Stone House Investment Celebrates New Office in Clarks Summit Stone House Investment Management is thrilled to announce the opening of its new office location at 103 West Grove Street, Clarks Summit, PA, below Kelly Dental. This expansion marks an exciting milestone as Stone House continues to grow and extend its services to the Lackawanna County area. To celebrate this grand opening, Stone House will be hosting an open house on January 24th, starting at 1:00 PM. Guests are invited to visit the newly renovated office space, meet the team of financial advisors, and learn more about their services such as retirement income planning, business investment services, and personal wealth management. The open house will run until 6:00 PM, providing ample opportunity for community members to drop by at their convenience. In addition to the open house, Stone House is proud to sponsor a live ice carving at the Clarks Summit Ice Festival that evening. The ice carving will take place at 6:00 PM in the pocket park on Depot Street. “It will be great to kick off our grand opening around such a treasured, community event,” says Mike Cravath, a Lead Advisor on the Stone House team. The Advisors are also excited to be extending into Lackawanna County with a holistic strategy, focusing on more than just how much you have saved for retirement. Advisors also consider key areas such as tax, estate, and generational planning, which provides a comprehensive approach for your financial wellbeing. “We’re excited to start working with more clients in the valley and look forward to serving the community with a local office presence,” said Ryan Vassil, a Lead Advisor at Stone House. “Our team is committed to helping everyday people feel secure with their financial plans.” For more information about the open house or their services, please contact Stone House at 570-507-8946 or visit their website at stonehouseinv.com.
RailRiders: Score Big Prizes with Football Squares Promo Promotion awards fans at the end of each quarter and with the final score on February 9 Super Bowl LIX is just weeks away and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are bringing back the Football Squares promotion to upgrade and reward new ticket package purchases with great prizes and experiences. Fans can purchase flex plans, partial, half or full-season memberships to get involved in the RailRiders Football Squares promotion with the opportunity to win big on February 9. Chances to win occur with the score at the end of each quarter and at the end of the game. Matching scores will reward you with fun prizes. Squares correspond with the number of packages purchased, so buy multiple plans or memberships for more chances to win! With the purchase of one flex plan, you will receive one square. If you purchase a partial season plan, you will receive two squares. A half-season plan will receive three squares and any full-season membership purchased will net four squares. All squares are placed at random prior to the big day. Winners are determined by looking at the last number in each team’s score at the end of each quarter and then matching those numbers on the grid and seeing which square intersects those two numbers. Winning Outcomes: Match the score at the end of the first quarter and win a RailRiders Prize Pack that includes one white Hawaiian shirt, one blue Hawaiian shirt, a Vejigantes pint glass, a pair of RailRiders flip flops and a $25.00 gift card to the SWB Team Store. Match the score at the end of the second quarter and receive a Roberto Clemente SWB replica jersey, one Jackie Robinson SWB replica jersey, a Squints bobblehead and a $25.00 gift card to the SWB Team Store. Match the score at the end of the third quarter and get two Yankees vouchers (two New York Yankees tickets per voucher), four Geisinger Champions Club tickets to an April or May RailRiders game, one game-worn jersey, an SWB football jersey, one SWB mug PLUS a $25.00 gift card to the SWB Team Store and you’ll get to throw a first pitch prior to a 2025 Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre home game. Match the score at the end of the fourth quarter and win two Yankees vouchers (two New York Yankees tickets per voucher), four Geisinger Champions Club tickets to an April or May RailRiders game, one Jasson Domínguez bobblehead, an SWB tote bag, one autographed baseball PLUS a $100.00 gift card to the SWB Team Store and you’ll throw a first pitch prior to a 2025 Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre home game. If the game goes into overtime and your square matches the final score after OT, you will win one of each previously mentioned promotional items, two Yankees vouchers, four Geisinger Champions Club tickets to an April or May RailRiders game, one autographed baseball PLUS a $100.00 gift card to the SWB Team Store and you’ll get to throw a first pitch prior to a 2025 Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre home game. Additional terms, restrictions, and conditions may apply. Please ask your sales representative to clarify any concerns. Ticket packages for the 2025 season, including all season ticket memberships and flex plans, are available now and Football Squares are on a limited, first-come, first-served basis until Friday, February 7. For more information, please visit swbrailriders.com or contact a ticket sales representative at (570) 969-BALL.
Northeast Regional Cancer Institute’s 22nd Annual CASUAL Day Announces Chair Alessandro Smeraldi, MD is chair for the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute’s 22nd Annual CASUAL (Colon Cancer Awareness Saves Unlimited Adult Lives) Day for a second year. Building on the momentum he gained last year; he is once again teaming up with his wife Gail and other healthcare professionals to bring awareness to the importance of colon cancer screening. Alessandro Smeraldi, MD is a board-certified vascular surgeon. Dr. Smeraldi recently retired, focusing on his family and his health. He is proud to have served his community these many years. He maintains ties with the Society for Vascular Surgery and Society for Vascular Ultrasound. Additionally, he serves as a clinical professor of surgery at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in Scranton. Dr. Smeraldi draws daily strength from the love of his wife, Gail, and their children Hayley and Caleb. CASUAL Day, set for Thursday, March 27, 2025, is a dress down day to raise awareness for colorectal cancer in northeast Pennsylvania. On this day, participants dress casual while wearing specially designed socks, hats, and/or t-shirts. The focus of this awareness campaign is to have a casual conversation about colon cancer. All proceeds from the event stay in NEPA and go towards the Cancer Institute efforts to raise awareness and support to support colorectal cancer prevention, early detection education and screenings. For more information about CASUAL Day and how you can participate, please call the Cancer Institute at (570) 904-8808 or visit www.cancernepa.org.
Misericordia University Hosts 2025 MILK Event Join us as on January 20th in Lemmond Theater as we host Emerald Garner, daughter of the late Eric Garner, for a fireside chat discussing her book Finding My Voice. Through her experience, we shall talk about the story of family and community, and the strength it takes to survive, to stand, to speak.
Misericordia University Launches Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic The Misericordia University College of Business has launched a Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic to serve residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The clinic offers free representation to low-income taxpayers involved in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Jim Pierson, J.D., CPA, dean of the College of Business, serves as the clinic director, while Richard Brogan, MBA, MS (Tax), EA, acts as the clinic’s tax specialist. Business students will assist with cases under the supervision of qualified representatives, allowing them to gain practical experience while serving the community. The clinic’s mission is to ensure fairness and integrity in the tax system for low-income individuals and those who speak English as a second language. It aims to: Provide pro bono representation in tax disputes. Educate taxpayers about their rights and responsibilities. Advocate for issues impacting low-income taxpayers. “If you have received a tax notice or have unresolved issues such as audits, refund claims, collection actions, identity theft, worker misclassification, state tax concerns, or other matters, please contact us for a confidential consultation,” Pierson said. The clinic receives matching federal and state funding to provide free services for qualifying taxpayers. “Our goal is to advocate for low-income taxpayers so they can achieve fair resolutions to their disputes,” Pierson said. “We’re also committed to educating them about their rights and responsibilities under the tax system.” To reach the Misericordia University Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, call (570) 674-1472 or email taxclinic@misericordia.edu. For more information, visit misericordia.edu/LITC.
Lackawanna Historical Society Spotlight Art for Anthracite Heritage Month Each January, museums, educational institutions, and public organizations observe Anthracite Mining Heritage Month, a regional observance focusing on the history and culture of the anthracite region of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The Lackawanna Historical Society will present two programs at the end of the month, exploring topics of unionization and industry in the coal region. On Sunday, January 26 at 2pm, join us for “Artistic Expressions in Anthracite,” a panel discussion at the Catlin House, 232 Monroe Avenue, Scranton. Our expert panelists will discuss how anthracite has been expressed through different artistic mediums: Chester Kulesa, former site administrator of the PA Anthracite Heritage Museum, will speak on photography; Richard Stanislaus, former curator of the PA Anthracite Heritage Museum, will discuss paintings and illustrations; and F. Charles Petrillo, local author and historian, will discuss the portrayal of the anthracite region in films. The panel will be moderated by Phil Mosely, professor emeritus at Penn State University and author of “Telling of the Anthracite.” Throughout the month a variety of programs will be offered in across the region, from Ashley to Wilkes-Barre, sponsored by the Anthracite Heritage Foundation and various historical societies and museums. When available, a full schedule of events can be found on the Society’s website at http://www.lackawannahistory.org/EventsCalendar.html. For more information or to register, please call the Society at 570-344-3841 or email lackawannahhistory@gmail.com.
