Published October 04. 2017 12:00AM
The community food bank, operated by Coplay Recreation & Welfare Association in the basement of borough hall, will be open 8:30-10 a.m. Oct. 10. Among the more immediate needs, food pantry volunteers say they need donations of rice, fruit cups, potatoes, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly.
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Coplay Sports Inc. will meet 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Sixth Street field house. The public is invited.
The upcoming youth basketball and cheerleading programs will be on the agenda.
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A crowd favorite, East Hills Middle School Band and Front, will again be in the line of march at the Oct. 17 Halloween parade, held annually by Coplay Recreation & Welfare Association.
Certainly leading the musical organizations will be Whitehall High School’s Marching Zephyr Band.
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No, your eyes didn’t deceive you. Coplay Borough Police Department has, as a part of its vehicle patrol unit, a brand-new black pickup truck. The decision of what type of vehicle to purchase came down to economics. The truck was lower in cost than an sedan or SUV.
Chris Aguayo entertains a crowd with songs such as “I Can See Clearly Now” and “In the Misty Moonlight” during the borough's last concert of 2017, held Sept. 13 at Community Plaza.PRESS PHOTO BY PAUL CMIL
