Five Things to Know Today: July 8

1. Weather: We have an even chance of seeing some showers and thunderstorms today. The National Weather Service forecast for our area says the high will reach only 78 degrees. What a change!

2. In Case You Missed It: Kelly-Anne Suarez in Adamstown for the Great Escape.

3. Quote of the Day: “Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.”  Evelyn Waugh

4. Coming Up: Have you noticed there's a new bank on Main Street in Macungie?

5. Today in History: On this day in 1776, a 2,000-pound copper-and-tin bell now known as the “Liberty Bell” rang out from the tower of the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, summoning citizens to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.