🌱 How Junior Leadership Hazleton helped shape this future engineer’s path
Hazleton, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Hazleton! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Junior Leadership Hazleton helped shape this future engineer’s path
- When Hazleton takes the field in today’s state playoff opener
- How Hazleton living rooms helped change American television forever
Also on today's calendar: JoAnn Pilston: Berry Basket Class and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What is always in front of you but can never be seen? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 72 and low of 46 degrees.
- Tuesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, temps: high: 69, low: 48.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SCHOLASTIC SUPERSTARS 2026: Thomas Nowak, Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences (standardspeaker.com) — A standout senior from Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences shares how Junior Leadership Hazleton and local service projects helped shape his goals in engineering and community life. He talks about competing in state and international STEM contests, his acceptance to Bucknell for civil engineering, and the outdoor hobbies and faith that keep him grounded. Local readers get a close look at one of Hazleton’s rising young leaders. 
• High school sports schedules for June 1, 2026 (triblive.com) — Hazleton’s baseball team hosts Landisville Hempfield today at 4:30 p.m. in the Class 6A first round of the PIAA playoffs, one of many statewide baseball, softball, lacrosse, and volleyball matchups scheduled. Fans can track when and where dozens of Pennsylvania high school teams are playing throughout Monday and Tuesday.
• The NEPA 30: How NEPA saved small-market TV (standardspeaker.com) — Hazleton families once watched the Rose Bowl thanks to a bold Northeastern Pennsylvania experiment with UHF television, long before it was standard nationwide. That success helped convince Congress to require UHF tuners in every TV, reshaping how small-market stations and communities like Hazleton could access major broadcasts and diverse programming.
📸 Around Hazleton
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Downtown Hazleton Yoga in the Park 2026 →
CAN DO Community Park, 33 PA-93, Hazleton
10:30 am
Saturday June 6
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Other local events
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Graduation
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JoAnn Pilston: Berry Basket Class →
Hazleton Art League, 31 W Broad St, Hazleton
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Board of Education Policy Committee Meeting
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Hazleton Area Board of Education Committee Meeting
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Human Resource Roundtable Luzerne – June 25, 2026 →
CAN BE Innovation Center, 103 Rotary Dr Suite 5, West Hazleton
11:00 am -
Wood Flower at Tap at Humboldt Beer Depot →
Tap at Humboldt Beer Depot, 563 Can Do Expy #18202, Hazle Township
4:00 pm
Friday June 5
Tuesday June 9
Thursday June 11
Thursday June 25
Saturday June 27
📣 Hazleton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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ACE Commission Meeting 6/2 →
Luzerne County, PA Calendar
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Luzerne County Forty-Fort Airport Advisory Board Meeting →
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Luzerne County Real Estate Committee Meeting →
Luzerne County, PA Calendar
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Luzerne County Act 13 Committee Meeting →
Luzerne County, PA Calendar
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NAMI Family-to-Family →
Luzerne County, PA Calendar
5:00 pm
Tuesday June 2
Thursday June 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There is an emergency vehicle on Foote Ave...
There is an emergency vehicle on Foote Ave reported at 4:00 PM. "Fire vehicle on scene" (Nextdoor )
- Key Ford of Hazleton posted a job opening for Parts Counterperson in Hazleton. Apply here.
- Baskin-Robbins posted a job opening for Crew Member in Hazleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hazleton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Freeland
- Luzerne County court notes: Property transfers 5/31/26 (standardspeaker.com)
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