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Spotted on the Northampton calendar: August 21 - 22 - 23 / FRI - SAT- SUN BARN SALE! HOT TREASURES FOR HOT SUMMER DAYS!! RAIN OR SHINE!

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  • Northampton Area grad reflects on decades in law enforcement before retiring
  • How Northampton's congressional race could help decide control of Congress

Also on today's calendar: August 21 - 22 - 23 / FRI - SAT- SUN BARN SALE! HOT TREASURES FOR HOT SUMMER DAYS!! RAIN OR SHINE! and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 74, low: 67.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Todd Glass reflects on 36 years of service in law enforcement (berksweekly.com) — A Northampton Area High School graduate who grew up in Northampton County is looking back on a 36-year law enforcement career that began with inspiration from a campus officer in Allentown. Todd Glass reflects on demanding academy days, decades of patrol work, and his later role as a school resource officer, offering advice on mental health and encouraging young people considering police work as he heads into retirement.
   

• House Speaker Mike Johnson stumps for Ryan Mackenzie in Lehigh Valley (mcall.com) — Residents of Northampton County are in the spotlight as House Speaker Mike Johnson visits the Lehigh Valley to boost Rep. Ryan Mackenzie's re-election in Pennsylvania's 7th District, which includes Northampton. The race is rated a toss-up and could help decide control of the U.S. House, with Democrat Bob Brooks challenging Mackenzie in a closely watched rematch-style contest.
   

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