Throat.

Special Edition February 16 and 17   Tonyehn Verkitus is executive director of the Lackawanna County Medical Society. She has details of some upcoming programs.  Alex Halper of the PA Chamber of Business and Industry talks about the discussion underway in Harrisburg on raising the minimum wage. Angela Liddle President and CEO “Family Support Alliance” with new program “Families in Recovery” and staying Heart Healthy.

Special Edition February 9 and 10  Angela Liddle President and CEO “Family Support Alliance” with new program “Families in Recovery”, an update on Friends of the Poor programs in Scranton, How do you know if it’s a cold or allergy? And there’s still time to sign up for PA State Police Camp Cadet and Sunny Day Camp.

Special Edition February 2 and 3  Sandi Graham, Penn State Extension Lackawanna County with invitation to join the 4-H clubs, A new program at Griffin Pond Animal Shelter gives “Dogs a Day Out” and The Wright Center in Lackawanna County is spearheading the program “Bags of Warmth”.