Kat Bolus

3 weeks ago | wvia.org | Kat Bolus

In 1913, W.W. Scranton gave $10,000 to the Century Club of Scranton to build a colonial-style home on Jefferson Avenue for the organization. His son and daughter-in-law, Worthington and Marion Scranton, donated $1 million in 1954 to establish the Scranton Foundation, which 71 years later is called the Scranton Area Community Foundation. Now, the Jefferson Avenue property is the foundation’s new permanent home.

3 weeks ago | wvia.org | Kat Bolus

ATV riders and the local economy would benefit from building a 36-mile-long off-road vehicle trail that cuts through Lackawanna County, according to a feasibility study underway. Building the trail would require the permission of at least 17 property owners, and some entity would have to operate it, the study found. The county hired Michael Baker International in early 2023 to study creating a trail and hosted its first public meeting on the idea in March 2024.

1 month ago | wvia.org | Kat Bolus

Jenny Gonzalez-Monges felt far removed from the experiences of coal miners growing up as a first-generation Latina in Northeastern Pennsylvania. "But then you read about their experiences, their struggles, you learn about the garment industry, and you learn about the agricultural industry, with many of whom were of Hispanic and Latino background. And you start really connecting the dots, and you're like, wow ...

1 month ago | wvia.org | Kat Bolus |Roger DuPuis

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. Today Kat Bolus sits down with Roger DuPuis to discuss his recent story about a collaboration between a University of Scranton comms class and the Gino J. Merli Veterans' Center in Scranton. ***KAT: You're listening to Morning Edition here on WVIA Radio.

1 month ago | wvia.org | Kat Bolus

The year is 2021. It’s the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Rotary Club of Wilkes-Barre has an idea — to celebrate Northeast Pennsylvania. "It was a time when, obviously a lot of people were down. There was a lot of negativity, and it really sprung out as an opportunity to spread hope and positivity about our region, about the 570," said Rachael Stark, a member of the 570Day committee. Stark organizes group hikes to celebrate the day.