Several local fire departments have received a total of $321,210 according to Representative Matt Cartwright. The Lake Ariel Fire Company was given $169,980 and Waymart Volunteer Fire Company was given $88,380 to purchase self-contained breathing apparatuses. Funding for the two companies was made possible through the Assistance to Firefighter Grant, which helps firefighters and other… Read more »
“The official submission of the Corridor ID application marks a major milestone in our region’s history,” Cartwright said in a statement. “This is the moment so many have been working toward, and I am so excited we’ve reached this point in our collective efforts to get passenger trains rolling again from Scranton to New York City.” Read more »
“There’s a lot to be excited about when it comes to Amtrak’s latest findings, including the two-hour-and-fifty-minute travel time from Downtown Scranton to Penn Station in Downtown Manhattan. In addition, one of the stops in Newark, N.J., is a 10-minute cab ride to Newark Airport. This will significantly reduce traffic along I-80 and I-84, easing congestion and reducing emissions,” said U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, whose 8th District covers most of the route within Pennsylvania. Read more »
The report comes less than a week after Congressman Matt Cartwright announced PennDOT, New Jersey Transit, and Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority are on board with an application for federal funding. Read more »
Inside the walls of the United States Capitol, members of the House and Senate work to create and send bills to the President’s desk to sign into law.
But what are our elected officials doing on a day to day basis.
I had the opportunity to meet with Democratic Congressman Matt Cartwright as he was getting out of a meeting with the Commerce- Justice-Science committee where he is a… Read more »
The route from Scranton to New York City is highlighted on this Amtrak map.
Nearly half a million people could travel by train between Scranton and New York City annually by 2030, according to Amtrak’s newly released study of the proposed route.
“There is much to celebrate when it comes to Amtrak’s latest discoveries, including the two hour and fifty minute drive from downtown Scranton… Read more »
It’s not the same thing as a train arriving at the Scranton station, but the Shapiro administration’s decision to make PennDOT the lead agency in the effort to reestablish passenger rail service to New York resolves one of the most persistent problems with the project.
For decades, long before the passenger-rail effort was tied to Amtrak, the state government was a major impediment… Read more »
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo toured downtown Pittston on Friday and said the revitalization she saw is “inspiring.”
Raimondo, the former governor of Rhode Island, walked up and down Main Street with Pittston Mayor Michael Lombardo, Pittston’s Main Street Manager Mary Kroptavich and U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic.
They stopped to look at a mural and visited… Read more »
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo visited the City of Pittston on Friday along with U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright to engage in a roundtable discussion on economic development and community revitalization along with business leaders and heads of area Chambers of Commerce.
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The return of passenger rail has been discussed in the Poconos for decades — but the region is finally on the verge of learning whether the federal government will provide money for a route connecting Scranton to New York City.
Applications for the Corridor Identification and Development Program are due March 27, and then it’s up to the Federal Railroad Administration to decide which… Read more »
