Northampton Area Historical Society has canceled its fall garage and mum sale. The annual event has been popular for many people who have supported the society for years.

The pandemic has also forced the cancellation of NAHS’ monthly open house and the ongoing program “Businesses of a Bygone Era.”

Historical society volunteers are thankful for the members of the community who have used the pandemic lockdown to cull their personal collections of business artifacts and made donations for the collection. They hope to announce a return of the business program soon.

Visit NAHS’ website, northamptonhistorical.org, to donate items for the collection or make a monetary donation.

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The monthly meetings of Northampton AARP Chapter 3915, which had been held the second Wednesday of each month, have been suspended through the end of 2020. Bus trips will be suspended through the end of 2020 as well.

No decision has been made as to when these activities will resume.

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Holy Trinity Nursery School, 1235 Main St., is registering for the 2020-21 school year.

The 2-year-old playgroup class will meet 9:30-11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Class size is limited. Children do not need to be toilet trained for this class.

The 3-year-old class meets 9-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Class size is limited. Children need to be toilet trained for this class.

The 4-year-old class meets 12:15-2:45 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Class size is limited. Children need to be toilet trained for this class.

Children must turn the appropriate age for the class by Sept. 1.

Masks are required for children in the 3- and 4-year-old classes. Additional health and safety precautions will be in place during the pandemic.

There is a registration fee and monthly tuition.

For more information or to arrange a visit, call the church at 610-262-2668.

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Northampton Area Food Bank, 1601 Canal St., is requesting donations for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Needed items are turkeys, canned cranberry sauce, corn, green beans, boxed stuffing and 9-inch pumpkin pies.

Items can be dropped off 9:30 a.m.-noon Wednesdays.

The food bank is following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines regarding the pandemic.

Those planning to drop off donations are asked to call 610-262-8030 to make arrangements. A receipt is available for records.

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The Northampton High School Class of 1955 has made the decision to cancel its class reunion, which was planned for September.

Reunion organizers might try to plan the event for next year.

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Northampton Farmers Market is open to the public 3-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Municipal Park, Smith Lane and Laubach Avenue.

Masks are required.

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Is your church, civic group or Scout troop starting to schedule some activities now that we are in the green phase of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to reopen the state during the COVID-19 pandemic? Email the information to tklutter@ptd.net, and I’ll include it in a future column.