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Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
NeighborWorks to host ‘West Scranton EGGstravaganza' egg hunt Saturday
The nonprofit NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania will host Saturday its third annual 'West Scranton EGGstravaganza' egg hunt at Novembrino Park in the city, a free event featuring music and community resources. It begins at noon and runs until 2 p.m., with the egg hunt starting promptly at 1. Participants are encouraged to bring their own baskets. 'It will be a traditional Easter egg hunt where eggs will be hidden around the grounds for children to pick up,' NeighborWorks Community Development Specialist Emily Arcaro said, noting there will be candy and prizes inside the eggs and a range of activities for families and attendees. Beyond the egg hunt, the Youth Arts Coalition will provide arts and crafts activities for children, the Scranton Public Library will host a book sale and sign people up for library cards, and the nonprofit Friends of the Poor will offer activities, including coloring sheets, NeighborWorks noted in a news release. The city will also have a pronounced presence at the community event, including the Scranton police and fire departments, with the latter offering a 'touch-a-truck experience.' Scranton officials will provide attendees with information on city resources. Also participating are Head Start, which will provide registration information, and the state Department of Health, which will provide tick-prevention resources, per the news release. 'It really just gets the community out meeting each other and then learning about what resources are available to them within Scranton,' Arcaro said. Novembrino Park is located at 201 10th Ave. In the event of inclement weather, the egg hunt's rain date is April 26. For information, visit or NeighborWorks' Facebook Page. Organizers will post updates there if bad weather forces them to reschedule, Arcaro said.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
John-John Arcaro named Conneaut's Citizen of the Year
Feb. 11—CONNEAUT — John-John Arcaro has been named the 2024 Conneaut Citizen of the Year, the Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce, it was announced through a press release. "I'm among the elites," Arcaro said. Arcaro said he was shocked and honored to learn he won. He said he has been long-involved with many city festivals, including D-Day Conneaut and Perch and Pilsner. "It's a blessing to be a part of this community," Arcaro said. Arcaro was asked to organize the city's 2023 Christmas parade 31 days before the event took place, he said. "I said 'we've got to have a Christmas parade,'" he said. Each event Aracaro has worked comes with a different team who helps make it succeed, he said. "There's a lot of stuff I do I forget about, because I do it and move on," Arcaro said. He said one of Arcaro's best memories of helping was catering to 1,400 people at a benefit. Recounting Arcaro's nomination, he has helped with Christmas events at Lakeview Park, the Chriskindl Market, Police Navidad and Red, White, and Boom, according to the release. Arcaro has photographed events for Conneaut school yearbooks, and the city's fire and police departments, according to the release. Arcaro said he is thankful to the people who voted him Citizen of the Year and all the people who have helped him with events over the years. Arcaro loves seeing the smiles of the people at events he organizes, he said. "Don't look for anything in return, just do it," Arcaro said. Arcaro said he learned from his parents to always do good for the good and not for the reward. "That stuck with me all my life," he said. The chamber also announced chamber champion award winners in the press release. Castaway's Pizza and Grill owner Kristina Daugherty won the Professional Achievement Award; Ashtabula Regional Medical Center the Leadership Award, and the Conneaut Water Safety Initiative the President's Award. Winners of the Legacy Award were Joe Orlando and Joyce Shellhammer. "Chamber champions are those individuals, organizations, businesses or industries who have demonstrated excellence in contributing to the goals and objectives of the [CACC]," the release said. The Conneaut Citizen of the Year and chamber champion awards will be presented at the upcoming annual CACC dinner. The dinner will be at 6 p.m. Feb. 25 at the New Leaf Event Center. According to the release, doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets cost $40 for chamber members and $45 for non-members. Dinner reservations are due by Friday.
