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🌱 Patch AM: What you need to know before Wheels of Time takes over Macungie

Happening soon: Stream Team 2026: Trexler Nature Preserve - Mill Creek Road, Elk, and Bison sites on the Macungie Patch calendar

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Good morning Macungie! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What you need to know before Wheels of Time takes over Macungie
  • Why a Macungie doctor is saving this crumbling Upper Macungie farmhouse

Also on today's calendar: Stream Team 2026: Trexler Nature Preserve - Mill Creek Road, Elk, and Bison sites and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
  • Sunday: Humid; cloudy, then some sun, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Things to do this weekend in Lehigh Valley: Lehigh Valley Pride, classic cars and Latin music (mcall.com) — Macungie Memorial Park will be packed this weekend as the Wheels of Time Rod & Custom Jamboree returns with more than 1,500 classic cars, live bands, BMX stunt shows, and a Friday night cruise that will close some local roads. The broader Lehigh Valley lineup also includes Lehigh Valley Pride at SteelStacks and a Latin music series at Allentown's Cedar Beach.
   

• A centuries-old Lehigh Valley farmhouse is being restored. But it's created a mystery (mcall.com) — A Macungie-based surgeon is painstakingly restoring a centuries-old farmhouse and barn on Cetronia Road in Upper Macungie, blending original 18th-century craftsmanship with modern, sustainable upgrades. As the project nears completion, he and his contractor are still searching for clues about the property's true age and the story behind the mysterious "Hopewell Farm" name.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • We are looking for the person walking with a white dog on Walnut Lane in Ancient Oaks August 25th.
    The dog broke loose from the leash and attacked our Chocolate Lab. We just had our dog to the vet and there are 3 bite marks on her back. Please… (Nextdoor Rolling Meadows)
  • ManpowerGroup posted a job opening for Material Handler Supervisor in Macungie. Apply here.
  • System One Holdings, LLC posted a job opening for Production Line Lead in Macungie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Macungie here.

🗞 Nearby News

Emmaus

  • Lehigh Valley football: Phillipsburg is happy to start season playing EPC teams (mcall.com)
  • Police: Emmaus man arrested for throwing milkshake at state trooper on I-78 (wfmz.com)
  • Black median wealth jumped 58% since 2019 — and the gap with white wealth still grew by $240,000. Here's why paper freedom hasn't become capital. (thefulcrum.us)

Allentown

  • Allentown City Council appoints Jasmine Salgado as interim city controller (lehighvalleylive.com)
  • Five motorbikes impounded in Allentown enforcement operation (newportdispatch.com)
  • Craftsperson - Apprentice (Entry) Job in Pennsylvania - PA, Career, Jobs in B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC (military.com)

Ok Macungie! 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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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