{"id":159656,"date":"2026-04-07T18:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/159656\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:10:07","slug":"clipboard-april-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/159656\/","title":{"rendered":"Clipboard, April 8, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carbondale<\/p>\n<p>Cash bingo: Trinity Episcopal Church, 58 River St., cash bingo, April 26, with a grand prize of $1,000. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and games start at 2:30. Entrance tickets are $25 and include 10 regular games with a $100 prize. Grand prize and specials boards are sold separately. There will also be 50\/50, door prizes and snack bar. Tickets available for purchase weekdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. You can also purchase tickets on the church\u2019s website: www.trinity-episcopal.weebly.com. No children under 18.<\/p>\n<p>Jessup<\/p>\n<p>Memorial Mass: Jessup High School class of 1968 will hold a memorial Mass for all deceased members of their class April 28 at noon at Christ the King Parish, St. Thomas Church.<\/p>\n<p>Regional<\/p>\n<p>University open houses: University of Scranton\u2019s graduate open house, April 22, DeNaples Center, where attendees will gain insight into the university\u2019s graduate academic offerings, learning formats and career outcomes. Online registration is now open, <a href=\"https:\/\/gradadmissions.scranton.edu\/landing-page\/grad-open-house.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/gradadmissions.scranton.edu\/landing-page\/grad-open-house.shtml<\/a>. The evening begins with optional campus tours at approximately 4:30 p.m., followed by check-in and refreshments at 5:30 p.m. Attendees will then take part in an opening session at 6:15 p.m. before breaking into program-specific information sessions at 6:45 p.m. The graduate open house is open to individuals who are interested in exploring an advanced degree. Program directors and faculty members will be in attendance and able to answer questions about Scranton\u2019s 40-plus graduate programs. Graduate admissions staff members will also be at the event to explain the application process and answer questions about next steps; and junior open house, April 25, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., DeNaples Center, welcoming high school juniors and their families to campus for a dynamic introduction to college life. Online registration is open for the event, <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.scranton.edu\/visit\/landing-pages\/junior-open-house.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/admissions.scranton.edu\/visit\/landing-pages\/junior-open-house.shtml<\/a>. Admissions counselors and current students will help facilitate campus tours and interactive sessions with faculty and representatives from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Kania School of Management and the Leahy College of Health Sciences. The event is designed to answer questions and offer insight into the opportunities available in and beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Scranton<\/p>\n<p>Community meal: Free community meal, Saturday, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Maurer Memorial Center at Hickory Street United Presbyterian Church, 435 Hickory St. Take out or sit down. All are welcome.<\/p>\n<p> West Scranton Eggstravaganza: NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania is hosting its fourth egg hunt, Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. at Novembrino Park, 201 10th Ave. There will be music, community resources, activities and more. The event is free and participants are encouraged to bring their own baskets. The annual egg hunt will take place at 12 noon, followed by a bunny hop sack race, spring treats, games, face painting, activities, and music and entertainment. There are several activities available to participants, made possible by a wide range of community partners. For more information, contact Holly Ord, NeighborWorks community development specialist, at 570-558-2490 or hord@nwnepa.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carbondale Cash bingo: Trinity Episcopal Church, 58 River St., cash bingo, April 26, with a grand prize of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":85246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[201,182,28,178,180,179,289],"class_list":["post-159656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-lackawanna-county","tag-local-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}