Residents living in Northeastern Pennsylvania are one step closer to having a passenger rail connection to New York City.
Sen Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania), along with Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-Lackawanna), announced $8.9 billion in funding to restore rail service between Scranton and New York City.
“I have fought to restore rail service between Scranton and New York…
The effort to restore passenger rail between Scranton and New York City has received $9 million toward construction, officials announced Tuesday.
“This money is not study money. This money is construction money,” said Larry Malski, president of the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority, at the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton. The PNRRA owns the tracks on which the…
Route 611 south of Delaware Water Gap will reopen as a single-lane road on Monday, Nov. 4, barring any weather-related delays, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright announced Wednesday, Oct. 16.
The state route has been closed from Cherry Valley Road/Oak Street in Delaware Water Gap south to Slateford Road since a rock slide in December 2022.
"The long-awaited reopening of Route 611 is a…
Over $2 million in federal grants will help firefighters across the area battle inflation, along with fires.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, awarded the federal cash to firefighters and first responders at 20 fire departments in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne and Monroe counties.
The funds, announced by U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, came through…
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08) on Tuesday said area fire departments are a first line of defense, keeping communities safe and secure.
Cartwright, a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $2 million in federal funding to support 20 northeastern Pennsylvania firefighters and first…
Firefighters and first responders in Northeast Pennsylvania have received over $2 million in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources.
Honesdale Hose Company No. 1 received $371,965 to purchase 15 sets of protective personal equipment and to bolster training, recruitment and…
First responders in Monroe County are getting a big financial boost from the federal government.
Pocono Mountain Regional EMS will receive $158,487 to purchase one automatic chest compression device and two defibrillators, according to a news release from U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright's office.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded more than $2 million in…
“I’m proud to reintroduce this legislation in Bill’s honor. The carried interest loophole is yet another way special interests have rigged the system to their advantage, at the expense of everyday taxpayers. Wealthy fund managers shouldn’t pay less taxes than hard working Americans,” said Congressman Cartwright.
U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Ranking Member of the House Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that, of 309 House Members who have received Department of Justice COPS or Byrne or Community Project Funding (CPFs) over FY22, FY23, and FY24, he has brought the 4th highest dollar amount back to his congressional district, with projects…
Ninety percent of domestic violence victims are women. Ten percent are men.
Fifty white apron-donning domestic violence advocates from WRC were sprinkled throughout the community last weekend, raising funds for all of them, regardless of gender.
The acronym means “Women’s Resource Center,” but is in the process of being changed to just WRC, with the tagline, “We Respect and…
