{"id":258654,"date":"2026-08-04T00:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T00:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/258654\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T00:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T00:26:10","slug":"first-lady-of-pennsylvania-lori-shapiro-visits-pittston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/258654\/","title":{"rendered":"First Lady of Pennsylvania, Lori Shapiro, visits Pittston"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The City of Pittston Mayor Michael Lombardo, far left, along with Frank Bartoli, president & CEO of PA Inclusive, left center, and State Rep. Jim Haddock, center, welcome the First Lady of Pennsylvania, Lori Shapiro, to Pittston and Coffee Inclusive and Bake Inclusive on Monday. <\/p>\n

Tony Callaio | For Times Leader<\/p>\n

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First Lady of Pennsylvania Lori Shapiro receives a gift basket from Coffee Inclusive\u2019s Katelynn Smith, right, on Monday as she made several stops in Pittston and Scranton.<\/p>\n

Tony Callaio | For Times Leader<\/p>\n

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Coffee Inclusive employee D.J. Jones helps Pennsylvania First Lady Laurie Shapiro make her first beverage at Coffee Inclusive at the City of Pittston location on Kennedy Boulevard on Monday.<\/p>\n

Tony Callaio | For Times Leader<\/p>\n

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Bake Inclusive\u2019s head baker, Julius Zuckerwar, guides the First Lady of Pennsylvnaia, Lori Shapiro, at Bake Inclusive, one of the few stops she made touring NEPA on Monday.<\/p>\n

Tony Callaio | For Times Leader<\/p>\n

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A Lori Shapiro, right, who made stops in Pittston at Coffee Inclusive and Scranton on Monday, speaks to Coffee Inclusive employee Christina Wesley, left, along with State Rep. Jim Haddock.<\/p>\n

Tony Callaio | For Times Leader<\/p>\n

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Lori Shapiro, center, the wife of Gov. Josh Shapiro, stands with head baker Julius Zuckerwar, right, on Monday at Coffee Inclusive and Bake Inclusive, Pittston.<\/p>\n

Tony Callaio | For Times Leader<\/p>\n

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PITTSTON \u2014 Lori Shapiro, the first lady of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, visited several sites in Northeast Pennsylvania, including Coffee Inclusive and Bake Inclusive.<\/p>\n

While at Coffee Inclusive, she learned how to make a cold beverage. At Bake Inclusive, she helped staff ice and sprinkle donuts.<\/p>\n

Coffee and Bake Inclusive is under the umbrella of PA Inclusive, 350 Kennedy Blvd., Pittston.<\/p>\n

PA Inclusive is a charity organization creating and supporting inclusive and sustainable lives for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n

PA Inclusive serves the counties of Luzerne, Lackawanna, Monroe, Carbon, Bucks, Berks, Columbia, Wyoming, and Schuylkill, and Allentown.<\/p>\n

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