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🌱 Community mourns beloved Allentown barber after fatal shooting

Allentown, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Community mourns beloved Allentown barber after fatal shooting
  • Want free Riley Green tickets for Allentown’s PPL Center?
  • Allentown man gets up to 50 years in 2018 killing

Also on today's calendar: Pennsylvania Comics and Cards Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 62, low: 56.
  • Monday: Sunshine, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. GoFundMe launched for family of man killed in Allentown shooting (mcall.com) — Allentown residents are rallying around the family of Mark Little, a beloved local barber known for free haircuts and quiet generosity, after he was killed in a recent shooting. His family has launched a GoFundMe to help cover funeral and related expenses, and donations have already reached about $16,000 toward a $26,000 goal.
   

2. Froggy 101 Has Your Chance to See Riley Green in Allentown! (audacy.com) — Country fans in Allentown can win tickets to see Riley Green at the PPL Center on July 16, 2027 by listening to Froggy 101 from October 5–9, 2026 around 5:05 p.m. Winners must redeem digital tickets through a mobile ticketing app, so having an email address and app‑enabled phone is required.
   

3. Allentown man pleads guilty to 2018 homicide, aggravated assault (nbcphiladelphia.com) — An Allentown man, Vyante Green, has pleaded guilty to third‑degree murder and aggravated assault in a 2018 Allentown homicide case and was sentenced to 22 to 50 years in prison. The plea follows years of trials and appeals over the New Year’s party shooting that killed one man and seriously injured another.
   

4. Lehigh Valley Station Gets Dominican-Focused Flip (radioink.com) — Allentown-area listeners now have a new Dominican-focused Spanish-language station, La Kalle 106.5, sister to Mega 101.7. The rebranded signal is designed around the Lehigh Valley’s large Latino population, especially in Allentown, and aims to give local businesses and community groups another way to reach Spanish-speaking residents with culturally familiar music and programming.
   

5. Allentown's Latino Vote Could Flip the House. Here's What's at Stake (latintimes.com) — Allentown’s majority-Latino electorate is being heavily courted in the 2026 race for Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, a contest that could decide control of the U.S. House. Campaigns for Republican Ryan Mackenzie and Democrat Bob Brooks are flooding city neighborhoods with Spanish-language outreach, knowing that Puerto Rican and Dominican voters in Allentown may swing the race based largely on economic concerns.
   

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Ok Allentown! 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 has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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