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🌱 Why a suspicious device shut down streets near Lehighton’s American Legion Monday

Lehighton, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Lehighton! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a suspicious device shut down streets near Lehighton’s American Legion Monday
  • How Jim Thorpe’s new AI tool compares to Lehighton’s months-long project

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A stray morning shower, with a high of 63 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy and nice with sunshine, temps: high: 70, low: 44.
  • Friday: Rather cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 64 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Suspicious package investigated at American Legion in Lehighton (newportdispatch.com) — Lehighton police and emergency crews shut down streets Monday after a suspicious cylinder marked “Chemical Hazards” was left on the porch of American Legion Post 314. The Allentown Bomb Squad determined it contained an undeployed animal-control chemical, removed it safely, and reopened the area while investigators continue seeking the man who dropped it.
   

• Jim Thorpe buys software to detect road problems (tnonline.com) — Jim Thorpe Borough just approved AI-powered software to quickly map and monitor its roads, signs, and other infrastructure, citing Lehighton’s months-long manual signage inventory as a key comparison. Officials say the system will save staff time, integrate with water and fire department data, and comes amid community debate over how much artificial intelligence the borough should embrace.
   

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Jim Thorpe

  • Library in Jim Thorpe offers families a chance to reclaim treasured newspaper clippings (wnep.com)
  • 30th annual plant swap (tnonline.com)

Palmerton

  • It's time to plant, Penn State master gardeners say (tnonline.com)
  • Election 2026: Here's where the money for the Lehigh Valley congressional race is coming from, and how candidates are spending it (mcall.com)
  • Lehigh Valley congressional candidate Bob Brooks apologizes for old Facebook posts (mcall.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lehighton

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lehighton

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.