Memorial Day Parade and Service was held at 10 am
Monday, May 31, 2010

Factoryville Fire Truck makes its way down College Avenue, Memorial Day 2010

American Legion vehicle makes its way along the parade route.

Lackawanna Trail High School Band makes its way to the cemetery.

Memorial Day Ceremony:
1. Band - Lackawanna Trail

2. Opening of Ceremony, Cmndr. John Kman
3. Invocation- Pastor Brian Lucas, Factoryville UMC
4. Welcoming-Mayor Gary Evans

5. Keynote Speaker- 1st Sgt. Brian Jones

6. Laying of Wreaths
7. Taps -Trail Buglers

8. Benediction, Pastor Lucas

9. Closing of Ceremony by Commander Kman

Factoryville Daisy Troop recently planted flowers at the Memorial Day Garden at the Woodlawn Evergreen Cemetery and in the planters at the businesses along College Avenue.

Memorial Day Parade and Service was held at 10 am
Monday, May 31, 2010

Factoryville Fire Truck makes its way down College Avenue, Memorial Day 2010

American Legion vehicle makes its way along the parade route.

Lackawanna Trail High School Band makes its way to the cemetery.

Memorial Day Ceremony:
1. Band - Lackawanna Trail

2. Opening of Ceremony, Cmndr. John Kman
3. Invocation- Pastor Brian Lucas, Factoryville UMC
4. Welcoming-Mayor Gary Evans

5. Keynote Speaker- 1st Sgt. Brian Jones

6. Laying of Wreaths
7. Taps -Trail Buglers

8. Benediction, Pastor Lucas

9. Closing of Ceremony by Commander Kman

Thanks to all the Lackawanna Trail Volunteers that came out to plant trees in Factoryville. Arbor Day was celebrated on Friday April 23, 2010,
20 new trees were planted to beautify Factoryville.

Orders for Fall trees will be sent in to the nursery in September, if interested in a tree for your property please contact the Shade Tree Commission at 945-1014 or via email at: shadetree@factoryville.org

Make a Decoration and Tree Lighting Celebration
with Girl Scout Troops 48 and 73

Local Factoryville Girl Scout Troops 48 and 73 with the community made decorations and decorated the Christmas Tree at 161 College Avenue in front of the Borough Hall Building .

The Factoryville Decorating and Tree Lighting Event was held on Saturday December 5, 2009. Santa and the Factoryville Fire Company helped with decorating and lighting the tree.

Keystone College Students planted mums to beautify our planters for the United Way Day of Caring.

Justin Clark worked on a wetland demonstration area at the Clinton Township - Factoryville Borough Joint Municipal park located at 154 Creek Road in Clinton Township just across the street from the Clinton Township Municipal building.

Our American Legion arranged to have flowers and shrubs planted for our Veterans at the cemetery on Reynolds Avenue.

Councilman Tom Davis helps with planting. The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission designed and planted the new Memorial Garden with volunteers.

The Factoryville Men's Civic Club recently rebuilt the outdoor classroom at Christy Mathewson Park.

Thanks to Matt Spott, Spott Construction for managing the project.
Please thank all the Factoryville Men's Civic Club volunteers that came out to help Matt rebuild the classroom at Christy Mathewson Park.

Arbor Day 2009 in Factoryville and Factoryville was presented with a Tree City USA designation for the 10th year.

Students from Lackawanna Trail high school help to plant trees in Factoryville. Genevieve Evans, Liz Ratchford, Andrew Duncan, Forest Service, Isaac Barbolish, Blake Gockley, Victor Rosa, Matt Goodrich, Dalton Mecke, Zach Goodrich, Anthony Urban, Assistant Principal Tania Skotleski and Principal John Rushefski.

Clean Up Day at Christy Mathewson Park was held on
April 18, 2009:

President of Factoryville Borough Council Chuck Wrobel helps to mulch gardens!

It was a great day out with our neighbors and
we got our park into shape!

December 15, 2008 Steve Swift with the help of Jon Brown of Brown Hill Tree Company put up the new Christmas Banners on College Avenue

Factoryville Girl Scout Troop 272
decorated Christmas Tree at the Borough Hall building
with the help of Jon Brown, Brown Hill Tree Company.

Left - Right Front Row: Krystal Arvonio, Brianna Miller, Mikarra Hundahl, Kaitlyn Harvey, Emma Collins, Laurenann Penn.  Back Row:  Mike Hundahl, Barb Hundahl (Troop Leader), Macayla Hyndshaw, Haley Hyndshaw, Emily Herron, Lauren Keyes (Assistant Troop Leader), and Jon Brown, Brown Hill Tree Company

Thank you for putting your Christmas trees on the curb for the Borough to pick up ~ trees will be chopped into mulch and wood chips for the walking trail and gardens at Christy Mathewson Park. Recycle your trees, it is good for the environment!

Senator Lisa Baker presents citation to Factoryville for our 125th Anniversary on November, 12, 2008.
Factoryville Borough was incorporated in 1883. Our borough hall building was constructed as the Six Principal Baptist Chruch in 1855, it has been a public meeting place and community building since 1907.

Factoryville voters thank you for voting yes November 4, 2008 on the ballot question:

On the Nov. 4 ballot, voters were asked:

Do you favor the incurring of indebtedness by the Commonwealth of $400,000,000 for grants and loans to municipalities and public utilities for the cost of all labor, materials, necessary operational machinery and equipment, lands, property, rights and easements, plans and specifications, surveys, estimates of costs and revenues, prefeasibility studies, engineering and legal services and all other expenses necessary or incident to the acquisition, construction, improvement, expansion, extension, repair or rehabilitation of all or part of drinking water system, storm water, nonpoint source projects, nutrient credits and wastewater treatment system projects?

Factoryville has been mandated by DEP to update our sewer plant, this additional funding will allow us to apply for grants to offset the costs of this mandatory upgrade.

CHRISTY MATHEWSON DAYS
AUGUST 7-8, 2009

For information about this years celebration check out: Christy Mathewson Days 2008

This is the baseball card we used for our new decorative banners.

Pictured above are the new planters at our businesses along College Avenue. This was done by volunteers and Juvenile probation workers on July 15th. If you are a business along College Avenue and would like planters please contact The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission at 945-1014.

New flowers also planted in the parking lot on July 15, 2008

The sidewalks, streetlights, new curbs, and new public parking area on College Avenue across from Ray's Market are completed. Decorative bases will be installed on the new steel poles this fall.

Christy Mathewson Park Clean Up was held on
Saturday April 12, 2008

Arbor Day was celebrated April 25, 2008

Factoryville Girl Scout Troop #60 planted a tree in the new parking lot on College Avenue.

Projects that were completed in Factoryville in 2007:

Park Project - The Clinton Township - Factoryville Borough Joint Municipal park Phase One Construction is complete. Park is located on Creek Road and owned by Clinton Township and Factoryville Borough.

Phase One completed the access road, first parking area, first multipurpose field for Soccer, Football, and Field Hockey, and a retention basin for stormwater.

New soccer field August 2007

Access road under construction Spring 2007

New trees and gardens recently planted along College Avenue and several other streets in Factoryville. Multiple volunteers helped with the planting from the Mathewson Park Apartments, Baptist Bible College, Keystone College, and New Hope Academy!

Plants for new parking lot donated by Tom Stark, Nature's Niche/Stark Farms

Factoryville Post Office Beautification Summer 2007

Before

during....

Paving at parking lot October 2007

Projects that were completed in Factoryville in 2007:

Park Project - The Clinton Township - Factoryville Borough Joint Municipal park located at 154 Creek Road in Clinton Township just across the street from the Clinton Township Municipal building. Construction of the new park began in May 2007. The phase one construction is complete. We are just allowing the grass to grow and get established. Recreation on the fields will begin in August 2008.

Phase One completed the access road, first parking area, first multipurpose field for Soccer, Football, and Field Hockey, and a retention basin for stormwater.

The park project is funded by:
$165,000 grant from the Park and Recreation Division of DCNR
(Department of Conservation and Natural Resources)

Over $130,000 in private donations.
The Joint Park and Recreation Board Members, Liz Ratchford, Tom Davis, and many others worked to solicit donations from our local businesses, residents, and held fundraisers to help match this grant funding.
$15,000 from Factoryville Borough and $15,000 from Clinton Township.

Multipurpose field under construction May 2007

College Avenue Streetscape Project

This project included new sidewalks to both sides of College Avenue, a paved public parking area across from Rays Market, new streetlights, new decorative steel utility poles, and handicapped access to all curbs and sidewalks. Trees and landscaping will also be part of this exciting project.

Before new sidewalks.....

After new sidewalks and plants along College Avenue.

This project funded by multiple state and federal funding sources.

4 different funding programs through the Transportation Enhancement Program, these federal funds help communities improve their main street to enhance pedestrian transportation.

CDBG funding, federal funds to help with handicapped accessibility.

Aqua Pennsylvania helped with a donation to help complete the concrete sidewalks along College Avenue as part of their water line replacement project.

Keystone College has been an important community partner in this project and has provided financial assistance to help make this project a reality.

The total amount of funds secured for this project are over a million dollars.

College Avenue Streetscape
Dedication Ceremony
was held on Saturday, October 13, 2007.

Arbor Day in Factoryville 2007

Arbor Day was celebrated this year on April 20, 2007 at 2 pm. Science students from Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center planted four trees.

Christy Mathewson Days
August 8 - 12, 2006

Frank Deford, author of the Old Ball Game speaks to the crowds at Christy Mathewson Park

2006 celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Christy Mathewson Little League organization. Part of the weekends events included:

National Public Radio Commentator, Sports Illustrated Writer, and Author of The Old Ball Game, Frank Deford visited Factoryville during Christy Mathewson Days this year. Eddie Friersonl presented Matty, An evening with Christy Mathewson on Friday August 11, 2006

THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT ALWAYS HELPS US MAKE
CHRISTY MATHEWSON DAYS A SUCCESS!

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