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                                  EXHIBIT 31.1

              CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, William F. Farber, Sr., certify that:

1.      I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Comm Bancorp,
    Inc.;

2.      Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
    of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
    statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
    were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.      Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
    information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects
    the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
    registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.      The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
    establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
    in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

    (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
    information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
    subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
    particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

    (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
    procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
    quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

    (c) Presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
    effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
    evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.      The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
    our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
    the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
    of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

    (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
    operation of internal control which could adversely affect the registrant's
    ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
    identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal
    control; and

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    (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
    employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls;
    and

6.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: November 12, 2003             /s/ William F. Farber, Sr.
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                                    William F. Farber, Sr.
                                    President and Chief Executive Officer
                                    Chairman of the Board/Director
                                    (Principal Executive Officer)

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