The next North Catasauqua Borough Council meeting will take place 7 p.m. March 20 in the ground-floor meeting room at borough hall, 1066 Fourth St.

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Spring will return March 20.

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Catty Seniors Plus, a group for Catasauqua and North Catasauqua residents, will meet March 22 at Slovak Center Social Club, 1233 Fifth St., North Catasauqua. Doors will open noon, and the meeting will start 1 p.m.

Discount dues will be extended to this month because of bad weather in January. An after-business meeting dessert will be served, with bingo to follow.

If you have any questions, contact Dorothy Vassa at 610-264-2859.

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First Regional Composting Authority, 6701 Weaversville Road, Northampton, is holding a Mulch Madness event 8 a.m.-4 p.m. March 24 and again 8 a.m.-1 p.m. March 25.

The event is open to North Catasauqua residents.

Take as much natural mulch as you need for an admission charge. Get your hand stamped to come back for more if you wish. Free loading will be available, or you may self-load.

Visit frcaweb.org or call 610-262-1000 to learn more.

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North Catasauqua Charotin Hose Fire Department will be holding the annual North Catasauqua small Town USA Easter egg hunt 1 p.m. April 1 at North Catasauqua William J. Albert Memorial Park, 701 Grove St.

After a hiatus due to COVID-19, the egg hunt returns. This is the 37th year the fire department is holding the egg hunt.

The Easter Bunny will be around to say hello to the kids and to pose for photos.

The rain date for the event will be April 2.

Registration is not required, and the event is open to the public.

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North Catasauqua Police Department reminds residents to keep your packages safe and offers the following tips to prevent having delivered packages stolen.

Select the option to require someone sign for your package and to show identification.

Consider using the delivery address of someone who will be home on the estimated delivery date.

Place insurance on the package if the item is costly.

Leave instructions where you would like your package to be delivered at your home.

Also, the police department also reminds residents to park smart.

Always lock your car doors when away from your car.

Try not to leave valuables in your car. If you must leave valuables in your car, hide them or keep them out of sight.

Additionally, with a rise in check-cashing scams, the police department would like to alert residents to a common check-cashing scam.

A suspect approaches a victim on the street asking for help to cash a check. The suspect and victim then go to a nearby bank, where the victim deposits the check into an ATM, withdraws the cash and then gives the cash to the suspect.

The victim is later notified by the bank that the check was fraudulent, and the victim’s account is now negative for the amount of the fraudulent check.

To protect yourself from check-cashing scams, refuse cashing a check for someone you do not know. If someone approaches you asking to cash a check, call 911 and give the operator the description of the person and their location.

If you have any questions or concerns with matters such as this, police encourages residents to contact the department.

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Catasauqua Community Thrift Shop, 113 Bridge St., Catasauqua, is having a half-price sale on everything in the shop March 20-29.

The shop will be having a bag sale on everything in the shop March 30-April 6.

Regular store hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays.

After the sales, the thrift shop will be closed through April 12 for Easter, changeover and cleaning.

The shop will reopen April 13 with new clothing for spring and summer.

The shop accepts donations of good, used, clean clothing during store hours. Proceeds are returned to the community through contributions that support youth and adult programs and services.

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St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 122 Union St., Catasauqua, will hold a basket social 5-7 p.m. March 24, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. March 25 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 26. Tickets will be on sale at the door. You do not need to be present to win.

The kitchen will be open.

For questions on pricing or other information, call 610-264-9383.

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