Without mentioning his run for governor and with a less friendly City Council assuming office a block away, Mayor Chris Doherty was sworn in for a third term Monday and said Scranton is ready to serve as a model for cities everywhere.

Mr. Doherty took the oath of office at Lackawanna College with far less pomp and circumstance than his first two inaugurations. About 60 people attended, many of them family and members of his City Hall staff. His speech lasted only seven minutes, long enough to praise his first two terms.

“By anybody’s estimation or opinion,” Scranton is “one of the best cities in Pennsylvania,” Mr. Doherty said.

“And today, are we willing to accept the mantle of success? Are we willing to be the city for which other cities will follow?” he asked. “Are we willing to be the city willing to raise the bar ourself? I know we are.”

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