Editing Forest City, Pennsylvania (section)

==Government and services==
Forest City has its own police department which serves some surrounding municipalities on a contractual basis. The police department consists of a Police Chief, Assistant Police Chief and several Patrol Officers. The police department is located on the second floor of Forest City's Boro Hall, which also is the office for town's mayor. Boro Hall also houses the Forest City Library.

Forest City has two parks: John F. Kennedy Park and Babe Ruth Park. Kennedy Park, located on [[Pennsylvania Route 247]], five blocks from Main Street, has a lake, baseball fields, tennis and basketball courts, [[disc golf|frisbee golf course]], playground, and nature trail. Babe Ruth Park is located on Railroad Street and features a playground, playing field, and a basketball court.

Forest City used to hold an annual festival called "[[Old Home Week]]” Economics, and the donations of the few Forest City businesses has made it unsustainable as a week-long event.

Forest City is the starting point to the [[Steamtown Marathon]], which is held the Sunday before Columbus Day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Events - Steamtown Marathon|url=http://www.visitnepa.org/event/steamtown-marathon/|publisher=Lackawanna County Convention and Visitors Bureau|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>