Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 10th of July.
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🏘️ Community
Three Emmaus High School graduates were honored with commemorative bricks at the Emmaus Remembrance Garden on July 5 at Knauss Homestead, recognizing their leadership in journalism, volunteer work + business club efforts.
The ceremony celebrated how young people help strengthen our community.
On June 28, supporters gathered at East Texas Park for the Craig Salomon LMYA Baseball Alumni Game, where over 150 community members honored Craig by promoting mental health awareness and supporting Emmaus High School scholarships; the event turned personal loss into a celebration of hope.
💼 Business
American Heritage Credit Union will open a new branch in Salisbury Township at 1120 Cedar Crest Blvd. (The 4,000 sqft property was bought in December 2025 for $1.475 million, and no opening date is set.)
Forman Mills is relocating its Whitehall Township store from MacArthur Road to Whitehall Mall — it closed on July 5 and will reopen in September less than a mile away.
🎓 Education
Pa. Auditor General Timothy DeFoor visited Y Camp in Allentown on Thursday to help kids learn about money as part of the state's Be Money $mart initiative.
He showed campers how saving money helps it grow.
🌲 Environment
Local youth ages 9 to 18 use portable sensors (Atmotube Pro) during summer rides by Community Bike Works to collect air quality data and heat readings.
The city, in partnership with Easton, Penn State and Community Bike Works, secured a $16,000 grant to map hotspots and guide climate resilience planning.
🏛️ Government
Emergency crews gathered near Lehigh Valley Hospital on July 09 to honor state trooper Michael E.
Pahira Jr., who died on July 01 after being struck during a vehicle inspection on I-81 (he is the 106th PSP officer to lose his life in the line of duty).
🏈 Sports
Catasauqua fell 58-34 to Southern Lehigh as Morgan Capuaro scored 19, while Liberty won 61-25 over Quakertown with Dylan Bilger leading with 17 to lift the team to a 6-4 record in the Lehigh Valley High School Basketball League.
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