{"id":83764,"date":"2026-01-11T08:10:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T08:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/83764\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T08:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T08:10:06","slug":"city-of-pittston-officials-are-sworn-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/83764\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Pittston officials are sworn in"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch<\/p>\n

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

Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch<\/p>\n

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District Magistrate Alexandra Kokura Kravitz, left, swears in City of Pittston incumbents, from left: Mayor Michael Lombardo and council members MaryPat Melvin Scarantino and Kenneth Bangs, on Monday in city council chambers.<\/p>\n

Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch<\/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 big shoes to fill, but I\u2019m confident they will both do an excellent job moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

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