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🌱 Patch AM: How Emmaus swimmers stacked up in a record-breaking holiday stretch
And on the Emmaus Patch calendar - Riegelsville Home on 2 Acres | Investment Potential | Auction Jan 8th
Hello Emmaus! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Emmaus swimmers stacked up in a record-breaking holiday stretch
- Lehigh Valley remembers 2025 losses, including two beloved Emmaus figures.
Also on today's calendar: Riegelsville Home on 2 Acres | Investment Potential | Auction Jan 8th and 2 more events.
Find out what's happening in Emmausfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Emmausfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: Clouds breaking and breezy, with a high of 31 and low of 20 degrees.
- Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 32, low: 21.
- Sunday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 34 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Swimming and diving notebook: Freedom junior jumps off snowboard and into the pool (lehighvalleylive.com) — Emmaus swimmers feature prominently in a packed early-season slate, from the Parkland girls’ big pre-Christmas win over rival Emmaus to the Hornets’ strong team finishes at the Cumberland Valley Invitational after the holiday. The notebook also spotlights Freedom junior Griffin Kleinle’s switch from elite snowboarding to competitive swimming and several record-breaking performances across District 11 programs. 
• Here are the notable Lehigh Valley people who died in 2025 (mcall.com) — Emmaus is represented in this year’s list of notable Lehigh Valley residents who died in 2025, including Emmy-winning journalist and Emmaus native Charles Bierbauer and longtime Emmaus firefighter April Rae Lubenetski. The remembrance spans educators, public servants, medical leaders, clergy, and community volunteers whose work shaped daily life across the Valley.
📸 Around Emmaus
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Emmaus
★ Featured events ★
- Riegelsville Home on 2 Acres | Investment Potential | Auction Jan 8th
3288 Slifer Valley Rd, Riegelsville
4:00 pm
Thursday January 8
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Other local events
- Raiders of the Lost Ark — (BYOB)
Emmaus Theatre , 19 S Fourth St , Emmaus
7:00 pm - Pulp Fiction — BYOB
Emmaus Theatre , 19 S Fourth St , Emmaus
9:15 pm - Recreation & Entertainment Commission Meeting
Emmaus Borough, PA Calendar
5:00 pm - Historical Commission Meeting
Emmaus Borough, PA Calendar Emmaus, PA 18049
6:00 pm
Friday January 2
Tuesday January 13
Wednesday January 14
📣 Emmaus Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- HS - Parkland Boys Wrestling Duals
PHS Main Gym
8:00 am - Full Moon Flow and Fill Up your Glass
9850 Newtown Rd , Breinigsville
10:00 pm - HS - Parkland Girls Wrestling Duals
PHS Main Gym
8:00 am - Week Four — Growing Minds Learning Center
Wildlands Conservancy , 3701 Orchid Pl , Emmaus
7:30 pm - Girls Basketball vs Northeast
Eyer Middle School , 5616 Buckeye Rd #1739 , Macungie
4:00 pm - Boys Basketball @ Northeast
Northeast Middle School , 1170 Fernwood St , Bethlehem
4:00 pm - Boys Basketball Practice
Eyer Middle School , 5616 Buckeye Rd #1739 , Macungie
2:45 pm - Girls Basketball @ Trexler
Trexler Middle School , 851 N 15th St , Allentown
4:00 pm
Saturday January 3
Sunday January 4
Monday January 5
Tuesday January 6
Wednesday January 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Here is a picture of the kitty that I have been trying to post.
(Shimerville near Hendrixson's furniture store). She is still showing up late at night. She might have a home nearby (Drew) which would make me very… (Nextdoor Emmaus Suburbs) - Traffic on PA-145/MacArthur Rd was affected by an accident that has since been cleared.
1:46PM on Dec 31: Accident closes Rt 145 (MacArthur Rd.) NB between Schadt Ave and Lehigh St. (Nextdoor )
- HTSS, Inc. posted a job opening for Shipping & Warehouse Associate in Macungie. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Baker and Packager Associate in Allentown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Emmaus here.
🗞 Nearby News
Allentown
- Mayor insists Allentown has a 2026 budget — the one he 1st proposed with tax increase (lehighvalleynews.com)
- Lehigh Valley's first baby of new year comes minutes after midnight (lehighvalleynews.com)
- Federal tax bracket changes in 2026 could mean slightly larger paychecks (lehighvalleynews.com)
Catasauqua
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