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• Why White Haven ranks among 2026's best Pocono hometowns.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 64 and low of 48 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 70, low: 54.
• Thursday: Warm with sun and some clouds, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 9 Best Places To Call Home In The Poconos In 2026 (worldatlas.com) — If you're considering putting down roots in White Haven, this guide highlights why the town stands out for affordable homes, quiet mountain living, and easy access to Lehigh Gorge and Hickory Run state parks. It compares White Haven with eight other Pocono communities, outlining outdoor recreation, small-town character, and relative housing costs so you can weigh which setting best fits your lifestyle.
   

📸 Around White Haven

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🗓 Upcoming Events in White Haven

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7
• Adult Book Club →
  White Haven Area Community Library, 121 Towanda St, White Haven
  6:30 pm

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📣 White Haven Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• BOYS SOCCER VS MINERSVILLE
  Minersville Area Jr.\/Sr. High School, 1 Battlin Miner Dr, Miners
  4:15 pm
• GIRLS SOCCER VS MINERSVILLE
  Minersville Area Jr.\/Sr. High School, 1 Battlin Miner Dr, Miners
  5:15 pm
• Wyoming Seminary College Prep at MMI Preparatory School →
  MMI Preparatory School, 154 Centre St, Freeland
  6:45 pm
• Tri-Valley at Weatherly →
  Weatherly High School, 601 6th St, Weatherly
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Nativity, Minersville, Tri Valley @ Weatherly →
  Weatherly PA
• Luzerne County Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Commission Meeting →
  Luzerne County, PA Calendar
  10:00 am
• CROSS COUNTRY - HOME
  Weatherly Area SD Weatherly, PA 18255
  3:45 pm
Thursday October 1
• JV VOLLEYBALL VS WILLIAMS VALLEY
  Williams Valley School District, 10330 US-209, Tower City
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• West Wyoming Residential Paper Shredding Event →
  Luzerne County, PA Calendar
  9:00 am
• GIRLS SOCCER VS SHENANDOAH VALLEY
  Shenandoah Valley High School, 805 W Centre St, Shenandoah
  10:00 am
• SPD Live at Firehouse Grill & Pub →
  Albrightsville PA
  8:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Hazleton. Apply here.
• Panera posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member in Hazleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near White Haven here.

🗞 Nearby News

Freeland

• Luzerne County court notes: Estates 9/29/26 (standardspeaker.com)

Mountain Top

• Wright Twp. upgrades police fleet, approves road and community projects (standardspeaker.com)

Hazleton

• SATURDAY REWIND: Hazleton Area, Crestwood win in nonleague field hockey (standardspeaker.com)
• Meat Processors in Pennsylvania Ratify Five-Year Contract (ufcw.org)
• Hazleton Area school director renews call for bilingual educators (citizensvoice.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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