The North Catasauqua summer cornhole league will hold registration 6 p.m. June 20 at North Catasauqua William J. Albert Memorial Park, 701 Grove St. Register for six weeks of competition and two tournaments for cash prizes.

Cash prize amounts will be determined by the number of registered teams. Participants must be 16 years of age and older. The league will play 6 p.m. Thursdays from June 20 to Aug. 15 at the park.

Each night teams will play three to four matches with a midseason tournament with cash prizes. Playoffs will happen the last two weeks with seeding based on current standings.

For more information, contact Adam Landis or Jason Bashaw at NCattyCornhole@gmail.com.

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St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 122 Union St., will hold its annual block party 6-10 p.m. June 20 and 21 and again 5-10 p.m. June 22.

Come out and enjoy children’s games, bingo in the air-conditioned parish hall, basket raffles and a bake sale. Your favorite foods will be available as well, such as steak/cheesesteak sandwiches, sausage sandwiches, turkey barbecue, cabbage and noodles, potato pancakes, funnel cake and more.

Feel free to bring your own chair and find a spot in the grass to enjoy some great food, cold beer or soda and music all three nights by D.H. Productions. This is event is rain or shine.

For more, contact the parish office at 610-264-0332 or by email at kim.stmarys122@gmail.com. You may also visit the website at annunciationbvm.net.

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Punk in the Park with the Clap and Rotting Fruit is scheduled for 7-10 p.m. June 21 at the park. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a free night of music.

Bring a nonperishable food item for Catasauqua Community Food Bank.

Call 610-264-1504 with questions.

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Catasauqua Community Thrift Shop, 113 Bridge St., is holding a Christmas in July half-price sale July 8-31. All Christmas items as well as red, green and white clothing will be half price.

The shop will be closed July 4-6 for the Fourth of July holiday.

The shop’s hours are set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays.

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

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North Catasauqua’s Pop Up and Play summer park program, run by Suburban North Family YMCA, 880 Walnut St., Catasauqua, is set to run 9:30 a.m.-noon Mondays through Fridays until Aug. 2 for children entering kindergarten through sixth grade in the fall.

There will be weekly themes, field trips, lunch provided daily and games.

Contact the YMCA directly with any questions regarding the summer program at 610-264-5221.

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The North Catasauqua wiffle ball program runs 1-3 p.m. through Aug. 2 at the park, with a break during the week of July 4. The program is available to those who completed kindergarten through 17 years old.

The cost is free. The registration form for this program is available on the North Catasauqua Recreation Committee Facebook page.

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The next North Catasauqua Borough Council meeting will be 7 p.m. July 1 in the basement-level meeting room at borough hall, 1066 Fourth St.

This meeting is subject to cancellation. Check the borough website at NorthCatasauqua.org for any changes or updates.

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Don’t forget to display your American flag the week of July 4. Have a happy and safe Fourth of July.

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Fish for free on Independence Day, July 4. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will host a fish for free day to allow anyone to legally fish on all Pennsylvania waterways.

No license is required, but all other fishing regulations still apply. This is a great way to spend the holiday and expose the next generation of anglers to the outdoors.

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The North Catasauqua park summer concert series continues with Joey and the T-birds 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 10 at the park.

The event is partially funded by the Northampton County Hotel Tax Grant. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy a swinging time in small Town USA.

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North Catasauqua Police Department will offer a self-defense training class for women, set for 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 3, at Suburban North Family YMCA. The class is free for women ages 16 years of age and older.

Learn the skills to protect yourself taught by a North Catasauqua Police Department controlled tactics instructor. Registration is due by July 3, and all participants are required to fill out and sign a waiver form Aug. 3.

To sign up for the class, provide your full name and phone number to ssantiago@ncatapd.org or contact Cpl. Santiago at 610-264-1504.

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The following borough roads are on the schedule for repair this summer:

• Main Street

• Wyandotte Street from Main Street to Lincoln Street

• Lincoln Street from Wyandotte Street to Green Street

• Green Street from Lincoln Street to Washington Street

• Washington Street from Hunter Street to the borough line

• Hunter Street between Washington and Lincoln streets

• Green Street between Lincoln and Seventh streets

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Historic Catasauqua Preservation Association is working on two special summer displays for the Biery House Museum.

HCPA is looking for Catasauqua history buffs to volunteer in helping to create an exhibit on the history of the Crane Iron Works and its impact on Catasauqua and the Industrial Revolution and a tribute to one of our hometown heroes, Tommy Lynch.

Email historiccatasauqua@gmail.com if you would like to volunteer for one of these projects.

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Reminder: The Willowbrook Road bridge closed June 5 for continuing construction on the bridge. Northampton County has given a tentative reopening date of mid-October.

Northampton County Public Works has given a summary of the bridge project to include that the existing metal grate bridge will be replaced with a concrete box-beam bridge with a concrete deck. The new bridge will feature 11-foot travel lanes in each direction with a 2-foot shoulder on each side.

During the bridge replacement, Willowbrook Road will be closed in the area immediately adjacent to the bridge with a full detour plan in place. The posted detour will use Savage Road, State Route 329, Weaversville Road, Route 987 and Race Street.

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Visit the snack stand at the park. Remember it is cash only for this summer season.

Stop by and get a snack or a cool drink while visiting the park. The snack stand will remain open until the fall.

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State Rep. Zach Mako, R-183rd, would like to remind residents to get ready for REAL ID.

The deadline for enforcement of the federal REAL ID Act is set to begin May 7, 2025. As of that date, you will have to present a federally accepted form of identification to board a commercial domestic flight or visit a secure federal building that requires ID at the door. Federally accepted forms of identification include a Pennsylvania REAL ID driver’s license or ID card, a U.S. passport or passport card or a military ID.

While all Pennsylvanians must comply with the new law, obtaining a state-issued REAL ID is not mandatory. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will continue to offer standard-issue driver’s licenses and photo IDs.

Full enforcement of the law has been delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was hindering efforts to process REAL ID applications across the country.

To learn more about REAL ID and how to obtain one, visit penndot.gov/REALID.

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Goodwill Keystone Area is providing free electronics recycling at each of its donation centers seven days a week.

Items accepted include computers, televisions, gaming systems, vacuums, toasters, cellphones and other pluggable items. The program is hoped to reduce waste, reuse items that are still good and recycle ones that are not.

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Congratulations to the Catasauqua High School Class of 2024, whose members graduated June 1.

Great job, and good luck to all of the graduates.

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Summer is officially here June 20. Get out and enjoy all of the fun!

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