🌱 Meet the Dunmore cancer specialist shaped by powerful personal experiences

Good morning Dunmore! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Dunmore cancer specialist shaped by powerful personal experiences
• How did Dunmore firefighters help save lives in Scranton’s hotel fire?
• Which new regional shops were inspired by Dunmore’s Bucktown Market?

Also on today's calendar: Greater Scranton YMCA 2nd Annual Jingle Bell Jog! and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Colder with snow showers, with a high of 28 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cold with snow flurries, temps: high: 30, low: 19.
• Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 31 and low of 15 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Thomas M. Churilla, M.D. (thetimes-tribune.com) — A local radiation oncologist with Northeast Radiation Oncology Center in Dunmore is highlighted for his patient-focused approach and deep personal connection to cancer care. Readers learn about his education, mentors, and ongoing work mentoring medical students, all while practicing with NROC, whose main office is on Meade Street in Dunmore.
   

• Scranton Firefighters rescue multiple victims during third-alarm blaze at West Side Hotel (fox56.com) — Dunmore firefighters joined Scranton crews in a high-risk, third-alarm blaze at the West Side Hotel, where multiple people were rescued from upper-story windows. The overnight fire forced dramatic ladder operations, an aggressive attack that later went defensive, and a recall of off-duty personnel to keep both Scranton and nearby communities covered.
   

• Businesses opening, moving and improving in the region (thetimes-tribune.com) — Regional businesses are opening, closing, and relocating, including a new Olyphant shop inspired by Dunmore’s Bucktown Market, which helped shape Queen City Vendors’ concept. From Scranton restaurant projects to Mountain Top startups and a major resort closure, the piece highlights shifting options for shopping, dining, and services that Dunmore-area residents regularly use across Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.
   

📸 Around Dunmore

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dunmore

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Murder Under the Mistletoe
  Holiday Inn Scranton East - Dunmore by IHG, 200 Tigue St, Dunmore
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Greater Scranton YMCA 2nd Annual Jingle Bell Jog!
  Greater Scranton YMCA , 706 North Blakely Street , Dunmore
  9:00 am

Sunday December 14

• Chanukah Festival
  Scranton JCC , 601 Jefferson Avenue , Scranton
  8:00 am

Saturday December 27

• Almost Infamous Live at the Honky Tonk
  Chaplin's Honky Tonk Restaurant & Saloon , 763 E Drinker St , Scranton
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Yoga for Healing with The Greenhouse Project
  Throop Community Civic Center , 500 Sanderson St , Throop
  1:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Knit and Crochet Group
  Valley Community Library , 739 River St , Peckville
  1:00 pm
• Parent's Night Out!
  Bee's Backyard , The Marketplace at Steamtown , Scranton
  5:00 pm
• Sleeping Beauty
  The Shakes Space , 300 Lackawanna Ave Suite #122 , Scranton
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• South Side Farmers Market
  UNC South Side Farmers Market , 526 Cedar Ave , Scranton
  10:00 am
• Scranton Holiday Punk Rock Flea Market
  St Mary's Center , 320 Mifflin Ave , Scranton
  12:00 pm
• Pop-Up T-Shirt Sale!
  The Marketplace at Steamtown , 300 Lackawanna Ave , Scranton
  12:00 pm
• "The Nutcracker" presented by Scranton Civic Ballet Company
  The Theater at North , 1539 N Main Ave , Scranton
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Seasonal affective disorder is more than just the winter blues.
  If you are feeling depressed, reach out to your doctor or a mental health professional for help. If you need immediate assistance, help is available!… (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Throop

• Snowstorm triggers widespread crashes, road closures across Northeastern Pennsylvania (fox56.com)
• ARIPPA, Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Award Lackawanna River Conservation Association Mini-Grant; Next Round Opens Jan. 1 (blogspot.com)
• Lackawanna County Court Notes, December 10, 2025 (thetimes-tribune.com)

Olyphant

• Johnson College awarded $3,000 to boost campus food pantry amid rising student hunger (fox56.com)
• Scranton School Board reorganizes, Borthwick elected board president (thetimes-tribune.com)
• Skip to content Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Logo Electricity Natural Gas Telecommunicatio (tnonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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