🌱 A Shahada Story and 10 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• A Shahada Story at Muslim Association of Lehigh Valley (MALV)
• đŤ3rd Grade Step Up Day 4ď¸âŁ at Brandywine Heights Area SD
• Victory Day Rain Date at Brandywine Heights El Sch

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Where did the two roofs meet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 62 and low of 48 degrees.
• Sunday: Warmer; an afternoon shower, temps: high: 73, low: 49.
• Monday: Cooler; morning rain, with a high of 62 and low of 42 degrees.

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📸 Around Mertztown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mertztown

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 9

• A Shahada Story →
  Muslim Association of Lehigh Valley (MALV), 1988 Schadt Ave, Whitehall Township
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday May 11

• đŤ3rd Grade Step Up Day 4ď¸âŁ
  Brandywine Heights Area SD Topton, PA 19562
• Victory Day Rain Date
  Brandywine Heights El Sch Topton, PA 19562
• 3rd Grade Parents Meeting for Fourth Grade
  Brandywine Heights Area SD 200 W Weis St, Topton, PA 19562, USA
  8:00 am
• đ¤ŠGirls on the Run đđźââď¸ââĄď¸
  Brandywine Heights Area SD Topton, PA 19562
  3:30 pm
• 3rd Grade Step Up Parent Meeting
  Brandywine Heights Area SD IS/MS Auditorium
  6:00 pm

Tuesday May 12

• Keystone Testing- Literature
  Brandywine Heights Area SD Topton, PA 19562
  7:30 am
• Bullet Academy Play and Learn
  Brandywine Heights Area SD 445 W Barkley St, Topton, PA 19562, USA
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday May 9

• Washington Township Spring Plant Sale →
  Barto Community Park Athletic Field, 122 Barto Rd, Barto
  9:00 am
• Live in the Garden →
  Bethlehem Rose Garden, W Union Blvd &, 725 8th Ave, Bethlehem
  5:00 pm
• Danny Schmidt →
  Godfrey Daniels | Live Music Listening Room, 7 E 4th St, Bethlehem
  8:00 pm

Sunday May 10

• SteelStacks Mother’s Day Brunch featuring Joe Lazorik on Piano →
  Musikfest Café, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Amazon posted a job opening for Area Manager 2026 - Pennsylvania (Recent and Upcoming Graduates) in Breinigsville. Apply here.
• Palette Hotels posted a job opening for Houseman/Lobby Attendant in Breinigsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mertztown here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Kutztown

• The Keith Haring Whisperer: Kermit Oswald in conversation with Jeffrey Deitch (sothebys.com)
• Bethlehem Catholic selects new boys basketball coach (lancasteronline.com)
• 8 Pennsylvania Dutch Markets Where Shoofly Pie, Amish Goods, And Old-Fashioned Flavor Shine (takingthekids.com)

Fleetwood

• Upper Dublin high school teacher/coach named finalist for Pennsylvania's 2027 Teacher of the Year award (aroundambler.com)
• Laying the foundation (agproud.com)

Pottstown

• Tip On Pottstown Stabbing Suspect Came 15 Minutes After Reward Posted: DA (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: At a shingles bar! (Thank you Yann P. for sending it in!)
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