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Northampton: Uptown Street Fair set for Sept. 14

The 35th annual Uptown Northampton Street Fair starts 11 a.m. Sept. 14. Come out and see the unique goods offered for purchase from local merchants and craft vendors while you listen to music from area musicians and live bands.

There will be plenty of activities and demonstrations for the kids, not to mention food trucks and adult beverage selections for the grown-ups.

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The Siegfried Station Museum, 29 W. 21st St., will be open to visitors 1-4 p.m. Sept. 15. The station is a museum housing artifacts of Northampton and the surrounding area.

Also, if you ordered from Northampton Area Historical Society’s mum sale, pickup is from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at the station.

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Grace United Church of Christ is having a hoagie and sandwich sale. The hoagies are Italian or tuna, and the sandwiches are ham and cheese or tuna.

Orders and payment are due by Sept. 15. Order forms can be picked up 9 a.m.-1 p.m. weekdays in the church office or downloaded on the church website at graceuccchurch.com.

The pickup date is 4-6 p.m. Sept. 18 at the church, 902 Lincoln Ave.

For more information, the cost and to order, call the church office at 610-262-7186 weekday mornings.

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Northampton Area Public Library is currently accepting donations for its annual autumn online auction and basket social. If you would like to donate, bring your items to the library by Sept. 21.

The online auction will be Sept. 29-Oct. 5, and the basket social is set for 6 p.m. Oct. 11.

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St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 1856 Lincoln Ave., will be holding a basket social 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 5.

There is a cost for tickets, and there will be a wide variety of baskets available. Refreshments will be available for purchase, and there will also be a bake sale.

Contact Cheryl at 610-428-3416 for information.

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The 75th annual Jack Frost parade is scheduled for Oct. 17 in the borough.

The parade starts 7 p.m. and follows the same route: Starting at Northampton Recreation Center on Lerchenmiller Drive, it will progress to Smith Lane and then Laubach Avenue. It will turn left onto 19th Street and left again onto Main Street. It will end at the recreation center.

Northampton Exchange Club, which organizes the annual event, will be collecting canned goods for Northampton Area Food Bank. High school students will be pushing grocery carts along the parade route. Attendees are encouraged to bring donations with them and place them in the cart as it passes by.

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If you are a veteran who has served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces from Nov. 1, 1955, to May 15, 1975, you are eligible to receive a Vietnam veteran lapel pin. This is available regardless of where you served.

A surviving spouse of a deceased veteran who had served during that period of eligibility may also receive a pin.

Northampton Joint Veterans Association, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense as authorized by Congress, will be presenting the pins at the local group’s Veterans Day ceremony 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at the veterans plaza, 14th Street and Washington Avenue.

If you are a veteran and wish to receive a pin, call 610-440-0018.

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Email your group, church or Scout events to mkorsak20@rcn.com.