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Coffee in hand, Easton? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Know anything about the Butler Street armed robbery in Easton?
  • How Easton's canals and furnaces quietly powered America's iron revolution
  • Do you recognize the suspects in Easton's Coal Street carjacking?

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Home & Office Furniture Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 75 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Group robbed man at gunpoint Wednesday night in Easton, police say (mcall.com) — Easton police are investigating an armed robbery on Butler Street, where a group of young men stole a 47-year-old man's electric bike and valuables at gunpoint Wednesday night. No one was hurt, but officers released a photo of a possible suspect and are asking anyone with information to call 610-250-6637 to help identify those involved.
   

2. Easton's Anthracite Iron (wdiy.org) — Easton's role in the rise of anthracite iron still shapes the streets, riverfront, and old industrial sites you see around town today. This feature traces how canals, furnaces, and bold experiments near South Easton and Glendon turned the city into a crucial link in America's iron network, and suggests spots along the Lehigh River waterfront you can explore now.
   

3. Easton armed carjacking: Police seek 2 suspects (lehighvalleylive.com) — Easton residents should know police are still searching for two men wanted in an armed carjacking on Coal Street early Sept. 6, where a victim's car, phone, wallet, and sneakers were taken. The stolen sedan later crashed after a police pursuit involving Easton and neighboring departments, and detectives are asking anyone who recognizes the suspects from released photos to call 610-250-6639.
   

4. Gracedale grand jury report released after Zrinski, administrator, sought to keep it sealed (lehighdaily.com) — In Easton, county officials have released a long-awaited grand jury report detailing serious concerns about care, staffing practices, and security at Gracedale Nursing Home. Northampton County leaders, including Executive Tara Zrinski and former Executive Lamont McClure, are sharply divided over the report's accuracy and motives, while state and federal records continue to flag the facility for deficiencies and fines.
   

5. Parkland football pulls away from Easton to earn big road win (lehighvalleylive.com) — Easton football fans saw the Red Rovers fall 44-14 to visiting Parkland at Cottingham Stadium, despite a strong two-turnover performance by senior Sean McPeek. Junior quarterback Zahviay McGurn threw for 180 yards and two scores, and Easton now turns its focus to rebounding as divisional play begins next week on the road at Bethlehem Catholic.
   

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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!

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