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  2. Pittston Coal strike - Wikipedia

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    The Pittston Coal strike was a United States strike action led by the United Mine Workers Union (UMWA) against the Pittston Coal Company, nationally headquartered in Pittston, Pennsylvania. The strike, which lasted from April 5, 1989 to February 20, 1990, resulted from Pittston's termination of health care benefits for approximately 1,500 ...

  3. Twin Shaft disaster - Wikipedia

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    At 3:00 in the morning on Sunday, June 28, 1896, ninety miners were at work in the Red Ash Vein of the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston when the roof quickly caved in. It was believed at the time that all of the men perished. The concussion from the explosion was so great that it was heard for miles around.

  4. Veterans of Foreign Wars - Wikipedia

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    75th Anniversary 10c postage stamp (1974). The VFW resulted from the amalgamation of several societies formed immediately following the Spanish–American War.In 1899, little groups of veterans returning from campaigning in Cuba and the Philippine Islands, founded local societies upon a spirit of comradeship known only to those who faced the dangers of that war side by side.

  5. Pittston, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Pittston is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city lies in the Wyoming Valley on the east side of the Susquehanna River and on the south side ...

  6. Pittston Township, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Pittston Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The population was 3,179 as of the 2020 census. [2] The township is located within the Greater ...

  7. Affordable apartments replacing vacant VFW on Burlington's ...

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    The apartments, which will be called Post Apartments in honor of the VFW, will be a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, with rents ranging from $1,075 to $1,600, including utilities.

  8. Bufalino crime family - Wikipedia

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    The Bufalino crime family, [5] also known as the Pittston crime family, [6] the Pittston–Scranton crime family, [7] the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre crime family, [6] the Northeastern Pennsylvania crime family, [8] the Northeastern Pennsylvania Mafia, [9] [10] or the Scranton Mafia, [11] was an Italian-American Mafia crime family active in Northeastern Pennsylvania, primarily in the cities of ...

  9. John L. Gronski - Wikipedia

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    John L. Gronski (b. 1956) is a retired United States Army officer. A veteran of the Iraq War, he served from 1978 to 2019 and attained the rank of major general.His decorations included two awards of the Army Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Legion of Merit, and the Bronze Star Medal.