Northampton Borough Council approves fire tax for 2023
The Northampton Borough Council approved implementing a borough-wide fire tax in a 7-1 vote during their October 6 workshop meeting. The one-mill tax will go into effect in 2023 and is estimated to raise...
Moore Township Supervisors approve ads for ordinances, appoint new commission members
The Moore Township Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, October 4 to discuss waivers, subdivisions, reports, resolutions, and appointing new members to the Recreation Commission and Planning Commission.
The first order of business was a waiver...
Looking Back | Concrete Busters, Part 1 of 2
Recently, Ms. Chris Damore, a 1965 graduate of Northampton High School, visited the Atlas Cement Company Memorial Museum and presented a rare football program from 1946 to Larry Oberly and this writer, who was...
Northampton County upcoming roadwork
Municipality: Bethlehem, Palmer townships
Road name: US 22
Between: 25th Street Interchange and Bethman Road Overpass
Type of work: Paving
Work being done by: PennDOT Contractor
Type of restriction: Nighttime
Restriction: Nighttime lane restrictions in both directions for pavement rehabilitation...
Old Home Week committee makes donation to Bath-Allen Youth Club
Following a successful Old Home Week, the event’s committee made a $300 donation to the Bath-Allen Youth Club. The donation was raised from the registration fees for the event’s inaugural softball tournament.
“We want to...
Bath Borough Council approves 2023 budget for advertisement, with tax increase
During their October 3 meeting, the Bath Borough Council approved its 2023 budget for advertisement. The budget estimates roughly $2.6 million in expenditures and includes a General-Purpose mills increase from 13.50 to 15.20. The...
Nazareth Borough Council votes on art center mural
The Nazareth Borough Council met Monday, October 3 to vote on the approval for the Nazareth Center for the Arts mural, which will be painted by chosen artist, Matt Halm from Allentown.
Jenny Swanker from...
Allen Supervisors discuss parks and rec board, proposed Route 329 school building
During their meeting on September 27, the Allen Township Board of Supervisors authorized the advertisement of a Parks and Recreation Board Ordinance. This ordinance would establish a permanent Parks and Recreation Board consisting of...
Taylor Roasted CoffeeHouse celebrates 14 years with grand re-opening
On Saturday, October 1, Taylor Roasted CoffeeHouse held their grand re-opening after a year-long hiatus due to a vandal flooding the coffee shop with a garden hose. Although Taylor Roasted CoffeeHouse held their soft...
Obituaries | Week of Oct. 6
Antoinette "Toni" Calabrese Godiska
Antoinette Godiska, 87, of Bath, Pa., passed away peacefully on September 28 at Sacred Heart Senior Living in Northampton. Toni was born on Sept. 13, 1935, in Easton, Pa., to the...
