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🌱 Patch AM: How Nazareth’s girls powered Coach Bickert to win number 350
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In today's newsletter:
- How Nazareth’s girls powered Coach Bickert to win number 350
- How a Bristol blast survivor ended up recovering in Nazareth
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- Tuesday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 42 and low of 33 degrees.
- Wednesday: Low clouds may break; breezy, temps: high: 44, low: 29.
- Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 46 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Nazareth girls basketball crushes Northampton as Bickert tallies milestone coaching win (lehighvalleylive.com) — Nazareth Area High School girls basketball fans saw a big milestone as longtime coach Rich Bickert earned his 350th career win in a 58–15 home rout of Northampton. Players like sophomore guard Karly Leszcynski and senior Alexa Davis highlighted the dominant performance and shared how Bickert’s steady guidance has shaped the Blue Eagles’ successful, close-knit program. 
• Pa. nursing home explosion survivors: ‘I still smell gas' warnings went unheeded (pennlive.com) — A survivor of the deadly December Bristol nursing home gas explosion is now recovering in a Nazareth, Pa., nursing facility, reflecting on how he escaped with only minor injuries. The story details residents’ harrowing experiences, questions about the response to reported gas odors, and the ongoing federal investigation into what caused the blast and whether anyone was negligent.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Nazareth
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🗓 Events Nearby
- NEMS Boys Basketball vs Allentown Central Catholic @ Home
Home Bethlehem, PA 18018
4:00 pm - Environmental Advisory Council Meeting
Easton, PA Calendar Easton, PA 18042
6:00 pm - 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 - Board of Health Meeting
Easton, PA Calendar Easton, PA 18042
6:15 pm - 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
Tuesday January 6
Wednesday January 7
Thursday January 8
Saturday January 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A two-alarm fire on Winona Street took multiple fire departments 40 minutes to extinguish, resulting in one cat found deceased and two still missing.
6:11PM on Jan 4: A Stockertown house fire leaves a man homeless and pets missing, with one cat found deceased and two still missing. (Nextdoor ) - Need recommendations please.
We need help setting up our new security camera. We get so far in then it won’t go any further than “device ready to pair.” Called tech support… (Nextdoor Lahr Rd)
- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Nazareth. Apply here.
- Life Time Fitness posted a job opening for Kids Events Team Members - Weekends in Easton. 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)
- Mark Your Calendar for These 5 Philadelphia Concerts, Performances This Season (925xtu.com)
Easton
- A new era in Northampton County government: Zrinski, commissioners take office (wfmz.com)
- Penn Pump dam removal, turf fields are part of Bushkill Creek greenway's draft plan (lehighvalleylive.com)
- Northampton County Council appoints new officers; new solicitor will have to wait (lehighvalleynews.com)
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