Dunkin Donuts Opens on South Side

For Dunkin Donuts, 10 might be a magic number.

With nine locations already in the Easton area -- , two in Palmer, one in Forks and three across the river -- the chain opened its tenth location recently on Easton's South Side on Philadelphia Road, in the new shopping center along Philadelphia Road. 

"You don’t have to go downtown anymore," Mayor Sal Panto told a crowd of people gathered for the store's grand opening Saturday. 

There were clowns, balloons, prizes, and music by 99.9. 

The company originally opened back in 1950 in Quincy, Massachusetts. The first franchises were established in 1955. As of 2010, there were 9,760 Dunkin’ Donuts—mainly concentrated in the Eastern and Midwestern United States—and scattered around the world.