=== Thomas D. McGroarty ===Thomas D. McGroartyThomas D. McGroarty January 1996- January 2004Thomas D. McGroarty served as the twenty-second mayor of the City of Wilkes-Barre. McGroarty was from East End and was born on December 22,1962. In 1983, McGroarty was elected to Wilkes-Barre City Council and served for twelve years before his election as Mayor.Mayor McGroarty graduated from Coughlin High School, Luzerne County Community College and Bloomsburg University.