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Hi Easton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Easton public housing tenant says 34 mice later, she still needs help
  • Who's being honored at Easton's Wall of Fame game Friday night?
  • How a statewide Latino convention in Easton aims to turn talk into action

Also on today's calendar: Love In The Club and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Saturday: Not as warm, temps: high: 67, low: 55.
  • Sunday: Cloudy with a little rain, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 34 dead mice and counting. Easton Housing Authority tenant demands pest removal help. (lehighvalleylive.com) — An Easton Housing Authority tenant at Bushkill House says she has killed 34 mice in her apartment and is pleading for more effective pest control. Authority leaders and their new contractor, Pest Rangers, say they're treating the unit and cite clutter as a challenge, while acknowledging mice are a broader downtown Easton problem worsened by nearby construction.
   

2. EPC football Week 5 picks: Easton's Wall of Fame ceremony adds to a special night at Cottingham Stadium (mcall.com) — Easton fans get a big night Friday at Cottingham Stadium, with the Red Rovers hosting Allentown Central Catholic and honoring new Wall of Fame and Wall of Honor inductees at halftime. The celebration also spotlights the 2004 cheerleaders, 2017 girls basketball team, and a Purdy family legacy, alongside predictions for other key EPC matchups.
   

3. From Aguacate to Action PALC opens convention with strategy, questions and a call for community action (impactomedia.com) — Easton is hosting the three-day Pennsylvania Latino Convention, where community leaders are turning big questions about leadership, health, education, and economic development into concrete action plans. Sessions at the Aguacate Summit focus on Latino entrepreneurship, access to information, youth preparation, and cross-community collaboration, with organizers urging attendees to carry new strategies from Easton back to cities across the state.
   

4. Longtime area coach uses his football background to help him as he hopes for a kidney transplant (centredaily.com) — A longtime area football coach with ties to Easton's programs is urgently seeking a living kidney donor after a failed transplant and a recent health crisis forced him onto intensive dialysis. Supported by former Easton colleagues and his wife, an Easton teacher, he's leaning on lessons from the sport he loves while asking the wider community to consider donor testing.
   

5. Penn College grad/podcaster advocates for skilled trades (pct.edu) — An engineering technician at Lafayette College in Easton is using his machining background and a national podcast to champion careers in the skilled trades. Broadcasting weekly from campus, he interviews industry experts and alumni while highlighting how hands-on education can quickly lead to in-demand, well-paying jobs across Pennsylvania and beyond.
   

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  • Does anyone know why violinist Itzach Perlman cancelled his performance on Oct.
    1,2026 at the State Theatre? Seems odd it is the only performance that has been cancelled. (Nextdoor Southside)
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Ok Easton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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