1. Weather: Mostly sunny today, according to the National Weather Service, with a high of 46 and a calm wind. Sunrise is at 6:25 and sunset at 6:01, which gives us about 2 minutes and 41 seconds more daylight than yesterday.
2. Fastnacht Day: Today is Fat Tuesday, what we call in Pennsylvania Dutch territory Fastnacht Day. The day to eat all the fats and sugar in your cupboard before giving it all up for lent.
3. In Case you Missed It: Emmaus Borough Council awarded the contract for the Broad Street Improvement Project to Imperial Excavating and Paving of Allentown for $468,562.
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4. Coming Up: Today at 4:30 p.m. is the deadline for candidates to file petitions to be put on the ballot for the primary elections May 17 and municipal elections Nov. 8. There are five school board seat available this year. Stay tuned to find out who is running.
5. A Good Day: According to the Farmer’s Almanac, today is a good day to bake, cut firewood and dig holes.
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