🌱 Patch AM: How a Bristol nursing home blast led one survivor to Nazareth

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• How a Bristol nursing home blast led one survivor to Nazareth

Today's riddle: What did the hammer say after getting an A on a test? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 46 and low of 30 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, temps: high: 46, low: 34.
• Friday: Periods of rain, with a high of 48 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Survivors recount persistent gas smell, lack of concern by staff and a smoke break before explosion rocked Bristol nursing home (inquirer.com) — A Bristol Township nursing home explosion has left survivor Robert Flesch now living at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth, where he’s recovering from the traumatic blast. Residents describe hours of gas odors, reassurances from staff, and then a deadly explosion that killed two people and injured many more. Federal investigators are probing what went wrong and whether anyone was negligent.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday January 7

• Gentle Yoga
  Bethlehem Area Public Library , 11 W Church Street , Bethlehem
  12:00 pm
• NEMS Girls Basketball vs Allentown Central Catholic @ Home
  Home Bethlehem, PA 18018
  4:00 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting
  Easton, PA Calendar Easton, PA 18042
  6:00 pm
• Line Dancing with Aleah
  Seven Sirens Brewing Company , 327 Broadway , Bethlehem
  7:00 pm
• Trauma Informed Yoga
  2906 William Penn Hwy , Easton
  10:30 pm

Thursday January 8

• Board of Health Meeting
  Easton, PA Calendar Easton, PA 18042
  6:15 pm

Saturday January 10

• Easton Farmers' Market - Winter Market
  Easton, PA Calendar Easton, PA 18042
  10:00 am
• Saturday Story Time
  Whitehall Township Public Library , 3700 Mechanicsville Road , Whitehall
  11:00 am
• NASME Model Train Show
  N.A.S.M.E. Nazareth Area Society of Model Engineers , 212 Main St , Stockertown
  1:00 pm
• NAMS - NAMS Drama Club Musical
  NAHS Auditorium
  2:00 pm
• Hurlock & Hinton â A New Duo from Heather Hurlock & Brad Hinton, Blending Cinematic Dream Folk, Harmonies, and Songcraft | with our guest Emme Drago
  Godfrey Daniels , 7 E. Fourth Street , Bethlehem
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for a guitar teacher in the Easton area for Saturday afternoons or possibly Monday evenings.
  Please contact me if you have availability. Thank you. (Nextdoor Redcliffe)

• Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Nazareth. Apply here.
• Allied Universal posted a job opening for Security Officer - Logistics Screener Specialist in Nazareth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Nazareth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chestnut Hill

• America's 250th birthday is the moment Philly museums have been waiting for (baltimoresun.com)
• More than 100 new restaurants and bars opening in Philly and suburbs in 2026 (inquirer.com)
• Mark Your Calendar for These 5 Philadelphia Concerts, Performances This Season (wmmr.com)

Easton

• Easton approves senior tax rebate, made possible because of hybrid police vehicles (lehighvalleylive.com)
• Questions surround Easton Public Market vendor, which is 'closed indefinitely' (wfmz.com)
• Back to basics: Fire chief says residents aren't calling 911 to report fires (wfmz.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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