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Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• 9 Best Places To Call Home In The Poconos In 2026 (worldatlas.com) — Palmerton is spotlighted as one of the Poconos' best-value places to live in 2026, with relatively low home prices and easy access to mountain scenery. Residents enjoy nearby Blue Mountain Resort, the Appalachian and D&L trails, and Palmerton Borough Park, while still benefiting from a compact downtown and convenient access to larger outdoor attractions across Carbon County.
• Lehigh Valley football: Palmerton's near-clean game plus Colonial League's Week 5 stat leaders (mcall.com) — Palmerton football fans can celebrate a dominant 35-0 shutout of Pen Argyl, highlighted by standout defensive performances from several Blue Bombers. Local players like Mason Konze and Connor Lawless racked up big tackle and yardage totals, while the article also spotlights other Colonial League Week 5 stat leaders from nearby schools.
• Thune: Republicans Help America's Small Businesses Grow, Put More Money in Americans' Pockets (senate.gov) — A manufacturer in Palmerton is expanding with a new production line that's expected to double its workforce, potentially creating significant new job opportunities for local residents. The project is highlighted in Sen. John Thune's floor speech praising Republican-backed tax cuts, which he argues are helping small businesses invest, hire, and pass savings to workers nationwide.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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