NEWTON TWP. — Music. Laughter. Food. Camaraderie. Patriotism. The grounds of Abington Heights Middle School were filled with the makings of community on Thursday, July 3, as the Rotary Club of the Abingtons presented its 39th Annual 4th of July Fireworks Celebration.

CLARKS SUMMIT — Despite the constant rainy weather Northeast Pennsylvania has been experiencing lately, the precipitation took a holiday for the Abington Heights High School’s 109th annual commencement program. The Class of 2025 was able to enjoy the graduation outdoors at the Pitt on Wednesday, June 11.

CLARKS SUMMIT — The borough celebrated a fruit, the strawberry, with its annual Summit Summer Solstice and festival presented by the Abington Business and Professional Association on Saturday, June 14. Festivities included kids’ races, sidewalk sales, games and a pie-eating contest. The Wally Gordon Singers Quartet performed around town.

Sophia Arscott enjoys playing the clarinet. She wanted to conduct her Girl Scout Silver award through the Abington Heights High School band program.

Abington Heights players were prominent in producing an 8-6 victory by Team White over Team Purple June 22 when the Field of Dreams softball game was played at the University of Scranton.

Before the most successful girls lacrosse season ever by a District 2 team came to an end, Abington Heights produced one more historic victory.

The Abington teams are once again in contention for multiple District 17 Little League Baseball titles.

Pitching carried the Abington Senior American Legion Baseball team to the top of the District 11 standings.

Abington Heights outfielder Thomas LaCoe was one of four East players to drive in a pair of runs June 22 in a 9-2 victory over the West in the first Pennsylvania State Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game at Penn State’s Medlar Field.

Shawn Theodore, Ryan Horutz and Shane Brower teamed up for one last surge June 4, finishing off an Abington Heights home-court rally to the first state boys volleyball tournament win in school history.

Abington Heights sent a half-dozen varsity girls and two junior high athletes to the New Balance National Track and Field Championships June 19-22 in Philadelphia.