SCRANTON - Vice President Joseph R. Biden will campaign in the city today, bringing his family to the fireworks on Courthouse Square the night before Independence Day.
The visit was confirmed by President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, but a spokeswoman would not confirm the details. However, two sources, who spoke only if they remained unnamed, said Biden will be in town for the fireworks with family members.
Biden has visited the region three times since he and Obama were elected. Two were political visits.
He stopped at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in April 2010 to campaign for the re-election of U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter.
In October 2010, he raised money at a fundraiser for Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Carney's re-election bid, squeezing in a visit to his old Green Ridge neighborhood.
The other visit was official. In September, Biden consoled flood victims in Duryea after widespread flooding caused millions of dollars of damage across the region.