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🌱 Patch AM: How ‘Big Shot Bob’ lifted Nazareth to a holiday tournament title
You won't want to miss NASME Model Train Show on the Nazareth Patch calendar
Hello Nazareth! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How ‘Big Shot Bob’ lifted Nazareth to a holiday tournament title
- Lehigh Valley remembers 2025 losses, including beloved Nazareth community figures
Also on today's calendar: Modern Interiors Thirteen and 5 more events.
Find out what's happening in Nazarethfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Nazarethfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Cold with flurries, with a high of 28 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 30, low: 20.
- Saturday: Breezy with partial sunshine, with a high of 31 and low of 19 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lehigh Valley boys basketball: ‘Big shot Bob' helps Nazareth turn back Whitehall in OT; Allen loses first (mcall.com) — Nazareth basketball fans can celebrate a Zephyr Holiday Classic championship after the Blue Eagles edged Whitehall 63-59 in overtime, powered by sharpshooter Bobby Grzenda and MVP Logan Hahn. The story also revisits Grzenda’s viral half-court winner over Easton and notes Nazareth’s strong 10-1 start heading into key Eastern Pennsylvania Conference games. 
• Here are the notable Lehigh Valley people who died in 2025 (mcall.com) — Nazareth readers will recognize several names in this year-end remembrance of notable Lehigh Valley residents who died in 2025, including lifelong borough advocate and library mainstay Alice Yeakel and former Nazareth Area School Board president Robert Pruznick. The piece surveys educators, public servants, business leaders, clergy, and community volunteers whose work shaped schools, charities, and neighborhoods across Northampton County and the wider region.
📸 Around Nazareth
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Nazareth
★ Featured events ★
- NASME Model Train Show
N.A.S.M.E. Nazareth Area Society of Model Engineers, 212 Main St, Stockertown
1:00 pm
Saturday January 3
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Other local events
- District Holiday - No School for Students & Staff - Offices Closed
Lower Nazareth El Sch Nazareth, PA 18064 - Modern Interiors Thirteen
Barton's Auction , 550 S Green St , Nazareth
10:00 am - Tarot at the Art Gallery
Nazareth Center for the Arts , 30 E Belvidere St , Nazareth
12:00 pm - January Photo Event Shoot And Greet
STYLOGRAPHY STUDIOS , 240 S Main St Suite 1201 , Nazareth
12:00 pm - NASME Model Train Show
N.A.S.M.E. Nazareth Area Society of Model Engineers , 212 Main St , Stockertown
1:00 pm - Keystone Exam Testing Window Opens
Kenneth N Butz Jr El Sch Nazareth, PA 18064 - WIDA ACCESS Assessment Window thru February 27
Kenneth N Butz Jr El Sch Nazareth, PA 18064
Friday January 2
Sunday January 4
Monday January 5
Monday January 12
📣 Nazareth Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- District Holiday - No School for Students & Staff - Offices Closed
Lower Nazareth El Sch Nazareth, PA 18064 - Galen Deery & The Reason Why: Easton Public Market
Easton Public Market , 325 Northampton St , Easton
6:00 pm - Porch Pirates at Rivals
Rivals Sports Bar , 5 Lehns Ct , Easton
8:00 pm - ENERGY HEALING WITH SOUND
Creative Spirit , 131 N 3rd St , Easton
10:00 am
Friday January 2
Saturday January 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Food truck Cousins Lobster, purchased a Maine Lobster Roll up front for $27.
+ brought it home thinking I was ready to have a nice,luscious sandwich(for that price). Removed it from the bag which was contained in an 8” box,… (Nextdoor Bushkill Township)
- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Nazareth. Apply here.
- ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Stockertown Part time Cleaner in Stockertown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Nazareth 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)
- ‘Perfect Days' comes to Woodmere, quietly profound and affecting (chestnuthilllocal.com)
Easton
- The Lehigh Valley's favorite Peep drops in for New Year's 2026 (PHOTOS) (lehighvalleylive.com)
Northampton
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-- The Patch AM Team
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