Gene Barrett

Despite knowing she plans to run for Congress next year, Scranton voters handed Mayor Paige Cognetti a huge victory in her bid for another term as mayor.

Scranton’s mayoral candidates offered contrasting views of the city during a debate at the University of Scranton Thursday night. And, SNAP food assistance payments have been frozen as the federal government shutdown continues.

Candidates for Scranton mayor debated Thursday night at the University of Scranton ahead of November’s election.

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti will run for Congress next year, joining one of the nation's hottest expected contests, and won't drop out of this year's campaign for mayor.

Former Scranton Councilman Gene Barrett and Rik Little filed to run as third-party candidates against Democratic incumbent Paige Cognetti and Republican Trish Beynon in Lackawanna County's largest municipality.

In Lackawanna's county seat, Mayor Paige Cognetti must get by the Republican nominee and maybe two independent candidates to win re-election

In the most watched race in Lackawanna County, Cognetti wins the right to face Republican winner Beynon and maybe two third-party candidates in the Nov. 4 municipal election.

Las contiendas por la alcaldía de Scranton y el Concejo del Condado de Luzerne probablemente acapararán la atención en el noreste y el centro-norte de Pensilvania, ya que los demócratas y republicanos eligen a los candidatos en las elecciones primarias del martes.

Democratic and Republican voters will choose candidates for the Nov. 4 election, but all voters can weigh in on ballot questions in Bradford and Lycoming counties

One Democrat, two Republicans and two independents want to unseat Cognetti in Lackawanna County's top primary election race