{"id":204227,"date":"2026-05-28T05:51:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T05:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/204227\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T05:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T05:51:37","slug":"students-bring-colorful-boost-to-scranton-with-flowers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/204227\/","title":{"rendered":"Students bring colorful boost to Scranton with flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE\/WYOU) \u2014 Local students brought a colorful boost to downtown Scranton on Tuesday: Kids from the Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children joined members of Scranton Tomorrow\u2019s Safe, Clean and Green Team to plant flowers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The students raised the flowers at Doherty Park and planted them on the corner of Wyoming Avenue and Linden Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This project marks the official kickoff of Scranton City Pride, a series of citywide clean-ups and beautification projects running from May 26 to June 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/breaking-ground-wyoming-valley-airport-223836089.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Breaking ground on Wyoming Valley Airport expansion;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Breaking ground on Wyoming Valley Airport expansion&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Breaking ground on Wyoming Valley Airport expansion <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cCause I really believe that, that everybody can do something to make our community the best it can be, regardless of the age or ability, and these students are a really good example of that. They love coming down here,\u201d Scranton Tomorrow Safe Clean and Green Program Project Manager Steve Ward said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Volunteers from Penn State Master Gardeners in Lackawanna County were also on hand to lend guidance and support to the young gardeners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following the planting, students enjoyed a picnic lunch and games in the park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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