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The Celtic Cultural Alliance, which has run Bethlehem's Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival since 1988, announced Wednesday that it is shutting down, making last month's festival the last.
By Jai Smith
Drivers can drop off non-perishable food and cleaning supplies for the Allentown Rescue Mission's 26th annual Thanks for Giving Food & Supplies Drive at both Josh Early Candies stores from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, with former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes on hand at the Allentown store.
An "I Am Jane Doe" rally from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, outside the Monroe County Courthouse will show support for the former Cornell University student whose sexual assault allegations are now under a state special prosecutor's investigation.
A tree from the grounds of Bethel Memorial Baptist Church at 715 Chestnut Lane will be Bethlehem's city Christmas tree this year, with a rigging crew due about 7 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, to cut it down.
WDIY 88.1 FM is bringing back its Lehigh Valley "Hollywood" Squares, a live game show fundraiser with local leaders in the celebrity squares, from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the State Theatre Center for the Arts, 453 Northampton St.
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The library's event page lists Janine Santoro, the city's director of equity and inclusion, as its contact. Santoro organized a panel at the library in July 2025 as the city marked the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and raised its first Disability Pride flag, and three of Saturday's speakers were listed as panelists then.
The return ends a stretch in which Giant's stores, including 15 in Lehigh and Northampton counties, stayed open while the chain pointed online shoppers to DoorDash, Instacart and Uber Eats. Two of the deals Giant offered during the outage end Thursday, and Ahold Delhaize's investigation of the attack is still open.
"We will automatically extend any points that were set to expire on 10/31 to be good through 11/30," Giant spokesperson Ashley Flower said in a statement. "This will reflect in customers’ account balance on 11/1, and no action is required from the customer."
"While we get back up and running, we're happy to offer 10% off your in-store purchase, up to $10," the Carlisle-based chain said in a video it posted on Facebook Friday. The video tells shoppers to ask the cashier to apply the discount at checkout.
The Swiss company Bolliger & Mabillard built both Candymonium and Goliath, the coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Six Flags said it temporarily closed nine similar coasters at six of its other parks after Monday's death, and Georgia investigators have not said what caused it.