🌱 White Haven’s Main Street gets a moment in the spotlight
White Haven, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning White Haven! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- White Haven’s Main Street gets a moment in the spotlight
- Former student charged after truck crashes into Crestwood High School
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 57 and low of 42 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with rain, temps: high: 47, low: 35.
- Friday: Colder with showers, with a high of 38 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 10 Picture-Perfect Main Streets In The Poconos (worldatlas.com) — White Haven’s mix of historic storefronts and trail access earns it a spot in a guide to 10 Pocono downtowns. The feature highlights Main Street’s connection to the D&L Trail, the old Odd Fellows Lodge and the borough’s role as a northern gateway to Lehigh Gorge State Park. 
• Former Crestwood student crashes into school (timesleader.com) — White Haven police helped connect a 22-year-old former student to a pickup truck crash through Crestwood High School’s front doors, according to court documents. Dylan Matusiefsky faces charges including receiving stolen property. No one was injured, and the school added safety protocols and changed pickup arrangements for Monday, Nov. 9.
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Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe
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Bookish Banter – Teen Book Club →
Osterhout Free Library – Central Branch, 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre
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Lego Club: Fruits and Vegetables →
Osterhout Free Library – Central Branch, 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre
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The First Step: Starting a Small Business in PA →
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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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Socrates Cafe →
Osterhout Free Library – Central Branch, 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre
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Pistol Skill Builder →
The Cabin Armory and Training Center, 10 Pethick Street, Wilkes-Barre
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Dessert Evening of Hope →
Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts, 212 West Broad Street, Hazleton
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Gather Lehigh Valley: Young Adult Retreat (NEPA Partner event) →
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Friday Movie Matinee: Judgment at Nuremberg →
Osterhout Free Library – Central Branch, 71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre
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John Crist Live! →
Kirby Center for Performing Arts, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre
7:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
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- Ashland Foundry & Machine Works LLC posted a job opening for WCM-Foundry Worker D in Weatherly. Apply here.
- Panera Bread posted a job opening for Catering Lead in Hazleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near White Haven here.
🗞 Nearby News
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Hazleton
- Luzerne County court notes: Estates 11/11/26 (citizensvoice.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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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