🌱 What does Pittston Area’s no-tax-hike school budget mean for you?
Pittston, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Pittston! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What does Pittston Area’s no-tax-hike school budget mean for you?
- Which education advocates just earned statewide honors backed from Pittston?
- Why a Pittston man is wanted in a chilling Wilkes-Barre case
Also on today's calendar: Live Music at Rikasa and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy and cool with a shower, temps: high: 59, low: 48.
- Friday: Cloudy with a shower in spots, with a high of 65 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Pittston Area budget proposed with no tax increase; Superintendent Booth leads meeting for first time since return (timesleader.com) — Pittston Area residents can expect a fifth straight year with no school tax increase, as the board advanced a balanced $67.5 million budget that maintains the current millage rate. The meeting also marked Superintendent Kevin Booth’s first public return since his leave, where he apologized for the disruption and pledged renewed focus on students and transparency. 
2. Pennsylvania PBS honors seven Champions of Lifelong Learning (editorandpublisher.com) — From a Pittston dateline, WVIA and Pennsylvania PBS highlight seven statewide “Champions of Lifelong Learning,” including a regional director serving Northeast Pennsylvania. The honorees are recognized for supporting public media’s educational mission, civic engagement work, and resources that reach classrooms, libraries, and families across communities like Pittston and the wider Commonwealth.
3. Warrant issued for Pittston man in ‘house of horrors' assault case (timesleader.com) — A Pittston resident is now the subject of a bench warrant after failing to appear in Luzerne County Court on assault and unlawful restraint charges tied to a notorious Wilkes-Barre “house of horrors” case. Prosecutors say multiple people were held and brutally attacked in the Carlisle Street home, with several co-defendants already pleading guilty in related homicide and assault cases.
4. Chermak has ‘no comment' on whether he applied for airport director job (thetimes-tribune.com) — Leadership at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in Pittston Township is in flux as officials search for a new executive director to replace Carl Beardsley Jr. Lackawanna County Commissioner Chris Chermak, who chairs the airport board, won’t say if he applied, and any move he makes could trigger another shakeup on the county Board of Commissioners.
5. Fine Arts Fiesta kicks off in Wilkes-Barre Thursday (citizensvoice.com) — Pittston artists are among those showcased at this week’s Fine Arts Fiesta on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, a free four-day celebration of regional art, music, and dance. With juried exhibits, kids’ activities, and performances at the Kirby Center, it’s a nearby cultural outing many Pittston families can easily enjoy.
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★ Featured events ★
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Trivia Night →
Susquehanna Brewing Co., 635 S Main St, Pittston
7:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
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Other local events
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Titan Award Celebration 2026 honoring Secretary Michael B. Carroll
Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce The BANKS Waterfront Venue 304 Kennedy Blvd. - Pittston
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Act 80 Day PM (Student Early Dismissal)
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Live Music at Rikasa →
Rikasa, 53 S Main St, Pittston
8:00 pm -
Trivia Night →
Susquehanna Brewing Co., 635 S Main St, Pittston
7:00 pm -
Brewery Bingo →
Susquehanna Brewing Co., 635 S Main St, Pittston
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Live Music at Rikasa →
Rikasa, 53 S Main St, Pittston
8:00 pm
Thursday May 14
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Wednesday May 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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The Trust Shift: How Great Leaders Build High-Performing →
Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce 84 W. South Street Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18701 Wilkes University, Henry Student Center, Second Floor.
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Salem Township Residential Electronics Recycling Event →
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Salem Township Residential Community Shred Day →
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Riverside Varsity Baseball @ Old Forge →
Old Forge High School, 300 Marion St, Old Forge
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Baseball - Varsity - Boys
Riverside JSHS Moosic, PA 18507
4:30 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
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