5 Things to Know Today

Good morning everyone. As I write this, it's a rainy (but quiet) Sunday in Easton. Here's five things to know today.

1. On Thursday, the Easton Area School Board is scheduled to meet to interview candidates for a vacancy on the board left by the resignation of

2. In case you're keeping score, most of the municipalities that would potentially be involved in setting up  have signed off on the idea: Easton, Wilson, and townships are all in agreement. Williams Township, however, doesn't seem keen on the idea, according to this Express-Times story.

3. , we're looking for Easton residents to tell their stories about Sept. 11. The parameters are pretty broad; maybe that day changed your political views. Or got you more involved. Maybe you tried to give blood, or were stuck inside the city. Whatever the case, let me know at 610-216-5507, or by e-mailing tom.coombe@patch.com, or on Twitter @EastonPaPatch. 

4. The NID's been popular on the local blogosphere lately. Jon Geeting offers his thoughts here, while a preview post by Noel Jones at Neighbors of Easton has nonetheless drawn -- as of this writing -- 181 comments.

5. Today is August 15. For Catholics, it marks the Assumption of Mary, one of the Holy Days of Obligation. About 1,050 years ago, the real-life Scottish king Macbeth was killed. It's also the 46th anniversary of the Beatles' Shea Stadium concert, and the 42nd anniversary of Woodstock.