Good morning, Allentown.

Yesterday at Ziegel’s Church cemetery, more than 50 community members learned to clean gravestones with D2 Biological Solution — using step-by-step methods explained by expert Brenda Mankos — in an event sponsored by the Weisenberg Lowhill Historical Society.

A new mile-long, 10-foot-wide paved section of the Jordan Creek Greenway Trail will be built in South Whitehall Township — connecting Covered Bridge Park and Parkland High School — after final engineering is complete.

The project received $500k from state funds as part of $2M in grants.

Union United Church invites children to join a free Trunk or Treat on Oct.

17 from 1-3 p.m. at its grove parking lot and the Union Lutheran parking lot—families can enjoy candy, hot dogs, pizza, and pretzels as they safely celebrate Halloween.

During the Upper Milford Township board meeting on Oct.

8, resident Colt Hershinger donated the infield mix (estimated at $800) needed to improve the youth baseball field at Macungie Memorial Park, as association leaders plan further upgrades for the growing sports programs.

Warby Parker will open a 1,559-sqft store at the Promenade Saucon Valley next to Athleta — its second Lehigh Valley store — expected in 2027.

The national eyewear company joins a lineup of new tenants such as Wonder and Sephora.

Lehigh Carbon Community College kicked off its three-part fall career fair yesterday at its Donley Center in Allentown, connecting students, alumni and locals with employers.

Additional fairs are set for Oct. 14 in Tamaqua (Schuylkill County) and Nov. 12 at the main campus in North Whitehall Township (Lehigh County).

People First Federal Credit Union in Lehigh Valley has seen steady membership growth and strong loan demand while upgrading its platforms to offer faster, secure service.

The credit union provides tools like its CashPlease loan and free credit score monitoring + supports local community programs, including youth accounts and events.

Lehigh Valley Health Network psychiatrist Dr. Joel Eisenberg offered advice on managing everyday stress during an appearance on 69 News at Sunrise in Salisbury TWP (a reminder that world mental health day is Saturday).

He advised adults to reflect on their feelings and seek help when self-care lapses are noticed.

Capital Blue Cross and Jefferson Health extended their network agreement through June 2029, covering Jefferson Health providers in Capital Blue Cross’ 21-county service area and allowing members access to care through the BlueCard program.

Northampton County’s Gracedale nursing home received two new Department of Health citations for deficiencies found during a Sept.

10 inspection—issues that could affect its provisional II license. The new oversight committee met on Wednesday to discuss steps for addressing safety and staffing concerns and will reconvene in December.

Jefferson Health will offer free flu shots for adults and children at two drive-through clinics from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov.

7 at Dorney Park and Nov. 8 at Lehigh Valley Hospital + the clinics will provide standard and high-dose vaccines and accept food donations.

Liberty’s boys cross country team won two of three dual meets last week by defeating Allen (15-50) and Dieruff (25-36) but lost to Parkland (15-50) when their best runner was sick, coach Joe Spang said.

The Northampton boys soccer team beat Pleasant Valley 2+0 last Friday at Al Erdosy Stadium as they edged closer to securing home playoff games.

Coach Chris Bastidas highlighted goalie Ryan Nahf’s key saves that kept the win safe throughout the match.