Monroe County

The Monroe County Dementia Coalition and the Community Foundation of Monroe County will host a dementia care and caregivers forum Oct. 9 at the Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort.

Another week, another another court appeal in the unresolved search for a replacement for ex-Lackawanna County Commissioner Matt McGloin. The Lackawanna County Democratic Party wants a state appeals court to block a special election to replace McGloin.

The Garden of Giving in Saylorsburg, Monroe County, is a volunteer organization that donates thousands of pounds of fresh produce to local food pantries.

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.

Events this weekend will showcase the region’s Italian heritage, coal mining history and more.

The Lebanese-American Food Fest is in Scranton this weekend, while the Plymouth Alive Kielbasa Festival is happening in Luzerne County.

To answer concerns and provide information about how data centers exist within a community, state Sen. Rosemary Brown (R-Monroe County) will hosting a hearing with the Senate Policy Committee on Monday, Aug. 11 at Valley View High School in Archbald.

It’s a busy weekend in the region, with the Scranton Jazz Festival, Atmosfere Music Festival and the NEPA Latino Fiesta happening in Scranton and NEPA Day Downtown in Wilkes-Barre.

In News Voices, WVIA's Roger DuPuis and Lydia McFarlane discuss rural dental care and how a new Temple Dental campus coming to Tamaqua could address some barriers. And we'll travel to East Stroudsburg for the latest Community Connection.

The Moscow Country Street Fair, Swoyersville Chicken Wing Fling and Lehighton Christmas in July are just a few of the events planned for this weekend.