Lackawanna County Budget

During Commissioner Thom Welby's first public meeting, the Lackawanna County commissioners voted Wednesday to table a final vote on the 2026 budget until the county gets a clearer idea of electricity costs next year. The final vote is scheduled for Dec. 17 at 10 a.m.

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.