🌱 Lansford’s coal-town character stands out in regional Main Street guide
Lansford, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Lansford! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
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- Lansford’s coal-town character stands out in regional Main Street guide
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 61 and low of 46 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 52, low: 36.
- Friday: Cooler with showers around, with a high of 43 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 10 Picture-Perfect Main Streets In The Poconos (worldatlas.com) — Lansford’s Ridge Street downtown earns a spot in a regional guide to 10 picturesque main streets, with its historic storefronts and hillside miners’ homes drawing attention. The feature also highlights the No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum, where visitors can explore the mining history that shaped Panther Valley families. 
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PVSD Community Food Pantry @ PVES - Nov 18
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The First Step: Starting a Small Business in Pennsylvania →
Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Hayden Tower, 8 W Broad Street, Suite M-1490, Hazleton
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Dessert Evening of Hope →
Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts, 212 West Broad Street, Hazleton
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Build a Line and Berry Chest – Hands-on Class →
Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe
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Hazleton Elementary/Middle School YES! Day 2026 →
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PVSD Community Food Pantry @ PVES - Nov 18
Panther Valley SD Lansford, PA 18232
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MFHS Hazleton Pop-up Farmers Market →
MFHS Hazleton, 10 W. Chestnut St., Hazleton
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Maintenance Roundtable – Luzerne/Schuylkill – November 19, 2026 →
CAN BE Innovation Center, 103 Rotary Dr Suite 5, West Hazleton
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ADRENALIZE – The Ultimate Def Leppard Experience →
The Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W Broadway, Jim Thorpe
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🗞 Nearby News
Nesquehoning
- Small-school football rankings for Nov. 9: Semifinals in the spotlight (lehighvalleylive.com)
- Tamaqua Arts Center busier than ever a year after damaging fire (republicanherald.com)
- Legislators, community leaders cut ribbon on Tamaqua dental clinic (shensentinel.com)
Jim Thorpe
- This Pennsylvania Mountain Town Stacks Local Treasures On The Table And Wins Over Locals (takingthekids.com)
- Salisbury's Byrd, TCNJ's Cornish and Strucko Earn NJAC Men's Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors (njacsports.com)
- Federal decision provides exemption for Luzerne County rail sale (citizensvoice.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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