🌱 Patch AM: Which Emmaus food spots just passed state inspections with no violations?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Emmaus food spots just passed state inspections with no violations?
• How Emmaus girls flipped the game in a thrilling fourth quarter
• How does a former Emmaus pastor define the nature of evil?

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Very windy; colder, with a high of 32 and low of 23 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with variable clouds, temps: high: 33, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Cold with flurries, with a high of 29 and low of 14 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lehigh Valley food safety report: no sanitizer; dirty, dusty, crusty floors; dank mops (mcall.com) — Recent state food safety inspections include two Emmaus locations: Dunkin’ on Chestnut Street and Mystic Chain Hall & Park Association on Main Road East, both found in compliance with no violations. The wider roundup also details issues like missing sanitizer, dirty floors, and poor handwashing setups at other Lehigh Valley eateries and child-care sites.
   

• Emmaus girls basketball rallies in 4th quarter to beat Executive in Rotary semifinals (lehighvalleylive.com) — Emmaus High School’s girls basketball team pulled off a big fourth-quarter comeback to beat Executive Education 57-51 in the Easton Rotary Tournament semifinals, extending their strong start to the season. Led by seniors Gabby DeVita and Olive Whitney with 17 points each, the Green Hornets now advance to Tuesday’s championship rematch against host Easton, aiming for back-to-back Rotary titles.
   

• Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick on the Nature of Evil (discovery.org) — An Orthodox priest who formerly pastored St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church in Emmaus joins a long-form discussion about what evil is and how it relates to good. He draws on his books, podcasts, and speaking work to explore philosophical and religious perspectives on the nature of evil.
   

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Wednesday December 31

• Borough Offices Closing Early
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  12:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• New Years Day - Borough Offices CLOSED
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  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• Township Offices Closed
  Lower Macungie Township, PA Calendar , 3400 Brookside Road , Macungie

Saturday January 3

• HS - Parkland Boys Wrestling Duals
  PHS Main Gym
  8:00 am

Sunday January 4

• HS - Parkland Girls Wrestling Duals
  PHS Main Gym
  8:00 am

Monday January 5

• Boys Basketball @ Northeast
  Northeast Middle School , 1170 Fernwood St , Bethlehem
  4:00 pm
• Girls Basketball vs Northeast
  Eyer Middle School , 5616 Buckeye Rd #1739 , Macungie
  4:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• LMMS BOYS BASKETBALL GAME- AWAY
  Easton Area Middle School , 1010 Echo Trail , Easton
  4:00 pm
• Girls Basketball @ Trexler
  Trexler Middle School , 851 N 15th St , Allentown
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Allentown

• ‘Stronger roots in this community': Visions Federal Credit Union opens new Allentown branch (wfmz.com)
• Left-leaning Allentown advocates accuse Lehigh County Democrats of disenfranchising voters in special election (mcall.com)
• Jubilee Year of Hope ends as Allentown Diocese approaches 65th anniversary (wfmz.com)

Coopersburg

• Giant to close Lehigh Valley fulfillment center, affecting more than 100 employees (mcall.com)

Northampton

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