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Good morning Easton! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will a $302M cap reshape Easton Area High School’s future?
  • Which Easton football stars just made the All-State list?
  • How Easton’s Crayola plant powers half the company’s annual crayon sales

Also on today's calendar: LEHIGH VALLEY STAND DOWN (EASTON, PA) - VALOR Clinic Foundation and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 45 and low of 21 degrees.
  • Friday: An icy mix, up to 1", temps: high: 29, low: 23.
  • Saturday: A bit of ice in the morning, with a high of 32 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Upcoming hearing will cap Easton Area High School project cost at $302M (lehighvalleylive.com) — Easton Area residents will soon get a say on capping the massive Easton Area High School replacement project at $302 million during a required public hearing on Jan. 20. The district plans to demolish the aging Palmer Township campus and build a new school, with details and renderings available for public review at the education center and at the hearing.
   

• Easton, Northwestern and So. Lehigh well-represented on PAFW All-State teams (wfmz.com) — Easton High football standouts earned spots on the Pennsylvania Football Writers All-State teams, with quarterback Cole Ordway, linebacker Sean Kilpatrick, and defensive back Sean McPeek all honored. They join a strong showing from Southern Lehigh, Northwestern and other Lehigh Valley programs, underscoring how competitive local high school football has become this season.
   

• The IP Protecting the Hottest Gifts of 2025: Labubu Dolls, Fidget Toys and Lilo & Stitch Puppetronics (ipwatchdog.com) — Crayola’s Easton facility gets a brief spotlight for churning out 13 million crayons a day during peak season, underscoring its importance to the company’s sales. The wider piece explores how toy and game makers, from Labubu dolls to fidget toys and Disney’s Stitch Puppetronic, use patents, trademarks, and copyrights to protect their hottest 2025 holiday products.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There’s a small brown and white pup running around near the Palmer mall.
    Looks like a miniature Pinscher. Myself and a few others tried to stopped but he keeps running. (Nextdoor Southside)
  • I’m new to Easton and wanted to convert my 30-year-old oil furnace to gas.
    However, the city of Easton told me I won’t be able to do it for 5 years because they paved the street. Has anyone else experienced this? (Nextdoor West Ward)
  • Reminder for South Side residents: Your regular Thursday trash collection will be delayed by one day this week due to Christmas. (X: cityofeastonpa)
  • I am very honored to have been named All State Quarterback! @PaFootballNews @Matt_Senneca @EastonFootball (X: cole_ordway)
  • Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in Easton. Apply here.
  • Sam's Club posted a job opening for Meat Cutter and Wrapper in Easton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Easton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chestnut Hill

  • BOYS BASKETBALL: Plymouth Whitemarsh falls to West Catholic (pottsmerc.com)
  • We asked Congressional candidates for their views -- and here's what they told us (chestnuthilllocal.com)

Nazareth

  • Volunteers honor veterans during Wreaths Across America Day (homenewspa.com)
  • Rock Vocalist Announces New Plans After Sudden Exit: 'It's Time to Move On' (parade.com)
  • Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive the Christmas spirit (texarkanagazette.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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