Salisbury Elementary School will hold a T-shirt day Jan. 5. Students are encouraged to wear their PTO-provided T-shirts to show their school spirit. Another T-shirt day will be held Jan. 12.

There will be a 1:15 p.m. early dismissal Jan. 12 at SES. Salisbury High School and Salisbury Middle School will dismiss 12:15 p.m.

All Salisbury schools are closed Jan. 15 for professional development.

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery timed, multi-aptitude test will be offered to 10th grade students at SHS Jan. 17. This test is given at more than 14,000 schools and Military Entrance Processing Stations nationwide and is developed and maintained by the Defense Department.

The end of the second marking period at SHS is Jan. 22.

The next operations and finance committee meeting will be 7 p.m. Jan. 17 in the board room of the administration building, 1140 Salisbury Road, Allentown. The next curriculum and technology committee meeting will be 7 p.m. Jan. 24 in the board room of the administration building and the regular board meeting will follow the curriculum and technology committee meeting.

Public works will conduct curbside Christmas tree collection every Tuesday in the month of January. To ensure proper pickup, place your trees at the curb free of ornaments, lights, tinsel, etc. before your desired Tuesday collection day. Trees do not have to be cut in half. If you have any questions, call 610-797-4000, ext. 5850.

Upcoming township meetings include a planning commission meeting 7 p.m. Jan. 3, a zoning hearing board meeting 7 p.m. Jan. 10, a board of commissioners meeting 7 p.m. Jan. 11 and a recreation advisory committee meeting 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15. All meetings are held at the township municipal building, 2900 S. Pike Ave., Allentown.

At the Allentown Public Library, 1210 Hamilton St., participants can use their imagination to make snow crafts 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 6. A family story time will be held 10 a.m. Jan. 13, 20 and 27. Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day 10 a.m. Jan. 15 with a day of kindness activities like a golf tournament, crafts, card making and more. No registration is needed.

Catherine Campanaro, experienced local drum circle leader, helps participants with self-care and brings people together through drums 2 p.m. Jan. 16 in the community room of the library.

For more information on events at the library, call 610-820-2400 or visit aplref@allentownpl.org. The library is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

There is a lot of information out about the new trash hauler Whitetail Disposal and the new procedures set to begin the first week of January. You can learn more about the collection in The Press and also on the township website, www.salisburytownshippa.org. Trash/recycled items pickup will be once a week either on Monday or Tuesday depending upon where you live. New containers (95-gallon trash carts and 65-gallon recycling carts) are currently being delivered to residents’ homes. If you have not received your carts, you can continue to use the garbage and/or recycling cans you currently use until you receive the official township equipment. Once you receive the new carts, you may no longer use your old cans.

Bulk items will be limited to one item per week and you must schedule the collections directly with Whitetail by noon on Friday for collection on your next service day the following week. Whitetail Disposal can be reached at 610-936-9967 or by email at Salisbury@whitetaildisposal.com.