🌱 How a $5 million nurse program could impact Wayne Memorial today
Honesdale, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Honesdale! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a $5 million nurse program could impact Wayne Memorial today
- Planning a fall drive? Consider the scenic Stroudsburg-to-Honesdale route
- How close are the Honesdale Hornets to cracking the Top Ten?
Also on today's calendar: Macbeth - Metropolitan Opera Series at Callicoon Theater and 11 more events.
Today's riddle: What happens when two monkeys get a divorce? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 61, low: 50.
- Friday: Becoming windier with showers, with a high of 67 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Governor Shapiro, health secretary to highlight nurse shortage assistance at Wayne Memorial (cumberlink.com) — Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale will host Governor Josh Shapiro and Health Secretary Debra Bogen this afternoon as they spotlight a new $5 million Nurse Shortage Assistance Program. The initiative offers matching state funds for hospitals, including Wayne Memorial, to recruit and retain nurses through student loan repayment help, potentially easing local staffing strains. 
• 8 Great Road Trips to Take in The Poconos (worldatlas.com) — One featured Pocono road trip follows PA 191 straight into Honesdale, ending near Main Street’s colorful buildings and the junction with US 6 and the Lackawaxen River. The guide suggests this 50‑mile drive from Stroudsburg as a scenic way to reach town, passing through mountain communities and open Wayne County valleys that showcase the region around Honesdale.
• District IV holds top 2 spots 28/22 Sports Top Ten (2822news.com) — Honesdale Hornets football is just outside this week’s 28/22 Sports Top Ten despite a strong 6–1 record and a big 51–20 win over Lakeland. With only three weeks left before district playoffs, Honesdale remains firmly in the postseason conversation as several unbeaten and one-loss teams jockey for final rankings and seeding.
📸 Around Honesdale
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Macbeth - Metropolitan Opera Series at Callicoon Theater →
Callicoon Theater, 30 Upper Main St, Callicoon
2:00 pm -
Charming Disaster →
Delaware Valley Opera, NY-52, Lake Huntington
7:00 pm -
Creative Process For Acting Singers and Singing Actors - CANCELLED →
Delaware Valley Opera, 6692 NY-52, Lake Huntington
6:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
Thursday October 22
Friday October 23
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Other local events
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Mid Valley at Honesdale →
Honesdale PA
6:00 pm -
Senior Gathering →
The Cooperage Project, 1030 Main St, Honesdale
1:30 pm -
Mid Valley at Honesdale →
Honesdale High School, 459 Terrace St, Honesdale
7:00 pm -
Raise The Bar for Kelly →
Four Suns Fitness Center, LLC, 998 Texas Palmyra Highway, Honesdale
9:00 am -
Returning to Center - A Yoga and Meditation Retreat →
Himalayan Institute, 952 Bethany Turnpike, Honesdale
5:00 pm -
Lupo Rosso at The Stourbridge Line →
The Stourbridge Line, 812 Main St, Honesdale
5:00 pm -
The Stourbridge Line Blue Moon Express →
The Stourbridge Line, 812 Main St, Honesdale
5:00 pm -
Riverside at Honesdale →
Honesdale High School, 459 Terrace St, Honesdale
7:00 pm -
Cousins Maine Lobster Truck — Here & Now Brewing →
Here & Now Brewing Company, 645 Main St, Honesdale
12:00 pm -
Eddie Seber Live — Here & Now Brewing →
Here & Now Brewing Company, 645 Main St, Honesdale
1:00 pm -
Acoustic Bluegrass Jam →
The Cooperage Project, 1030 Main St, Honesdale
7:00 pm
Thursday October 15
Thursday October 22
Friday October 23
Sunday October 25
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Friday October 30
Sunday November 1
Tuesday November 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- We are looking for trash pick up.
We normally have 1 bag of household trash a week. We don’t need a 96 or 64 gallon container. We would have to take a can one mile down a dirt road… (Nextdoor Cherry Ridge)
- Sherwin-Williams posted a job opening for Customer Service Specialist in Honesdale. Apply here.
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Hawley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Honesdale here.
🗞 Nearby News
Carbondale
- Drive Across Pennsylvania To Try These 8 Seafood Restaurants That Locals Swear By Every Time (newsbreak.com)
- HS ROUNDUP: Musinski scores twice in Wyoming Area's win over Holy Redeemer (citizensvoice.com)
- SEEDS annual dinner set for October 16 (riverreporter.com)
Jermyn
- Lackawanna County Court Notes, October 14, 2026 (thetimes-tribune.com)
- HS FOOTBALL: First change at the top of the poll since 2024 (thetimes-tribune.com)
- Clipboard, October 13, 2026 (thetimes-tribune.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What happens when two monkeys get a divorce?" — They are banana split. (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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