Period products

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Free, accessible period products in schools remove obstacles and create equity, Scranton School District and state leaders said Thursday. Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen visited West Scranton High school to highlight the state program that supplies free period products for schools.

The country is watching as protests continue in Los Angeles and other cities. Republicans, including at least two representing our region, express their support for President Trump’s decision to send soldiers to LA.And a new facility is open at Tobyhanna Army Depot - the Monroe County facility now makes microelectronics.

Sixty-eight state parks will have menstrual product dispensers, including 15 in northeast and north-central Pennsylvania.