Author Archives: Bill desRosiers

Donors Rally For Regional Non-Profits via NEPA Gives Initiative

The Scranton Area Community Foundation (SACF) and the NEPA Nonprofit & Community Assistance Center (NCAC) conducted the annual NEPA Gives campaign on June 3. When all was said and done, 212 participating organizations raised $1,117,526 from 5,146 donors. Event coordinators … Read More

Coterra Employees Fish for the Fallen

It’s hard to think of a more fitting Memorial Day event than the annual Fish For the Fallen tournament held at Patriots Cove in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. Seven teams of two anglers each cast their lines into Beaver Run in … Read More

Natural Gas Students Simultaneously Pursuing CDL Certifications

The Lackawanna College School of Petroleum & Natural Gas (PNG) in Tunkhannock has recently partnered with the Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center (SCCTC) to provide students an opportunity to simultaneously pursue a Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). The … Read More

The Great Well Shut-in of 2022 – Thwarted by GDS

Late April brought an unexpected winter storm to parts of Northeast Pennsylvania. Wet, heavy snow and wind from the storm wreaked havoc on Susquehanna County. The County declared a state of emergency as fallen trees, downed power lines, and flooding … Read More

AXPC CEO Advocates for Reinvigorated Affordable Domestic Energy Solutions

This week, Anne Bradbury, the CEO of the American Exploration and Production Council (AXPC), gave the keynote address during America’s Rural Energy Coalition Conference in San Antonio, Texas.  AXPC is the national trade association, based in Washington, DC, that advocates … Read More

Sen. Toomey Energized by Round Table on Marcellus Shale

Coterra recently welcomed U.S. Senator Pat Toomey to northeast Pennsylvania. He toured the Lackawanna College School of Petroleum and Natural Gas in Tunkhannock. We also facilitated a round table discussion. This is part of our energy education series by which … Read More

CDL Training Center Instructors and students in front of new dump truck

CDL Training Center Grows with New Vehicles & Services

The Susquehanna County Career & Technology Center CDL Training Center has received a new dump truck. Shiny and red and looking like it was just driven off a showroom floor, it’s hard to believe that the 1999 Kenworth is as … Read More

PA Farm Show Fill A Glass With Hope Toast

Coterra Provides Financial Support and Incentive at PA Farm Show

Another PA Farm Show is in the history books, and Coterra Energy was there to lend support in a variety of ways. Corporate sponsorships and other expenditures will help to ensure that those in need across the Commonwealth have a … Read More

New Outdoor Welding Lab at SCCTC_Pipeyard

Outdoor Welding Lab Coming To Career Center

Big changes are coming for the Welding Technology course at the Susquehanna County Career & Technology Center (SCCTC) this year. Not only is enrollment the highest for the welding program for the first time ever, construction is underway for an outdoor … Read More

Gas School Open House a Big Hit With Local Students

About a dozen area high school students and their parents recently participated in an open house at the Lackawanna College School of Petroleum & Natural Gas (LC PNG) in Tunkhannock. They were able to visit various classrooms and labs, sit … Read More