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$2.5 million lottery winner sold in Wayne County
HONESDALE, Pa. — A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $2.5 million from the Saturday, May 4 drawing was sold in Wayne County. The ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers—2, 22, 24, 36, 38, 39—to win the $2.5 million prize. The Weis Markets store...
Wayne County Creative Arts Council announces summer concert series in Honesdale
The schedule has been set for the 2024 concert series in Central Park, Honesdale, the 57th year since the start of the Wayne County Creative Arts Council (WCCAC). This will be the first season using the new mobile event stage purchased by Honesdale Borough. The stage is set to be dedicated in May.
Meatball and sauce competition in Lackawanna County
JESSUP, Pa. — It was a first-of-its-kind competition in Lackawanna County. A meatball and sauce competition on Saturday was part of the run-up to St. Ubaldo day in Jessup. One of the organizers told us the first try was a success. "It's May in Jessup. It's the kickoff. The...
The Office 5K season three kicks off
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For fans of the mockumentary sitcom “The Office”, what happened in Lackawanna County was not exactly “Michael Scott’s Dunder Mifflin Scranton Meredith Palmer Memorial celebrity rabies awareness pro-am fun-run race for the cure”. Runners hit the pavement in the Electric City for “The Office 5k”. The annual race took participants […]
Around Town: Celebrate Mexican-American culture today
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. While I am fully aware that this is a holiday mostly celebrated in America (more so than in Mexico), it originated to commemorate Mexico’s victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Now, it serves...
Electric City Trolley Museum celebrates 'Star Wars Day'
SCRANTON, Pa. — Saturday is May 4th, also known as Star Wars Day, and folks in Scranton got to enjoy all kinds of fun. The Electric City Trolley Museum celebrated with trolley rides, balloon art, caricatures, and many other activities. People could meet their favorite Star Wars characters and...
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