🌱 How Moosic’s ace just became International League Pitcher of the Year

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• How Moosic's ace just became International League Pitcher of the Year

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• Tuesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.
• Wednesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 73, low: 58.
• Thursday: Very warm with some sun, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SWB's Beck named Pitcher of the Year (2822news.com) — Moosic baseball fans can celebrate as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders starter Brendan Beck, who plays right here at PNC Field, has been named the 2026 International League Pitcher of the Year. Beck's dominant season, plus All-Star honors for top prospect Elmer Rodriguez, cap a standout year for the Yankees' Triple-A club based in Moosic.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Move Your Body w/ Karen – For Every Body! →
  The Greenhouse Project, 200 Arthur Ave, Scranton
  9:00 am
• Move Your Body w/ Karen - For Every Body! →
  The Greenhouse Project, 200 Arthur Ave., Scranton
  9:00 am
• $1.25 Oysters & 1/2 Price Drafts →
  Cooper's Scranton, 701 N. Washington Ave, Scranton
  5:00 pm
• $1.25 Oysters & 1/2 Price Drafts (Mon - Thurs 5-7) →
  Cooper's Scranton, 701 N. Washington Ave, Scranton
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Picture Day - Day #3
  Mid Valley El Ctr Scranton, PA 18512
• 29.99 Seafood Trio →
  Cooper's Scranton, 701 N. Washington Ave, Scranton
• 29.99 Seafood Trio Mon to Wed →
  Cooper's Scranton, 701 N. Washington Ave, Scranton
• 29.99 Seafood Trio - Mon to Wed →
  Cooper's Scranton, 701 N. Washington Ave, Scranton
  2:00 am
• Wine Down Wednesdays – Half Price Bottles Of Wine →
  Cooper's Scranton, 701 N. Washington Ave, Scranton
  2:00 am
• Old Forge Cluster →
  Old Forge HS, 300 Marion Street, Old Forge
  4:00 pm
• Slow Yoga Flow →
  The Greenhouse Project, 200 Arthur Ave., Scranton
  5:30 pm
• Hocus Pocus →
  Art 'n Vino, 350 Kennedy Blvd., Pittston
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Line Cook in Moosic. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Food/Consumables Team Supervisor in Taylor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Moosic here.

🗞 Nearby News

Old Forge

• HS CROSS COUNTRY: Local runners earn medals at PIAA Foundation Invitational (thetimes-tribune.com)
• Gravestone Manor, a good scare for a good cause (2822news.com)

Scranton

• Scranton gets $200,000 for crowd-control vehicle barriers for big events (thetimes-tribune.com)
• Scranton Cultural Center (audacy.com)
• Scranton residents tackle affordability crisis, share solutions (2822news.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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