🌱 See how Jermyn’s Sacred Heart of Mary is featured in art

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In today's newsletter:

• See how Jermyn’s Sacred Heart of Mary is featured in art

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.
• Saturday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 74, low: 43.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 50 and low of 30 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Catholic Foundation hosting online art auction featuring paintings of local churches (dioceseofscranton.org) — An online art auction is offering an original painting of Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Jermyn, alongside works featuring other Catholic churches across the Scranton Diocese. Hosted by the Catholic Foundation through May 1, the sale benefits long-term pastoral, educational, and service ministries, with all paintings donated by local artist and philanthropist Austin Burke.
   

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📸 Around Jermyn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jermyn

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Spring Book Sale
  Valley Community Library, 739 River St, Peckville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 25

• Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
  250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
  12:00 pm

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📣 Jermyn Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Little Farmers Club
  Carbondale Public Library , 5 N Main St , Carbondale
  11:00 am
• Northeast District Meeting
  Hotel Anthracite , 25 S Main St , Carbondale
  11:30 am
• Needlework Afternoon
  Valley Community Library , 739 River St , Peckville
  1:00 pm
• Drop in Tech Assistance – Fridays
  Carbondale Public Library , 5 N Main St , Carbondale
  3:00 pm
• BYO Inflatable Party
  Carbondale Public Library , 5 N Main St , Carbondale
  3:30 pm
• Boots & Beers Line Dancing with Whiskey Way Line Dancing
  Breaker Brewing Outpost , 192 Wildcat Rd , Archbald
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Birdhouse Painting
  Carbondale Public Library , 5 N Main St , Carbondale
  11:00 am
• Old Forge Varsity Baseball @ Carbondale Area
  Carbondale Area High School , 101 Brooklyn St , Carbondale
  12:00 pm
• Breaker Brewing Outpost
  Breaker Brewing Outpost , 192 Wildcat Rd , Archbald
  6:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Needlework Night
  Valley Community Library , 739 River St , Peckville
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lockheed Martin Corporation posted a job opening for Electro Mechanical Assembler / Archbald, PA in Archbald. Apply here.
• Kelly Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Carbondale Area School District Substitute Teacher in Carbondale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jermyn here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Carbondale

• Archbald Borough Council votes in new member to fill vacant seat, three members resign (wnep.com)
• Data center opponents question McCormick's wife's omission in CBS report, cite conflict (fox56.com)
• Thursday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 4.16.26 (blogspot.com)

Jessup

• A year of twirling: Lynnette's Twirlerettes to present annual recital (thetimes-tribune.com)
• Community Calendar 4/16/26 (thetimes-tribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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