{"id":202821,"date":"2026-05-26T20:26:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/202821\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:26:40","slug":"scranton-city-pride-program-starts-with-flower-planting-in-downtown-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/202821\/","title":{"rendered":"Scranton City Pride program starts with flower planting in downtown park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Scranton City Pride beautification program started Tuesday with students and faculty from the Scranton School for Deaf &amp; Hard of Hearing Children in South Abington Twp. joining members of Scranton Tomorrow\u2019s Safe, Clean &amp; Green team to plant flowers at Christopher A. Doherty Park in downtown Scranton. A joint project of Scranton Tomorrow, NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania and United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania, the program has a series of citywide cleanups and beautification projects taking place Tuesday to June 6. \u201cWe are so grateful for all the hard work these students put into their project,\u201d Steve Ward, project director of Scranton Tomorrow\u2019s Safe, Clean &amp; Green program said in a statement. \u201cThe habits and values they\u2019re building now through initiatives like this one will help us keep Scranton beautiful for generations to come.\u201d Volunteers from Penn State Master Gardeners in Lackawanna County also provided guidance and support to the children. Scranton City Pride also is supported by Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cindy Wilson, a teacher from the Scranton School for Deaf...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/STT-L-FLOWERS-0527-03.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cindy Wilson, a teacher from the Scranton School for Deaf &amp; Hard of Hearing Children, plants flowers Tuesday with help from students Nathan Chestnut-Loar, Victoria Wilmot and Mady Mahalak at Christopher A. Doherty Park in downtown Scranton. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mary Ann Stefko, instructor at the Scranton School for Deaf...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/STT-L-FLOWERS-0527-01.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/STT-L-FLOWERS-0527-01.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mary Ann Stefko, instructor at the Scranton School for Deaf &amp; Hard of Hearing Children, plants flowers Tuesday with student Chase Clark at Christopher A. Doherty Park in downtown Scranton. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 2<\/p>\n<p>Cindy Wilson, a teacher from the Scranton School for Deaf &amp; Hard of Hearing Children, plants flowers Tuesday with help from students Nathan Chestnut-Loar, Victoria Wilmot and Mady Mahalak at Christopher A. Doherty Park in downtown Scranton. 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