Lackawanna County Budget

Division III basketball teams aren’t supposed to beat Division I opponents. The University of Scranton women’s team didn’t believe that Sunday, even though ESPN gave the Royals a .1% chance of beating the University of Pittsburgh.

Underlying tension between Lackawanna County commissioners Chris Chermak and Bill Gaughan broke into the open Thursday at a public commissioners meeting.

At a raucous news conference, taxpayers challenge Commissioner Bill Gaughan to negotiate a better 2025 budget with Chermak.