Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 9th of July.
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🏘️ Community
Local donation drives are underway to help victims of last month’s Venezuela earthquakes; International Multi-Services in Allentown accepts drop-offs while the IronPigs collect toiletries, canned food, and clothing at home games through Sunday — organizers say contributions will be sent to Venezuela.
💼 Business
FlexXray, a food inspection company — known for its X-ray systems that scan for foreign materials — opened its first PA location on Wednesday at an industrial park on Stonegate Drive in Upper Macungie Township, using advanced technologies to spot contaminants in food products.
Chicken Salad Chick will open at Airport Road Shopping Center on Aug.
4 after a delay from a planned mid-July debut, and a Saturday pop-up shop from 1 to 5 p.m. will offer samples at the former Buff City Soap space.
Nazareth's C. F. Martin and Co. introduced the HD-28 Semiquincentennial, a limited-edition guitar made with wood from a 600-year-old Basking Ridge white oak (known as the Holy Oak) to mark America's 250th anniversary.
The release also celebrates the 50th anniversary of its HD-28 model, said company chairman Chris Martin IV.
🎓 Education
The Northampton Area School District Board of Education approved a contract with Houser Auctioneers to hold a public auction for excess school equipment on Sept.
19 at the NASD maintenance facility; it also finalized a two-year service agreement with Johnson Controls Inc. for HVAC system upgrades effective July 1.
Today the Allentown Public Library opened a new STEAM learning space made possible by a $50,000 donation from Astound as part of a $300,000 community investment.
The room offers summer STEAM programming for children + families.
Muhlenberg College president Kathleen Harring will retire at the end of the 2026-2027 academic year, and the Board of Trustees will begin a search for a new leader to guide the school forward.
On June 28, cadet Dante Guedes from Whitehall was awarded the prestigious Lt. Col. Bruce Brinker Award at a Pennsylvania Wing Cadet Training Schools event; he has excelled in academics and community service while training for a future in the Air Force (his accolade highlights outstanding leadership).
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