Happy holidays from your Coplay columnist! Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Yule, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, all of them or none of them, enjoy the season with your family, friends, neighbors and pets. Reflect on the ending of another year and the start of 2026. Share love and compassion, and be nice to all.

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Coplay Fire Department and Fire Police are under new leadership with fire Chief Dakota Fenstermaker, who wishes all residents in Coplay a happy holiday season.

If you want to serve Coplay and surrounding communities, consider joining the fire company. It is seeking volunteer firefighters and fire police.

Call 610-261-2233 for more information.

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Model Railroad Explorer Post 101 is again holding its holiday model railroad display open house in room 201 at borough hall, 98 S. Fourth St. The large, operating HO-scale layout will be open for the public 7-9 p.m. Dec. 26 and Jan. 2, 2026, and noon-4 p.m. Dec. 27 and 28 and Jan. 3 and 4, 2026.

Admission is free, but donations are welcomed.

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The heritage committee at Coplay Saengerbund, 205 S. Fifth St., will be holding its Silvester Feier New Year celebration Dec. 31. Ring in the New Year with European flair.

Join the party for a hot buffet meal 3 p.m., music by the Emil Shanta Band 4-7 p.m., cake with coffee 5 p.m. and a 6 p.m. Champagne toast (coinciding with midnight in Europe).

The cost includes the meal, beer, wine, soda, water and juice.

Seating is limited, so reservations are required. Call Cathy at 610-262-8372 or Evelyn at 484-281-3025.

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Consider donating food to Coplay Food Bank, located in the lower level of the municipal building. It is open 8:30-10 a.m. the second Tuesday of every month.

If unable to attend the scheduled Tuesday morning time frame, call Jodi at 610-262-0928 to make other arrangements.

The food bank needs coffee, spaghetti sauce and noodles, canned pasta, rice pouches and non-sweetened dry cereals. Monetary donations are always accepted.

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Public works Director Paul Boyle reminds residents to call the borough office at 610-262-6088 to schedule pickups of sofas, mattresses (plastic encased), chairs, dressers, etc. There is a limit of two per year at no charge.

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Hometown Hero banner applications are available at the borough office. Publicly honor your war heroes and first responders — police officers, firefighters, and ambulance personnel — with a banner.

Call 610-262-6088 for more information.

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Coplay aerobics classes are held 8:45 a.m. Saturdays and 7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays in the borough hall auditorium. Bring dumbbells, a towel and a mat to enhance your workout.

There is a small cost by donation.

Call the borough office at 610-262-6088 with questions.

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Coplay Social Hall, 165 Cherry St., is open for rentals for your special event. In addition, Coplay pavilion rentals begin Jan. 2, 2026.

Call the borough office at 610-262-6088 for more information.

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Coplay Athletic Club is seeking new and renewal memberships. A gym membership costs $90 per year and $80 for renewals and prorated.

The gym is located on the second floor of the borough municipal building.

Email coplayac@gmail.com for information.

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