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🌱 Patch AM: Hellertown mourns Barry Yeakel, with services planned in Coopersburg

Also, don't miss Palisades Area Crop Hunger Walk on the Hellertown Patch calendar

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Hi there, Hellertown! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Hellertown mourns Barry Yeakel, with services planned in Coopersburg

Also on today's calendar: Palisades Area Crop Hunger Walk and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Heavy rain, thunderstorm, with a high of 71 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Monday: Cloudy with a shower in spots, temps: high: 71, low: 53.
  • Tuesday: Rain and drizzle possible, with a high of 63 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Barry D. Yeakel, 79 (Obituary Brought to You by Heintzelman Funeral Home) (sauconsource.com) — A longtime resident of the Saucon Valley Manor community in Hellertown has died at 79 after living with ALS, and his life will be honored with visitation and services in nearby Coopersburg on Sept. 26. Friends, neighbors, and former colleagues are invited to pay their respects that morning and may also donate to The Sanctuary at Haafsville in his memory.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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Allentown

  • Allentown Real Estate: Why $1.2 Billion Is Flowing Into PA's Lehigh Valley (news-usa.today)

Ok Hellertown! 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!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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