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    5 Things to know today: Holiday lights and Musikfest's 40th anniversary poster is out!

    LehighValleyNews.com | By Mariella Miller
    Published December 5, 2022 at 4:00 AM EST
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    Heads up! Here are 5 things you want to know today.

    So, welcome to Dec. 5. Only 20 more days and all that...Everything wrapped? All decorated? LehighValleyNews.com would LOVE 🧡 to see your decorations and add them to our Holiday Happenings page! Send your images to lights@lehighvalleynews.com.

    1. The weather words for today are sunny and seasonal. High temps today should be around 45 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Mt. Holly, NJ

    2. Upper Macungie Township will hold the line on taxes in its 2023 budget but the cost of trash collection and recycling is going up, as it is in many communities.

    3. Neighbors are not happy about a sober house planned near Cetronia Elementary.

    4. Musikfest has unveiled its poster for 2023, its 40th anniversary year.

    5. Several LehighValleyNews.com team members were out and about over the weekend. Take a look at stories from Sarah Mueller, John Moser, Julian Abraham, Brittany Sweeney and Olivia Marble. And don't forget to take our first ever LehighValleyNews.com Quiz!

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    Mariella Miller
    I am senior digital news content producer for LehighValleyNews.com. I joined Lehigh Valley Public Media’s news department as assignment editor in 2018 after working in journalism for more than 30 years. Named a National Press Foundation fellow three times for my work in print journalism, I’ve also been recognized by the Pennsylvania Women’s Press Association and with several Keystone Press Awards from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. During my 27 years at The Morning Call in Allentown, I worked business, features and municipal beats. I’ve taught college journalism throughout the Lehigh Valley and managed a local digital news platform for AOL/Patch for several years. I’m a graduate of Marywood University and I’ve discovered that grandchildren are life’s best gift. Contact me at MariellaM@lehighvalleynews.com or 610-984-8222.
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