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Good morning Easton! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $200,000 state grant will upgrade Easton's finances
  • What Easton drivers must know before students return September 1
  • How new Quad lighting could change nighttime safety at Lafayette

Also on today's calendar: 47th Annual Padre Pio Festival and 8 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Sunday: A t-shower in spots; humid, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
  • Monday: An afternoon shower; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Shapiro Administration Invests Nearly $1.5 Million to Help Local Governments Plan for Financial Stability (pa.gov) — Northampton County is awarding $200,000 to the City of Easton to upgrade financial software and technology, aiming to improve how the city manages data, reporting, and day-to-day operations. The funding is part of a broader Shapiro Administration program supporting financially stressed municipalities statewide.
   

2. NEWS POST: First Day of School (crimewatch.net) — Easton Police and the Easton School District are urging drivers to slow down and watch for children as local schools reopen on September 1. Residents are reminded to be especially careful around crosswalks and to always stop for school buses with flashing signals so students can get to and from school safely.
   

3. New lighting installation illuminates Quad year-round (lafayettestudentnews.com) — Lafayette College has installed 148 new lighted paving stones on the Quad after students and faculty raised concerns about safety in dark campus areas. A campus committee, including student advocates, will keep meeting this year to identify more spots—on campus and along Cattell Street—where lighting in Easton should be improved.
   

4. Lafayette College student envisions brighter future in debut children's book (lafayettestudentnews.com) — A Lafayette College student has released her first children's book, imagining a hopeful, eco-friendly future city and teaming up with a campus custodian as illustrator. She's already donated copies locally and hopes to place the book in Easton Public Library and the Lafayette College Store so more Easton-area kids can discover it.
   

5. Recent Lafayette alum convicted of criminal mischief, disorderly conduct for throwing coffee at Israeli flag (lafayettestudentnews.com) — A recent Lafayette College graduate was found guilty of summary counts of criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after throwing coffee on an Israeli flag during a spring campus event, in a case heard by a district justice in Easton. The incident, which followed a brief political discussion, led to fines and renewed attention to how the college handles conflicts involving Jewish students.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday August 29
  • Meditations on Death and Dying →
    Creative Spirit, 131 N 3rd St, Easton
    7:00 pm
    • Monday August 31
  • OPEN HOUSE 2026 EAMS
    Easton Area Middle School 1010 Echo Trail, Easton, PA 18040
    5:30 pm
    • Thursday September 3
  • Tim for Short →
    Good Human Improv Company, 916 Northampton St, Easton
    8:30 pm
    • Friday September 4
  • Labor Day Break - No Students and District Offices Closed
    Wilson Area SD Easton, PA 18042

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • ThreeBirds Coffee House Hosting a Violent Event? —Susan Weathers Read on Patch
  • My name is Goldie and I am looking for a furrever home.
    I lived outside with 15 of my friends when a nice lady and her husband took care of us feeding and socializing with us. Another nice lady lady came… (Nextdoor Palmer Heights)
  • Good evening neighbors hope everyone is doing well on this beautiful Thursday night.
    Question I have a lot of clothes my mom can't wear anymore. Does the Salvation Army pick up? (Nextdoor Historic College Hill)
  • Redner's Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Deli Manager in Easton. Apply here.
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Easton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Easton here.

Ok Easton! 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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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