City of Easton November Newsletter

Newest city newsletter now available

The new fall/winter edition of our biannual printed newsletter arrived in the mailboxes of city residents recently. If you didn't get a copy, stop by City Hall or the Easton Area Public Library to pick one up. Or read it online via the button below.

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Annual Veterans Day Ceremony

at Upper Hackett Park

Please plan to join us on Wed. 11/11 at 10:30 am for the annual Veterans Day Ceremony at Upper Hackett Park's Memorial Grove with Brown & Lynch American Legion.

South Side park dedication ceremony rescheduled

Good news! The dedication ceremony for the newly renovated and renamed Clarine Boyer & Frances Ketchen Memorial Park on South Side (formerly Nesquehoning Street Park), has been rescheduled for next Saturday 11/14 at noon. We hope you will join us.

Express Pay now available in city garages

Are you a frequent parker at either of the city's two downtown garages?

Then you're the perfect parker to sign up for the new Express Pay option with ParkWhiz by Flash to make paying to park faster and easier.

Express Pay is a fast, contactless way to pay for parking using just your license plate and a credit card—no app download required. It gets you in and out smoothly, sending you real-time text confirmations and receipts right to your phone.

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Fire Dept.

Free Smoke Alarms & Installation

Community Connect

Working smoke alarms save lives. If you own and occupy a home within Easton city limits, the Easton Fire Department will provide and install smoke detectors in your home for free!

How to claim yours:

Click the button to register for a free Easton Community Connect account.
Follow the illustrated steps to submit your request.
An Easton firefighter will contact you directly to schedule your installation.

(Note: This program is for owner-occupied homes only; landlords and tenants are not eligible.)

Recreation Bureau

Pass, Punt & Kick competition

The annual Pass, Punt & Kick competition at Heil Field is coming up THIS SUNDAY 11/8 at 1 pm.

It's a free event to participate in if you register your child in advance online. Otherwise, day-of registration is $10.

Participants must be ages 9-13 in the Easton Area School District.

Santa in Centre Square

Join the Easton Rec Bureau for its annual holiday event - Santa in Centre Square - on Tuesday, December 15 at 10 am.

This free community event includes a visit with Santa and a free gift.

No advance registration required.

Holiday Bingo for Seniors

We had so much fun with our seniors at last month's Halloween bingo program that we are going to do it again for the holidays!

Save the date of Thursday 12/17 from 11 am to noon at the Easton Area Community Center.
This is a free program for city residents ages 50+.

No advance registration is required.

Dept. of Public Works

Recycling Drop-off Center

Doing some fall cleanup of your property?

Remember that the city recycling center downtown is open 4 days a week so residents can drop off yard waste and brush.

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday

10 am - 2 pm

500 Bushkill Drive

Leaf Collection Program

The city's leaf collection program begins this week. Please review the info in this graphic to find out when our Department of Public Works crews will be collecting leaves in your neighborhood.

*Reminder: street sweeping continues until the end of November.

Conservation & Sustainability Bureau

THANK YOU to everyone who joined us and the Easton-Environmental Advisory Council at the recent Citywide Clean-up.

Here is what was collected at 5 neighborhood locations in just 2 hours:

- 301 plastic bottles

- 245 cigarette butts

- 74 trash bags (West Ward alone had nearly 30 bags)

- Plus, 8 mattresses, a bathtub, drywall, a vehicle front seat, living room furniture, 2 TVs, and a tire!

All Aboard Easton

The All Aboard Easton trolley program runs through the end of the Easton Farmers’ Market season in mid-December.

Saturdays from 9 am–1:30 pm.

Drop-off/pick-up locations in West Ward, Southside, and Downtown.

Trolley Info

Sign up for Easton Alerts notifications

Want to be in the know about important City of Easton things like road closures, road work, street sweeping cancellations, snow emergencies, and other important updates?

Then sign up for the city's free Easton Alerts service to get that info texted or emailed to you when it happens.

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