St. Michael\u2019s cash bingo: Doors open 11 a.m.; games start at noon Saturday, April 18. St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church, Pittston. Tickets $25 in advance, $30 at the door; includes 15 regular games of bingo with prizes of $100 each. Four specials with prizes ranging from $200 and up and extra play books available to purchase. Food and desserts for sale, 50\/50 and basket raffles. For information, contact Darby at 570-899-9589 or visit https:\/\/stmichaelsbyzantine.com\/bingo.<\/p>\n
Queen of the Apostles cash bingo: Doors open at 11:30 a.m.; bingo begins at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 19. Queen of the Apostles Parish Hall. Players must be 18 or older. Cash prizes range from $50 to $200 per game. Admission, $25 in advance; $30 at the door. Food and beverages available for purchase. For information or to sponsor, volunteer or purchase tickets, contact John Labrosky, 570-881-3959.<\/p>\n
Brooks Estates Travelers trip to Mount Hope Estates and Winery: Tuesday, April 21. Celebrate America\u2019s 250th birthday with a murder mystery show. Cost, $115; includes dinner, show and transportation. For information, call Marion Heycock at 570-881-4943.<\/p>\n
Wyoming UMC spring rummage and bake sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25. Wyoming United Methodist Church, 376 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Books, puzzles, clothing, furniture, household items and holiday items. Kitchen serving haluski, hot dogs and wimpies; bake sale with many pastry items. Parking behind the church.<\/p>\n
Exeter Lions Club\u2019s fourth annual bingo: Doors open 4 p.m.; bingo, 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 25. Gymnasium of Wyoming Area Catholic School, 1690 Wyoming Ave., Exeter. Cost is $25 per person for 20 games; $30 at the door. Basket raffles, door prizes, special games, 50\/50, food from Modern Market, dessert and coffee also available for purchase. For tickets, contact Lori DeAngelo at loridee220@comcast.net or 570-239-5260 or Linda Grogan at lagrogan6040@gmail.com. Proceeds used for Exeter Lions projects such as donation of teddy bears to the Wyoming Area Regional Police, Halloween parade for Wyoming Area students, annual tree lighting and other projects.<\/p>\n
Mount Zion\u2019s 78th annual pancake and sausage supper: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25. Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Mount Zion Road, Harding. Take-out meals can be picked up at 4 p.m. Adult meals, $10; children aged 5-12 meals, $7, includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, fried eggs, beverages and ice cream. To reserve tickets, call Karen Daniels at 570-885-1650. All are welcome.<\/p>\n
Dupont Volunteer Hose Company No. 1\u2019s 61st annual breakfast: 7 a.m. to noon, Sunday, April 26. Fire hall, 308 Main St., Dupont. All-you-can-eat, eggs, pancakes and sausage. Tickets, at the door; $12 for adults; $6 for children under age 12. For information, call 570-654-4222.<\/p>\n
Pittston Area kindergarten registration: Through Friday, May 1. Students must be 5 years old by Aug. 31. Register at www.pittstonarea.com and complete all required information by May 1, which is the preferred method. Or, return a completed registration packet, which can be found online or at the administrative office, along with copies of required documentation to the administrative office, 5 Stout St., Yatesville, by May 1. Once all paperwork is finalized, parents can sign up for a screening appointment slot from 9 to 11:45 a.m. and 1 to 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at the Pittston Area Primary Center, 210 Rock St., Hughestown. Only one parent or guardian should bring the child to registration. At the screening, each child will receive hearing and vision screenings and a reading readiness assessment. Children will be photographed and immunization history will be reviewed. Call the office at 570-654-2415, ext. 2105, for information.<\/p>\n
Dupont VFW 81st anniversary party: 4:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 2. Dupont Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4909, Dupont. Dinner, entertainment by the Luongo Brothers Band, cash bar. Tickets, $30; to RSVP, call Bob Lopata at 570-472-1152.<\/p>\n
St. Michael\u2019s chicken parmesan dinner: Order deadline, Saturday, May 2; pickup, noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3. St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church (lower-level church via stairway from front church side entrance), 205 N. Main St., Pittston. Breaded chicken breast topped with homemade sauce and cheese, a side of ziti, tossed salad, dinner roll and cake. Cost, $15. To order, call 570-654-5349, with your name, order details, call back number. Pay by cash or check at time of pickup. Match the evening daily number lotto tickets available, $5.<\/p>\n
Zara Court cash bingo: Doors open 5:30 p.m.; play begins 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21. Wyoming Hose Company, 70 E. Third St., Wyoming. Tickets, $25 presale; $30 at door for 15 games, six on with $100 payout. Also three bonus games, food and refreshments available. Proceeds benefit Zara Court No. 113. Call 570-332-9272 or contact any Zara member for tickets. Seating is limited.<\/p>\n
The 24th Connecticut Militia Regiment\u2019s 18th century remembrance service: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 24. Wyoming Monument, Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming. Reenactor organization presents an 18th century Sunday service honoring those who fell at the Harding Massacre and Battle of Wyoming, led by Chaplain Josiah Entwhistle. Free. For information, email semershaw@gmail.com or markkahn98@gmail.com.<\/p>\n
Wyoming\/West Wyoming Memorial Day Parade seeks participants: Wyoming Area Kiwanis Club is co-sponsoring the 2026 Memorial Day Parade in partnership with the Wyoming Veterans of Foreign Wars and the West Wyoming American Legion at 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 25. Community members, organizations and local groups are invited to participate and should line up at 9 a.m. in the vicinity of the West Wyoming Fire Department along Shoemaker Avenue, as well as on Johnson, Brady and Fairview streets. The route will proceed north on Shoemaker Avenue from\u00a0Dailly\u00a0Park toward Eighth Street, turn right onto Eighth Street, continue to Wyoming Avenue, and then turn left onto Wyoming Avenue, concluding at the Sixth Street Cemetery. To confirm participation or for information, call 570-237-1080.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"St. Michael\u2019s cash bingo: Doors open 11 a.m.; games start at noon Saturday, April 18. St. Michael the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":168289,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[825,524,4484,2416,1027,1411,4485,4486,182,803,28,2485,4487,178,180,179,4488,4489,804,4490],"class_list":{"0":"post-168288","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scranton","8":"tag-avoca","9":"tag-community","10":"tag-dupont","11":"tag-duryea","12":"tag-exeter","13":"tag-exeter-township","14":"tag-hughestown","15":"tag-jenkins-township","16":"tag-local-news","17":"tag-luzerne-county","18":"tag-pennsylvania","19":"tag-pittston","20":"tag-pittston-township","21":"tag-scranton","22":"tag-scranton-headlines","23":"tag-scranton-news","24":"tag-west-pittston","25":"tag-west-wyoming","26":"tag-wyoming","27":"tag-yatesville"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168288","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=168288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}