{"id":78750,"date":"2026-01-05T23:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T23:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/78750\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T23:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T23:17:06","slug":"pittston-newly-elected-officials-sworn-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/78750\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittston newly-elected officials sworn in"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Newly elected councilman Anthony \u2018Tony\u2019 Guariglia is sworn in by District Magistrate Alex Kokura Kravitz Monday at the city council chambers. Guariglia is filling the unexpired four-year term of the late Danny Argo.<\/p>\n

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

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Rosemary Frati, right, is sworn in as City of Pittston treasurer by District Magistrate Alexandra Kokura Kravitz Monday at the city council chambers. Frati will be fulfilling the last two years of the late Chris Latona\u2019s term.<\/p>\n

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

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PITTSTON \u2014 The City of Pittston held a swearing-in ceremony for three incumbents, along with a new incoming councilman and city treasurer, on Monday at the city council chambers.<\/p>\n

Michael Lombardo was sworn in for his fifth term as mayor, along with incumbents Kenneth Bangs and MaryPat Melvin Scarantino to the council.<\/p>\n

Anthony \u201cTony\u201d Guariglia was elected to a two-year term to complete the unexpired four-year term of the late Danny Argo on the council.<\/p>\n

Rosemary Frati was sworn in as the city treasurer for the next two years to fulfill the four-year term of the late Chris Latona.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a difficult 2025 losing two icons in Danny (Argo) and Chris (Latona), who both served the city for decades,\u201d Lombardo said. \u201cTony and Rosemary have difficult shoes to fill, but I\u2019m confident they will both do an excellent job moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

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