🌱 How Wayne Tomorrow is quietly reshaping Honesdale’s economic and educational future

Hello Honesdale! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Wayne Tomorrow is quietly reshaping Honesdale’s economic and educational future

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A morning shower or two, with a high of 59 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 65, low: 39.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 60 and low of 39 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Successful rural development capitalizes on community groundwork (naco.org) — Wayne County’s Wayne Tomorrow initiative is bringing groups like the Greater Honesdale Partnership, Stourbridge Tech Hub, and local banks together to shape long-term development and education priorities. Through monthly meetings, they’ve influenced projects from recovery services to restoring school agriculture programs, aiming to keep the local economy resilient while preserving the area’s rural character.
   

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📸 Around Honesdale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Honesdale

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
  250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 25

• Pocono Express Train, The Stourbridge Line, Honesdale
  The Stourbridge Line Train Excursions , 812 Main St , Honesdale
  2:00 pm

Wednesday April 29

• Money Smart Series #5 - Succession Planning (In-person @ Honesdale, PA)
  Stourbridge Tech hub , 646 W Park St , Honesdale
  12:30 pm

Thursday May 7

• Get Messy Art Class
  Owl & Friends , 809 Main St Ste 201 , Honesdale
  11:00 am

Saturday May 16

• Second Annual Catch The Train Brewfest
  Runaway Train Brewery: Brewhouse + Saloon , 2 Chapel St , Honesdale
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Money Smart Series #4 - Managing Cash Flow (In-person @ Honesdale, PA)
  Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance , 107 8th St 2nd floor , Honesdale
  12:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Senior Gathering: Bird Migration
  The Cooperage Project , 1030 Main St , Honesdale
  1:30 pm
• Forrest Yoga Gathering: Weekend Retreat
  The Himalayan Institute , 952 Bethany Turnpike , Honesdale
  4:00 pm
• Thursday Trivia Night
  Hopping Eagle Brewing Company , 8 Silk Mill Drive g101 , Hawley
  6:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Fireside Live with Sean O’Flynn
  The Dock on Wallenpaupack , 205 PA-507 , Hawley
  6:00 pm

Wednesday April 29

• Dart Night at Hopping Eagle Brewing Company
  Hopping Eagle Brewing Company , 8 Silk Mill Drive g101 , Hawley
  7:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Omer Retreat: Sitting in the Light of Generosity and Awareness — A Way In
  The Himalayan Institute , 952 Bethany Turnpike , Honesdale
  3:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• Paws and Pages
  Hawley Public Library , 103 Main Ave , Hawley
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Honesdale. Apply here.
• Weis Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Sales Associate in Honesdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Honesdale here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hawley

• The 9 Most Peaceful Towns In Pennsylvania That Will Make You Forget All Your Troubles (familydestinationsguide.com)
• Here's a look at The Little Playroom's new location near Hawley (tricountyindependent.com)

Carbondale

• Local departments look to attract the next generation of firefighters through Junior First Responder Club (wnep.com)
• Lackawanna County Court Notes, April 22, 2026 (thetimes-tribune.com)

Jermyn

• Korir breaks Boston Marathon record; Scranton's Healey finishes 69th; list of local finishers (standardspeaker.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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