🌱 Patch AM: Which Macungie-area eateries passed their latest food safety checks?

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

In today's newsletter:

• Which Macungie-area eateries passed their latest food safety checks?
• How a Macungie-area fire merger could affect your emergency response

Also on today's calendar: Upper Milford Township 250th Anniversary Parade and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A thunderstorm; warmer, humid, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with a stray t-shower, temps: high: 86, low: 62.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lehigh County food safety inspections for the week of Aug. 24-30 (spotlightpa.org) — Recent state food safety inspections in Lehigh County found no violations at LVH Macungie and a Macungie-based mobile vendor, while several nearby restaurants and markets logged issues ranging from dirty equipment to improper food temperatures and rodent evidence. Residents can check detailed reports and sign up for alerts to monitor the cleanliness and safety of places they frequent in and around Macungie.
   

• A Community Conversation (pbs.org) — Fire officials and community leaders from around the Lehigh Valley warn that shrinking volunteer ranks, rising costs, and more dangerous fires are straining departments, prompting mergers like the one involving Upper Macungie Township, Macungie, and Alburtis. They describe how limited staffing, slower mutual-aid response, and cancer risks affect local firefighters, and urge residents and municipalities to invest in training, equipment, and better coordination to keep communities safe.
   

📸 Around Macungie

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Macungie

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Upper Milford Township 250th Anniversary Parade →
  Upper Milford Township Building and Lenape Park, 6102 Kings Hwy S, Zionsville
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 4
• SCHOOL CLOSED
  Shoemaker El Sch Macungie, PA 18062
• School Closed, Offices Open
  Eyer MS Macungie, PA 18062
• Stream Team 2026: Trexler Nature Preserve - Old Packhouse Road sites →
  Trexler Nature Preserve- Old Packhouse Rd sites, 3855 Jordan Rd, Orefield, PA 18069
  8:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Middle School Football- Boys
  Lower Macungie MS Whitehall High School, 3800 Mechanicsville Rd, Whitehall Townshi
  9:00 am
• MS Football @ Whitehall
  Eyer MS Zephyr Stadium, 3800 Mechanicsville Rd, Whitehall Township, PA
  9:00 am
• Wildlands Conservancy - Monarch Tagging & Meadow Exploration →
  Franko Park, 1339 Black River Rd, Allentown
  10:00 am
Monday September 7
• SCHOOL CLOSED
  Shoemaker El Sch Macungie, PA 18062
• District Closed
  Eyer MS Macungie, PA 18062
Friday September 11
• Stream Team 2026: Laurel Run Property →
  Laurel Run Property, Parking across from Copperhead Grille on gravel drive (40.537165, -75.393990)
  8:00 am
Friday September 18
• Stream Team 2026: Mill Race Park, Braden Park →
  Mill Race Park, 2001 Newlins Mill Rd, Easton, PA 18045
  8:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Wildlands Conservancy - Wine and Dine 2026 →
  St. Luke's Anderson Campus, Parking/Shuttle: 2200 St Luke's Blvd, Easton, PA, 18045
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• OK on my previous post.
  I am the lady with the fleas. And a bunch of really nice people have responded. But I can't find the response that tells me where to take my cat to… (Nextdoor Lower Macungie)

• Ryder posted a job opening for Inventory Clerk in Alburtis. Apply here.
• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Trexlertown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Macungie here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• After e-bike and scooter crashes, some of them fatal, Lehigh Valley police urge caution (mcall.com)
• 'Life Stories with Marc Hoberman' Podcast Joins Tonic TV Network (briefingwire.com)
• Here are projected SI values for Week 1 Out-of-State Opponents based on state formula (cjsportsradio.com)

Allentown

• Chobani Expands Manufacturing With $1.2B Investment in Allentown Facility (globest.com)

Bethlehem

• This Week In Bethlehem: Road Paving, Local Job Opportunity And More (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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