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Tobyhanna Depot to hire 350 as closures eyed By RENITA FENNICK renitaf@leader.net As the Pentagon continues working on a plan to close some military bases by the end of next year, Tobyhanna Army Depot is looking to hire 350 people. The Monroe County facility, which employs about 3,300, will conduct job fairs Thursday in Scranton and Tannersville. The depot needs to fill the permanent positions over the next few months to meet increasing workload requirements and projected attrition rates. Last week, the U.S. Department of Defense released its final criteria for selecting the bases to be closed. Though the Base...