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In today’s newsletter:
See which Duryea students made this spring’s college honors listsHow a 1902 Duryea coal riot nearly turned deadly
Today’s riddle: What do you call a snowman that is having a temper tantrum? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Monday: Humid with a stray t-shower, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we’re reading
• Dean’s lists: Aug. 16, 2026 (citizensvoice.com) — Two Duryea students, Daniella Ranieli and Michael O’Malley, earned spring dean’s list recognition at Millersville University and Muhlenberg College, respectively. They’re among many Luzerne County and nearby residents honored by colleges nationwide for strong GPAs, spanning majors from chemistry and computer science to healthcare, arts, and business. 
• Look Back: 1902 riot at Duryea colliery (timesleader.com) — Duryea residents can look back at a dramatic 1902 coal strike riot that unfolded at the Warnke Colliery, where local police and borough leaders faced down armed coal and iron police. The piece recounts how Chief Lawrence Cosgrove braved gunfire, multiple arrests followed, and the incident became one of Luzerne County’s earliest major strike-related clashes.
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Tuesday August 18
School Board Meeting
Pittston Area SD
5 Stout St, Yatesville, PA 18640, USA
6:00 pm
Taylor Community Library, 710 S Main St, Taylor
6:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
Charlotte Knights at Scranton Wilkes Barre RailRiders →
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at PNC Field, 235 Montage Mountain Rd, Moosic
7:05 pm
Saturday August 22
Hazleton Area Residential Electronics Recycling Event →
Luzerne County, PA Calendar
9:00 am
Exeter Borough Residential Paper Shredding Event →
Luzerne County, PA Calendar
9:00 am
Murphy’s Pub, 347 Slocum St, Swoyersville
4:00 pm
Rikasa, 53 S Main St, Pittston
7:00 pm
Sunday August 23
Revello’s Pizza Cafe, 502 S Main St, Old Forge
5:00 pm
Monday August 24
Teacher In-Service
Pittston Area SD
Pittston, PA 18640
GNAHS Girls Varsity Soccer @ Old Forge →
Old Forge High School, 300 Marion St, Old Forge
4:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Greater Pittston Chamber 106th Annual Dinner →
Fox Hill Country Club, 454 Tunkhannock Ave, Exeter
5:30 pm
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💬 Chatter
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Did anyone see a black cat with a touch of white on his head?
He is lost in Duryea Avoca area. He is neutered and he has some neurological disorders. He forgets where he is going and has a habit of walking in… (Nextdoor Duryea)
Redner’s Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Cake Decorator in Pittston. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Pittston
Vendor Maps for the 43rd Annual Pittston Tomato Festival (psdispatch.com)
On-demand meal prep company Rotten Tomato Meal Co. set to open in Pittston (psdispatch.com)
My Corner, Your Corner: Like the Tomato Festival, Chris Cerulli puts Pittston on the map (psdispatch.com)
West Pittston
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P.S. The answer to today’s riddle: A meltdown ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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