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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast Pennsylvania northeast of Wilkes-Barre. Settled in the late 1700s, it is a commercial and industrial center in an anthracite coal region.
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- noun an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania
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BILL TUCKER, CNN CORRESPONDENT, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA: Kitty, it was an historic week in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the City of Hazleton going on trial to defend its ordinances aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration, a characterization that the plaintiffs disagree with.
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BILL TUCKER, CNN CORRESPONDENT, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA: Kitty, it was an historic week in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the City of Hazleton going on trial to defend its ordinances aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration, a characterization that the plaintiffs disagree with.
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SCRANTON - A Scranton woman facing child-endangerment charges over the alleged mistreatment of foreign-exchange students has agreed to plead guilty to a federal mail-fraud charge.
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SCRANTON - News that Monsignor Joseph Bambera would rise to the post of bishop was scarcely three hours old - a press conference in Scranton was still 25 minutes away - when a group advocating for victims of priest sex abuse blasted the appointment.
Times Leader News 2010
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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY - A former Scranton firefighter who once helped protect his community is now accused of putting people in danger.
WN.com - Articles related to Guthrie show benefits western Mass. fire victims 2010
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SCRANTON - Like other area high school graduates, the young men and women from the Scranton
Times Leader News 2010
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SCRANTON - Lance Cpl. Larry M. Johnson, 19, of Scranton died Thursday in Afghanistan while supporting combat operations, according to a press release from the Department of Defense.
Times Leader News Joe Healey 2010
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SCRANTON - Scranton police charged a former first assistant city solicitor with two counts of driving under the influence on Wednesday.
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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY - A former Scranton firefighter who once helped protect his community is now accused of putting people in danger.
WN.com - Articles related to Guthrie show benefits western Mass. fire victims 2010
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SCRANTON -- If you were looking for the best borshch in Scranton, you could have found it at St. Vladimir's Parish Center during the fifth annual Malanka 2009 festivities on Friday night.
Times Leader News 2009
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