Cement Worker Of The Month | David Sonon
Mr. David Sonon was reared in Windsor Township, Berks County. As a youth, he worked on the neighbor’s farm helping to milk and harvest crops. He attended Hamburg High School and was hired by...
Northampton Council Passes 2018 Budget
Northampton Borough Council passed the borough budget for 2018 at their Dec. 21 meeting, retaining the current millage rate for borough taxes.
Council voted unanimously to keep the tax rate for general borough purposes...
Nazareth Planners Recommend Conditional Approval For Apartment Units
The Nazareth Planning Commission recommended conditional approval for a plan that would bring three townhouse-style apartment units to the borough at their Dec. 19 meeting.
Borough planners recommended both conditional approval and a waiver...
East Allen Township Grants Conditional Approval To Vertek, Adopts 2018 Budget
At their Dec. 14 meeting, the East Allen Township Board of Supervisors granted conditional approval for the final land development plan of Vertek Construction Management, who have proposed a 450,000-square-foot warehouse off the intersection...
Formerly Approved Daycare To Be Redeveloped Into Northampton Apartments
The site of a once-planned daycare center in Northampton is now being redeveloped into apartments instead.
Manny Makhoul of MGMJ Holding Company explained that the daycare owner pulled out of plans to turn the property...
Proposed Industrial Park Raises Traffic Concerns In Allen Township
After re-submitting a plan to build six warehouses in Allen Township, developer David Jaindl came back before the Allen Township Planning Commission on Dec. 18 as the commission reviewed the plan for the Northampton...
Christmas Classic Comes To The Roxy
The Roxy Theatre in downtown Northampton once again opened its doors for an annual Christmas tradition.
On Wednesday, December 13, the Roxy Theatre and the Northampton Chamber of Commerce partnered together to bring cheer to...
Snow Greets ‘Christmas In Nazareth’ Celebration
The weather could not have cooperated better with the Borough of Nazareth on Saturday, Dec. 9, as Nazareth Business Council of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber’s seasonal “Christmas in Nazareth” event was turned into...
Lehigh Township Planners Propose Changes To Warehouse Ordinance
Planners in Lehigh Township voted to propose changes in the township’s warehouse ordinance to the board of supervisors at their Dec. 11 planning meeting, suggesting changes to current township law pertaining to parking and...
Northampton Borough Frustrated Over Fire Truck Repair Progress
Members of Northampton Borough Council had a grievance to air at their Dec. 7 meeting, as they looked to find a solution to a problem plaguing the Northampton Fire Department’s ladder truck.
During council’s fire...
