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Fine Arts Fiesta is about friends for some

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Fiesta time: Kids, music, crepes, chicken-on-a-stick and accordion music

<p>Luzerne County residents with a baby born or adopted in 2018 and 2019 can claim a free $100 grant if they sign up for the &#8220;Keystone Scholars&#8221; higher education 529 savings program, according to an announcement from county Manager C. David Pedri.</p><p>State Treasurer Joe Torsella is scheduled to visit Luzerne County Head Start in Wilkes-Barre at 10 a.m. Friday to officially launch the program.</p><p>Funded by $2.25 million in private, philanthropic donations, the demonstration project is available in six counties, including Luzerne, Torsella and other state officials announced in February. The other counties: Delaware, Elk, Indiana, Mifflin and Westmoreland.</p><p>Proposed state legislation would make the scholarship grant program available to every child statewide, his office said. Torsella, a Berwick native and Wyoming Seminary graduate, created Keystone Scholars to help encourage higher education aspirations and help families start saving early.</p><p>The starter deposit and any additional funds contributed by each family can be used for any qualified higher education expenses, including trade schools, vocational programs, community colleges and universities.</p><p>County residents can visit <a href="http://www.pa529.com/keystone/" target="_blank">www.pa529.com/keystone</a> or call 1-800-440-4000 to claim the grant.</p><style>
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Luzerne County babies born in 2018 and 2019 eligible for $100 college starter grant