The Lulac Edition #3792, May 29th, 2018

CONGRESSIONAL 8th 

CHRIN STAKES OUT EXETER ON HOLIDAY

For most people Memorial Day was the start of the lazy, hazy crazy days of Summer as Nat King Cole sang about years ago. But for 8th District Congressional candidate John Chrin, it was a busy day of campaigning. Chrin was in Exeter, the hometown of former Mayor Coleman who is the Regional Director of Governor Wolf’s office. Chrin is galvanizing Republicans in Luzerne County to get behind his candidacy.
This 8th District race will be decided by Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. Chrin will be strong in Wayne and Pike Counties but he is in  Luzerne County so much, some say he might be mistaken for a native.  After Trump in 2016, the years of any Republican candidate writing off Luzerne County are over.

Here are a few voters meeting him in Exeter yesterday.

MEANWHILE.......

CARTWRIGHT ANNOUNCES OVER $4.7 MILLION IN HUD FUNDS TO LUZERNE COUNTY HOUSING AGENCIES

Congressman Matt Cartwright (Photo: LuLac archives)

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has granted Public Housing Capital Fund Awards totaling $4,765,756 to housing agencies in Luzerne County.
The Public Housing Capital Fund Award is awarded annually by HUD to Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) for the development, financing, and modernization of public housing developments and for management improvements.
“Ensuring that Northeastern Pennsylvania has access to safe and affordable housing is an important priority of mine,” said Rep. Cartwright, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. “Federal funding is critical to providing low-income households in our state with adequate housing, including many people who are elderly or have disabilities. I am glad that these funds will provide an investment into our community and ensure invaluable housing services to vulnerable Pennsylvanians.”
The following is a list of Operating Subsidy award recipients and the amount provided:
• Luzerne County:
o Housing Authority of the City of Pittston ($688,847)
o Housing Authority of the County of Luzerne ($2,442,678)
o Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority ($1,634,231)
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was established through the U.S. Housing Act of 1937. HUD’s purpose is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. The funds awarded to the housing authority agencies through HUD gives them the ability to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers, meet the need for quality affordable rental homes, utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life, and build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination. (Cartwright office).

 J.F.K. @ 101 

Today would have have been John F. Kennedy's 101st birthday. 

Here are two photos to remember him on this day. 

The last photo of the President with his family was taken a few months before his death.