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SCRANTON After a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19, Scranton City Pride clean-ups and plantings are returning to the Electric City. Organizers are pleased to announce the weeklong event will be reintroduced in neighborhoods throughout the city, and the Downtown Business District, thanks to a partnership between Scranton Tomorrow, NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania, and the City of Scranton. Scranton City Pride will be held June 5 through 12, in conjunction with national NeighborWorks Week.
Representatives from all three partnering organizations gathered this afternoon at Scranton Tomorrow’s office on Linden Street in Downtown Scranton to share the exciting news. Guest speakers included: Leslie Collins, President and CEO, Scranton Tomorrow; Jesse Ergott, President and CEO, NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania; Michael Gilmartin, Chairperson, Scranton Tomorrow Board of Directors; Mayor Paige Cognetti, Honorary Chairperson of Scranton City Pride; and Teddy M