🌱 A piece of Rocky Glen's carousel history heads to auction
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In today's newsletter:
- A piece of Rocky Glen's carousel history heads to auction
- Goodbye, RailRiders: Meet the Highlanders at PNC Field
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 60 and low of 46 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with rain, temps: high: 53, low: 37.
- Friday: Cloudy, showers; colder, with a high of 40 and low of 33 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Merry-go-round memories: Rocky Glen park carousel horse for sale in auction (standardspeaker.com) — A hand-carved wooden carousel horse from Moosic's former Rocky Glen Amusement Park is up for auction, offering a rare chance to own a piece of the beloved attraction. The backup horse was purchased at the park's 1988 liquidation sale and is part of an online estate auction ending Sunday. 
• RailRiders out: Yankees' Triple-A affiliate in northeastern Pa. reveals new team name (pennlive.com) — The baseball team at Moosic's PNC Field will take the field as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Highlanders, retiring the RailRiders name after 11 years. Unveiled Saturday, the identity draws on the Yankees' early name and the region's mountains. A new bear mascot will join longtime mascot Champ for the 2027 season.
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Annual Federal Programs Parent Meeting/Family Math & Reading (invit
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Tuesday November 17
Thursday November 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Veteran's Breakfast
Cafeteria High School
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Veterans Day →
Electric City Aquarium & Reptile Den, 300 Lackawanna Ave, Scranton
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$1.25 Oysters & 1/2 Price Drafts (Mon - Thurs 5-7) →
Cooper’s Scranton, 701 N. Washington Ave, Scranton
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"Dining With Friends" - Pazzo →
Pazzo, 2011 PA-315, Pittston
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Rikasa - Wine & Pasta Wednesday →
Rikasa Restaurant, 53 South Main Street, Pittston
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Rikasa – Wine & Pasta Wednesday →
Rikasa Restaurant, 53 South Main Street, Pittston
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Slow Yoga Flow →
The Greenhouse Project, 200 Arthur Ave., Scranton
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Natural Winter →
Art ‘n Vino, 350 Kennedy Blvd., Pittston
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Thurs & Tues – 5.99 Martini Madness →
Cooper’s Scranton, 701 N. Washington Ave, Scranton -
Circle of Care WIC Pop-up Farmer's Market →
MFHS Circle of Care, 820 S Washington Ave, Scranton
10:00 am
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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- LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for To Go Specialist in Moosic. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Scranton
- Santa Claus is comin' downtown: Annual parade in Scranton set for Nov. 21 (thetimes-tribune.com)
- Facing ‘space crisis,' Scranton School District may use eminent domain to acquire former Penn Foster building (wvia.org)
- City council considers rule changes on e-bikes (newsbreak.com)
Dunmore
- D2 FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Abington Heights captured 11th district championship (thetimes-tribune.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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