🌱 How a confession at PSP Honesdale flipped this antisemitic email case

Cheers Honesdale! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a confession at PSP Honesdale flipped this antisemitic email case
• Which Honesdale wrestlers are poised to dominate this girls season?

Also on today's calendar: Olivia's Playgroup and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 43 and low of 38 degrees.
• Friday: Windy; rain in the morning, temps: high: 51, low: 22.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 34 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wayne County man framed woman for antisemitic messages, police say (tricountyindependent.com) — A Wayne County man is accused of sending antisemitic emails that targeted a Honesdale business owner, after allegedly impersonating a former coworker who was initially charged. State police at Honesdale say the man later confessed, leading prosecutors to drop charges against the woman and file multiple felony and misdemeanor counts against him instead.
   

• GIRLS WRESTLING PREVIEW: Shaheen, Ambrister look to grow Valley View program (thetimes-tribune.com) — Honesdale wrestling fans will see standout girls like Saige Olver and Maddison Miller leading the way in a growing regional scene, including tournaments hosted at Honesdale High School. Valley View’s first-year girls program and several nearby schools are building momentum, with key dates set for local duals and postseason championships that will feature Honesdale on the mat.
   

📸 Around Honesdale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Honesdale

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Tasting Tuesdays, Here & Now Brewing Co
  Here & Now Brewing Company, 645 Main St, Honesdale
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Olivia's Playgroup
  Owl & Friends , 809 Main St Ste 201 , Honesdale
  9:00 am
• Drop off Play
  Owl & Friends , 809 Main St Ste 201 , Honesdale
  9:30 am
• Family Jam, The Cooperage
  The Cooperage Project , 1030 Main St , Honesdale
  11:00 am
• Tyler & Friends — Here & Now Brewing
  Here & Now Brewing Company , 645 Main St , Honesdale
  6:00 pm
• Live Music, Runaway Train Brewery
  Runaway Train Brewery: Brewhouse + Saloon , 2 Chapel St , Honesdale
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Pocono Express Train, The Stourbridge Line, Honesdale
  The Stourbridge Line Train Excursions , 812 Main St , Honesdale
  1:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Tasting Tuesdays — Here & Now Brewing
  Here & Now Brewing Company , 645 Main St , Honesdale
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Commissioner Meeting
  Wayne County, PA Calendar , 925 Court St 3rd Floor , Honesdale
  10:30 am
• Thursday Night Trivia
  Hopping Eagle Brewing Company , 8 Silk Mill Drive g101 , Hawley
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Care Cabin Monthly Food Distribution — Lackawaxen Township
  169 Urban Rd , Hawley
  1:00 pm
• Live Music at Hopping Eagle Brewing Company
  Hopping Eagle Brewing Company , 8 Silk Mill Drive g101 , Hawley
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Hawley

• Reading-based engineering firm voted ‘best place to work' by business journals (readingeagle.com)

Carbondale

• Bannon, Stoker honored at Women in Philanthropy celebration (thetimes-tribune.com)
• Carbondale Area students, faculty excel in Walter Paciga VFW Post, Auxiliary contests (thetimes-tribune.com)
• Community Calendar 12/18/25 (thetimes-tribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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