The results are in and congratulations are in order.

As reported earlier in The Press newspapers, the Lower Milford Fall Festival welcomed about 3,000 visitors and featured 67 different vendors including crafters and food trucks recently. The festival celebrated 20 years in 2022.

Sponsors of the festival included Cowan Associates, Inc., Eastburn and Gray, PC, Embassy Bank, John R. Embick, PLLC, John Kortvely, SEO and Wynn Associates, Inc., according to the township website.

Dan Schantz Greenhouses donated mums and pumpkins for the event.

Congratulations to the township on the annual event.

As the year winds down, residents may be ramping up yard work efforts as snow season nears.

Upper Milford yard waste drop off hours started Dec. 1 and continue through March 31, 2023. According to the township newsletter, drop off hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

Accepted items include grass, leaves, brush and branches. Branches and logs for drop off must be limited to 4-inches in diameter and no longer than 8 feet. Items for drop off must be separated and unloaded at the appropriate location as identified by signage at the site.

The yard waste drop off service is open to township residents. The service is not offered to lawn maintenance or landscaping businesses in the township.

Check out the public works department page on the township website for information about yard waste disposal in the Lower Milford Township.

Please note, there is a drop off site restricted to leaves behind the township building. Grass clippings, branches and other yard waste is not accepted at the drop off. Township residents are advised to call 610-967-4949, ext. 112, during township business hours for times and additional information about dropping off leaves.

The Friends of the Southern Lehigh Library, the home library for Lower Milford Township residents, will host a holiday cookie sale and bakers are needed. Volunteer bakers may register at the library circulation desk during library hours.

Bakers will bring finished cookies to the library 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 14 or 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 15.

The library is located at 3200 Preston Lane, Center Valley.

Mrs. Claus will visit the library 6:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 8 in a holiday show. Special guests include Herbie the Elf, according to the library website.

The show will feature holiday stories, dancing and other fun activities and is best for children at least 4 years of age. Registration is required.

The library will be closed Dec. 24 through Dec. 26 and Dec. 31.

Visit the library website at www.solehipl.org for information.

Upper Milford Township residents who visit the Emmaus Public Library, the home library for township residents, may notice a significant change when checking out books.

In late November, crews upgraded the circulation desk and entrance at the library, 11 E. Main St., Emmaus. The new desk, designed by library furniture specialists J.P. Jay Associates, of Allentown, came in three sections and was assembled on site, Emmaus Library Director Maryellen Kanarr said in an interview Nov. 29. Library staff and volunteers made suggestions to designers including improved visibility and functionality. The new desk is Americans with Disabilities Act compliant.

Emmaus Public Works department also helped, Kanarr said.

The library entrance received an upgrade including new flooring in the foyer for a smoother access into the library, particularly for library visitors who may use walkers, canes or wheelchairs. Also prominently displayed at the new desk are three key words from the library’s mission statement; Enrich, Inspire, Unite.

The upgrades were made possible through a grant from the Harry C. Trexler Trust, Kanarr said.

“It changes the face of the library,” Kanarr said.

The Lower Milford Supervisors next regular meeting is scheduled 6:30 p.m. Dec. 15. The reorganization meeting is scheduled 6:30 p.m. Jan. 3, 2023 at the township building, 7607 Chestnut Hill Church Road.

Lower Milford Township offices will be closed Dec. 23 through 26 and Jan. 2, 2023.

The Upper Milford Supervisors next regular meeting is scheduled 7 p.m. Dec. 15. The reorganization meeting is scheduled 7 p.m. Jan. 3, 2023 at the township building, 5671 Chestnut St.

Upper Milford Township offices will be closed Dec. 26 and Jan. 2, 2023.

Enjoy the holiday season.