Marywood University will conduct a public, educational forum in which guest presenters will offer economic, environmental, regulatory and governmental perspectives on the short- and long-term implications of natural gas development in the Northeast Pennsylvania region.   Presenters:Hon. Robert P. Casey, Jr., United States Senator (PA)Jeanne VanBriesen, Ph.D., Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carnegie...

Electric Theatre Company‘s Zuppa del Giorno will put their unique spin on a Shakespeare classic with “The Very Nearly Perfect Comedy of Romeo and Juliet,” playing Feb. 4-22. Zuppa del Giorno is Electric Theatre Company’s contemporary American commedia dell’arte troupe. “The Very Nearly Perfect Comedy of Romeo and Juliet” is Zuppa’s eighth production and will feature international...

First Friday Scranton will take a month off in January. And though there won’t be an art walk on the first Friday in January, the group is planning a First Friday Mixer, instead, on Thursday, Jan. 15, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The first ever First Friday Mixer will be held at the Radisson Lackawanna Hotel with hors d’oevures and a cash bar. It will be a great opportunity to mingle with local artists, art lovers...

Beginning Sunday, our area will play host to delegates from 40 countries across the globe, including the Vatican, for the fifth session of the Interparliamentary Conference on Human Rights and Religious Freedom at the Marywood University. Past sessions have been held in Rome, Brussels, and Washington, D.C. The conference will be held Nov. 23-25 and will feature international parliamentarians and delegates discussing legislative...

Summer’s nearly over and, with that, students will soon be arriving at our local colleges to begin or continue their higher education. We’ve compiled a list of some online resources new and returning students will need to make the most of campus life in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Today, we’ll focus just on the University of Scranton, Marywood University, Lackawanna College and Keystone College with additional schools...