Borys Krawczeniuk

1 week ago | wvia.org | Borys Krawczeniuk

Lackawanna County Clerk of Judicial Records Mauri Kelly will step down in September, a rare mid-term departure for an incumbent row officer who isn't a district attorney or commissioner. Kelly, a Democrat re-elected in 2023 to a third four-year term, said she will resign effective Sept. 2 with “a sense of pleasure and sincere gratitude,” according to a copy of her resignation letter submitted Friday. Kelly has served in the job since January 2016.

2 weeks ago | wvia.org | Roger DuPuis |Borys Krawczeniuk |Kat Bolus

NEWS VOICESWelcome to News Voices, a weekly feature where members of the WVIA News team will talk with each other — and sometimes sources — about key things we've learned in recent stories we have been working on. The audio for today's conversation was edited by Kat Bolus. Today Roger DuPuis sits down with Borys Krawczeniuk to discuss his recent story about upcoming celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the Pottsville Maroons' championship season.

2 weeks ago | wvia.org | Borys Krawczeniuk

A U.S. House committee voted Wednesday against guaranteeing the Scranton-to New York City passenger train and similar projects stay on track. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which has a five-member Republican majority, voted down three amendments proposed by Democrats to assure continued development of the Scranton train and other projects. The failure to pass the amendments does not necessarily threaten the development. For now, planning continues uninterrupted. U.S. Rep.

2 weeks ago | wvia.org | Borys Krawczeniuk

Lackawanna and Schuylkill counties have finished reassessing the value of all real estate and almost simultaneously let homeowners know their new property values. With one huge difference. Schuylkill mailed new-value notices that also let people know their estimated county property taxes next year. Lackawanna mailed new-value notices without estimated taxes. Governments use assessed property values to set property tax rates, the basis for collecting property taxes.

2 weeks ago | wvia.org | Borys Krawczeniuk

Scranton will soon have its first official cricket pitch. The city and the Scranton Cricket Club are teaming up to establish a field – known in cricket as a pitch - to play the internationally popular game on at Chic Feldman Field. “It's really exciting to have this here in our city,” Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti said Wednesday. “The cricket club’s been around for a while, but you guys haven't had a home base. Very, very excited that you have that here.