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An international technology group with a facility in Northeast Pennsylvania has won a contract worth millions of dollars. Among other products, the company makes a specialty glass component used in United States Army air defense systems. German-based company Schott announced Wednesday it was awarded a contract extension worth $2.7 million with Raytheon Technologies to supply the U.S.…

Two companies are joining forces, and a local lawmaker was there for a tour of the facility. Congressman Matt Cartwright came to Luzerne County to help the Schott Glass Manufacturing Company announce a $2.7 million contract in partnership with Raytheon manufacturing to help make glass components for stinger missiles to aid in the ongoing war in Russia and Ukraine. After a tour of the…

Specialty glass inventor Schott was awarded a $2.7 million contract to supply infrared glass for U.S. Army air defense systems, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, announced Wednesday at the facility. Schott’s recent order supplies infrared glass for launch tube windows, a critical component of air defense systems to the U.S. Army and its Stinger missile program, said…

Newswatch 16 was invited on a tour through Schott, a glass production facility, after a major achievement for the company.  Workers here are going to be playing a role in US Military defense systems. "It's an exciting project to work on, especially when you get to see the actual end product of what you're making," said project engineer Elizabeth Chase.  Read…

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…

A proposed Scranton-to-New York City passenger train should receive federal planning money for a simple reason. Speed. Not how fast the train will run, but how quickly it can get rolling.   That’s the state Department of Transportation’s argument in its application for the money to the Federal Railroad Administration. The department’s application says Amtrak’s…

“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.”

“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.

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.

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…