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Gab Over the Fence by Pete G. Ossip

Gab Over The Fence | 8/18

HOT and humid, that’s what we’ve been enduring this week. The “dog days of August” they call it, and that’s what we have. Thank goodness for air conditioners, so you can get outta the...

Tomato Fest at Bath Farmers Market

Sample the flavors of ripe tomatoes at the Bath Farmer's Market Tomato Fest from 3-7 p.m. Friday, August 19 in Keystone Park. Covered Bridge Farm and Twin Maple Farms are bringing the sweetest, fresh...

1813 Joseph Steckel House Bestowed Grassroots Advocacy Award

submitted by CAROL BEAR-HECKMAN Preservation Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth's only private statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people protect and preserve the historic places that matter to them, has selected the 1813 Joseph Steckel House, located...

Gab Over The Fence | 8/4

Nice turnout on Friday for the great Bath Duck Race. Carol Heckman was selling duck numbers up to the last minute, while folks gazed at the box of ducks, and Al George tugged on...

Cement Worker Of The Month | JoAnne Temprine

-JoAnne Temprine of Buzzi Unicem by ED PANY Mrs. JoAnne Temprine was reared in Allentown graduating from Dieruff High School in 1976. She was captain of the newly formed volleyball squad, which had a great season,...

Three Lessons From The Olympics | 8/4

The International Olympic Committee was created on June 23, 1894. The first Olympic Games of the modern era opened in Athens on April 6, 1896. Ever since, the Olympic Movement continues to grow.  The...
Gab Over the Fence by Pete G. Ossip

Gab Over The Fence | 7/28

Boy, has it been hot this week! In the 90’s all week, so folks have been putting on sun screen to toast brown and not bright red.  Anyhow, it was clear for the Bath...

Doctor Heal Thyself | 7/28

by DR. CLEARIE In case you were unaware, doctors are human too. As such, afflictions arise even for doctors who are supposed to have perfect health. Here is a secret: we don’t. We are simply...

Buzzi Unicem 100th Anniversary | 7/14

photo by Larry Oberly by ED PANY On June 4, 2016, my wife and I attended the 100th Anniversary of the Buzzi Unicem Cement plant in Stockertown; formerly named Hercules Cement. Today, Buzzi Unicem is one of...
Gab Over the Fence by Pete G. Ossip

Gab Over The Fence | 7/14

A thunderstorm Saturday night cut into some of the evening festivities in Bath, Moorestown and Northampton, but folks took cover and made their stay good.  The fireworks went on as scheduled over at the...
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