🌱 Patch AM: How a deadly MacArthur Road crash may affect Valley commuters

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In today's newsletter:

• How a deadly MacArthur Road crash may affect Valley commuters

Also on today's calendar: Lehigh Valley New Year's Chaser: Half Marathon, 10K & 5K and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cold with flurries, with a high of 29 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 29, low: 20.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 33 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bicyclist struck and killed by vehicle on MacArthur Road, coroner says (lehighvalleynews.com) — A bicyclist was struck and killed Wednesday afternoon on MacArthur Road near Sutler Drive in Whitehall Township, with multiple Lehigh County agencies investigating. While the crash occurred outside Easton, it’s part of the broader Lehigh Valley transportation and safety picture that affects many local commuters and families.
   

📸 Around Easton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Easton

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Thursday January 1

• Lehigh Valley New Year's Chaser: Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
  Saylor Park Ironton Rail Trail 245 N 2nd St. Coplay, PA 18037
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 6

• Environmental Advisory Council Meeting
  Easton, PA Calendar Easton, PA 18042
  6:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Planning Commission Meeting
  Easton, PA Calendar Easton, PA 18042
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Board of Health Meeting
  Easton, PA Calendar Easton, PA 18042
  6:15 pm

Friday January 9

• Next Stop Comedy at Invertase Brewing Company! - Phillipsburg, NJ on Jan 9, 2026
  Invertase Brewing Company , 51 Broad St , Phillipsburg
  8:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Easton Farmers' Market - Winter Market
  Easton, PA Calendar Easton, PA 18042
  10:00 am

Monday January 12

• Historic District Commission Meeting
  Easton, PA Calendar Easton, PA 18042
  5:00 pm
• VALOR Clinic - Annual Community Report and Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
  Nature Lodge at Camp Trexler, 288 Camp Trexler Rd, Kunkletown
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 13

• City Council Committee Meeting
  Easton, PA Calendar
  6:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• City Council Meeting
  Easton, PA Calendar , 123 S 3rd Street , Easton
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Galen Deery & The Reason Why: Easton Public Market
  Easton Public Market , 325 Northampton St , Easton
  6:00 pm
• The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter opens September 12 at The Stagecrafters Theater
  Stagecrafters Theater , 8130 Germantown Ave , Philadelphia
  8:00 pm
• Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire
  Stagecrafters Theater , 8130 Germantown Ave , Philadelphia
  8:00 pm
• Porch Pirates at Rivals
  Rivals Sports Bar , 5 Lehns Ct , Easton
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for a storage unit location with good safe all week access and affordable rates.
  If they have a 1st month discount, that is a good differentiator (Nextdoor Woodridge Falls)
• UPDATE: snowblower has been sold.
  Thank you for your suggestions and inquiries. ************************ I have a Troybilt snowblower that needs repair. It was only used twice. Some… (Nextdoor Penn's Grant)

• Lafayette College posted a job opening for Lafayette Inn Team Member in Easton. Apply here.
• Weis Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Meat Manager in Easton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Easton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chestnut Hill

• Chestnut Hill Church Burglarzied: Philadelphia Police (patch.com)
• America's 250th birthday is the moment Philly museums have been waiting for (thestate.com)
• SEPTA Service Changes For New Year's Eve, New Year's Day (patch.com)

Nazareth

• 'Very excited to join the community': Lehigh Valley's newest Popeyes eatery nearing completion (wfmz.com)

Northampton

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-- The Patch AM Team

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