Welcome back to school for the 2025-26 academic year! Students, teachers, staff and administration, I hope this new school year is a success for all.

Community members, take care while driving on the roads. Students are once again walking to and from and waiting at bus stops. If you see those red lights flashing and the stop sign extended, you must stop your vehicle.

Students, even with expecting drivers to follow traffic laws, be vigilant. Still look both ways when crossing the street for and from the bus.

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Whitehall Historical Preservation Society will hold its annual fall flea market 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 6 on the property of the Peter Grim Homestead, 506 Mickley Road, Whitehall. The rain date is Sept. 7.

The cost to have a 12-foot-by-20-foot space is $10 WHPS members, $15 for nonmembers and $20 the day of the event.

For more details or to reserve your space, call 610-776-7280.

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Whitehall Township Recreation Bureau will present a fall festival Sept. 14, with food trucks, Hawk Mountain Brewery, Soaked Winery, vendors and more, at Whitehall Parkway, 4689 S. Church St. In addition, deejay ND Sounds will provide entertainment 1-4 p.m., and Main Street Cruisers will perform 4-7 p.m.

For more information, reach out to Brandon Hibbler at bhibbler@whitehalltownship.com.

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Every Tuesday and Thursday starting Sept. 15 and continuing through Nov. 6, the fall session of aqua aerobics takes place 6-7 p.m. in the natatorium at Whitehall High School, 3800 Mechanicsville Road.

The cost is $60 for residents and $70 for nonresidents.

To register, visit the township municipal building, 3219 MacArthur Road, or call 610-437-5524, ext. 1135, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. You can also visit whitehalltownship.org; the registration form is provided on this site.

The program is sponsored by the recreation bureau.

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If you have news or events to share with the community, email me at skoch@tnonline.com by Sept. 5 to meet the deadline of the next column.

Happy Labor Day!