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Honesdale, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Honesdale! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • When and where to catch Honesdale’s big July 3 fireworks
  • Wayne County judge hands down long sentence in brutal home invasion

Also on today's calendar: Jesse Terry, Master Singer Songwriter and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the barn collapse? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: An a.m. shower; mostly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 57.
  • Sunday: Warmer; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 84 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Independence Day fireworks shows scheduled throughout Poconos (poconorecord.com) — Honesdale will mark the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 3 with an afternoon of vendors and live music in Central Park, capped by fireworks launched from Irving Cliff at dusk. The roundup also lists other Poconos fireworks displays before and after Independence Day. It’s a good time to plan where you’ll watch the sky light up this year.
   

• Man sentenced to 12 1/2 to 25 years for violent Gouldsboro home invasion (fox56.com) — A violent Gouldsboro home invasion case has concluded in Honesdale, where a Wayne County judge sentenced Curtis Strunk to 12½ to 25 years in state prison after a jury conviction. Prosecutors say DNA and eyewitnesses tied him and a co-defendant to the 2025 break-in and assault. This outcome underscores how serious violent crime is being handled in Wayne County courts.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was un-stable. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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