Northampton residents want answers after flooding damages properties
Several East Fifth Street property owners appeared before Northampton Borough Council on Thursday, December 21 to demand answers after their properties were severely damaged following a pipe burst in Cedar Alley on November 26.
Casey...
Northampton Borough Council bids farewell to Anthony Lopsonzski Sr. after 16 years of service
The December 21 Northampton Borough Council meeting was a bittersweet one for the borough council, administration and community members as they bid farewell to Councilman Anthony Lopsonzski Sr. The meeting marked the last one...
East Allen Township Supervisors adopt 2024 budget; deny zoning hearing
The East Allen Township Board of Supervisors met Wednesday, December 13 to discuss the 2024 budget and a presentation from Traditions of America for a zoning amendment.
First, the board unanimously adopted the 2024 township...
Obituaries | Week of December 28
Sterling K. Heckman
Sterling K. Heckman, 91, formerly of Bath, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 at Heritage Pointe Rehab and Healthcare Center, Doylestown, where he was residing. Born on July 10, 1932,...
Northampton School Board holds meeting to determine future of Route 329 project
On Monday, December 18, the Northampton School Board met to discuss terminating the previously awarded construction contracts.
First, Arif Fazil from D’Huy Engineering Inc. presented the implications of terminating the contracts, so that the board...
Man trapped while attempting to steal copper from Allen Township substation
On Sunday, December 24 around 1 p.m., state troopers responded to the substation in Allen Township. A 45-year-old man from Whitehall became trapped while attempting to steal copper from inside an electrical apparatus. Troopers...
Allen Township Supervisors discuss dog park security
Following several resident complaints regarding dog (and owner) misbehavior at the Allen Township Dog Park, supervisors and administration are discussing ways to enhance security at the public park. The topic of discussion was brought...
Obituaries | Week of December 21
Irene M. Laubach
Irene M. Laubach, 82 of Nazareth, Pa., formerly of Northampton, Pa., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth, Pa. Born Dec. 16, 1940 in Northampton,...
Lehigh Township Supervisors hold final meeting of the year, adopt fire tax
The Lehigh Township Board of Supervisors held their final meeting of 2023 on Tuesday, December 12. They began by reviewing planning related items, the first of which was the release of escrow for the...
East Allen Township holds inaugural Christmas in the Park winter wonderland
“You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen / Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen / But do you recall / The most famous reindeer of all?”
Well, it has to be none...
