🌱 Catasauqua woman receives decades-long sentence in Lehigh County trafficking case
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In today's newsletter:
- Catasauqua woman receives decades-long sentence in Lehigh County trafficking case
- How Catasauqua’s baseball and softball squads fared in this week’s league play
Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Warm with sunny intervals, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
- Saturday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 75, low: 51.
- Sunday: Showers; breezy, cooler, with a high of 56 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lehigh County woman convicted of child trafficking gets 30 to 60 years in prison (lehighvalleylive.com) — A Catasauqua woman has been sentenced to 30 to 60 years in state prison after being convicted in Lehigh County of human trafficking and related child sex offenses. Prosecutors say a 2024 assault at an Airport Road hotel and later attempts to pressure the victim from jail led to the lengthy sentence, while a co-defendant from Allentown received 21 to 50 years. 
• Local roundup: Results from April 15 (tnonline.com) — Catasauqua’s baseball team picked up a solid 5-1 Colonial League win over Lehighton behind a two-hitter from Alex Bolmer, while the Rough Riders softball squad fell 14-4 despite an eight-hit effort. Local fans also get a full rundown of other Colonial League baseball and softball action involving nearby schools, with plenty of standout pitching, power hitting, and stolen bases.
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Upcoming Events in
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Preschool Story Time
Whitehall Township Public Library , 3700 Mechanicsville Road , Whitehall
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A Good Yarn
Whitehall Township Public Library , 3700 Mechanicsville Road , Whitehall
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Preschool Story Time
Whitehall Township Public Library , 3700 Mechanicsville Road , Whitehall
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Toddler Story Time
Whitehall Township Public Library , 3700 Mechanicsville Road , Whitehall
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Saturday Story Time
Whitehall Township Public Library , 3700 Mechanicsville Road , Whitehall
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Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
12:00 pm -
Preschool Story Time
Whitehall Township Public Library , 3700 Mechanicsville Road , Whitehall
11:00 am
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
Saturday April 25
Tuesday April 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
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NEMS Softball vs Nitschmann @ Home
Northeast Middle School Bethlehem, PA 18018
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Softball (Home) Orefield MS
Broughal Middle School Bethlehem, PA 18015
4:00 pm -
NEMS Soccer vs Trexler @ Home
Northeast Middle School Bethlehem, PA 18018
4:00 pm -
Co-Ed Soccer (Home) South Mountain MS
Broughal Middle School , 114 W Morton St , Bethlehem
4:00 pm -
Foxy Shazam with Makari, Mella
Archer Music Hall , 939 Hamilton St , Allentown
6:00 pm
Friday April 17
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- Redner's Markets Inc. posted a job opening for Meat Clerk - Airport Road in Allentown. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Allentown
- Proposed bill aims to boost economy for small breweries in Pennsylvania (wfmz.com)
- Research Shows Chesapeake Bay Streams Are Getting Saltier (patch.com)
- Earth Day 2026: A guide to events and cleanups around the Lehigh Valley (mcall.com)
Bethlehem
- Popular restaurant opens 2nd Lehigh Valley location in downtown Bethlehem (wfmz.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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