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In today's newsletter:

  • How a downtown dance is helping grow Easton Pride's future plans
  • What Easton's new 355,000-square-foot heart hospital means for your care
  • How a stopped check turned into felony charges near Easton

Also on today's calendar: October 13th Fatima Celebration with His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Sunday: Some rain, temps: high: 61, low: 57.
  • Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 'You can't have a bad time when you're shaking your ass': Local DJ hosts downtown tea dance (lafayettestudentnews.com) — A recent tea dance at Vault Brewing in downtown Easton raised more than $600 for Easton Pride and drew both locals and visitors seeking a safe, celebratory LGBTQ+ space. Organizer and DJ Brad Scott Smith says these quarterly events help fill the gap left by closed gay bars and are inspiring more Pride programming in town. Residents can expect additional Easton Pride gatherings ahead.
   

2. St. Luke's opens 355,000-square-foot Heart Hospital in Pennsylvania (periopleader.com) — St. Luke's has opened a massive new 355,000-square-foot Heart Hospital on its Anderson Campus in Easton, nearly doubling the site's inpatient capacity. The five-story facility adds specialized heart operating rooms, advanced interventional suites, and a dedicated cardiac ICU, significantly expanding local options for high-acuity cardiac care. Easton residents now have a major regional heart center right in town.
   

3. Man charged with bad checks, theft by deception in Easton (newportdispatch.com) — A local business on Uhler Road near Easton says it lost more than $20,000 after a customer allegedly stopped payment on checks for two industrial power washers. Forks Township investigators linked the 57-year-old suspect to similar past incidents, and an arrest warrant was issued Thursday; he is now being held in state prison.
   

4. WarrenUAS Hosts Second Tactical Drone Training Course for Regional First Responders (dronelife.com) — Easton's water rescue team recently joined Palmer and Bushkill Township departments for advanced drone training aimed at improving search-and-rescue and scene safety. A follow-up leadership-focused course is planned for November 21 in New Jersey, reflecting how Lehigh Valley first responders are increasingly using drones to coordinate complex missions and better protect the public during emergencies.
   

5. Burkart's powerful arm propels Bethlehem Catholic over Freedom football (lehighvalleylive.com) — Bethlehem Catholic's explosive passing attack powered a big win over Freedom, reshaping the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference race that includes Easton's own Red Rovers. The story notes Northampton's recent narrow victory at Easton and previews more key divisional matchups. For Easton fans, it helps frame where local rivals stand heading into the season's stretch run.
   

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