Ethnic Friction Marks Session On Field, Land

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The naming of a city-owned soccer field 35 years ago and a continuing dispute between a mosque and a Baptist church over which should be allowed to purchase a vacant, city-owned South Street parcel led to ethnic dissension among neighbors during Monday's meeting of the Lackawanna City Council.

The recriminations started when Franklin Street resident John E. Ingram questioned the propriety of the "Yemen Soccer Field" sign posted inside a city-owned soccer field at 150 Lehigh Ave. that also serves as home field for the Lackawanna Yemen Soccer Club program.

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Ethnic Friction Marks Session On Field, Land

"When I asked about the sign, it was not to disparage the soccer team, which I ...

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