NORTHAMPTON AREA NORTHAMPTON BORO – ALLEN TWSP. – LEHIGH TWSP. Northampton residents voice concerns about Edelweis Haus to council
By JANA BOSKEY The October 2 council meeting in Northampton saw a full house of concerned Main Street residents. Nearly everyone at the meeting was there for one reason: the Edelweis Haus, a bar on the 700 block of Main Street in the borough. Twelve people took the floor, four in support
of the bar, including the owner Tanya Hamlin, and eight to levy complaints. The Edelweis Haus, an Austrian and German-themed bar that was only open a few nights a month originally closed its doors in August of 2006. In March of this year the bar reopened under new ownership. That’s when
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neighbors say the problems with noise began. The bar’s immediate neighbor, Michelle Fox, claims to have had issues since the first night the Edelweis Haus was open. She has complained to the police multiple times, even prompting the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to open an investigation on the bar. Hamlin assured Fox that soundproofing would be installed by August, and now that it is October and still not installed Fox is worried about it getting done. She says that she can hear loud music and even people playing pool every night of the week in her home. Fox stated that she never received any follow up to her original complaints to authorities. “You’re entitled to follow up if you contacted them and they spoke about having a court hearing,” Councilmen Ed Pany told Fox. “It is wrong on their part.” Chad Deutsch, a bouncer at the bar, explains to council that the LCB has been there and there has not been one complaint filed against them. He also addresses the accusations of beer cans littering Main Street, stating that they do not sell cans and that no alcohol is allowed to leave the building. “There is not one problem in that place,” Deutsch says. To which Pany interjects, “Sir, are you saying that all of the complaints we are hearing tonight are invalid?” Deutsch concedes that a few of the complaints are probably true, with people being outside of the bar and the music being too loud, but they have never had a citation written inside of the bar according to him. When owner Tanya Hamlin took the mic she openly apologized to every Northampton citizen present. She promised to get the soundproofing done once blueprints are drawn and said that the LCB has no open investigations against her business. Tanya also highlighted the good that the Edelweis Haus does in the community, including helping charities raise funds.
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A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE WESTON SENIOR LIVING CENTER FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE AND DESIGNATING OCTOBER 4, 2014 AS “WESTON SENIOR LIVING CENTER DAY” IN THE BOROUGH OF NORTHAMPTON. WHEREAS, the Mayor, Northampton Borough Council and our residents wish to acknowledge and commend the “Weston Senior Living Center,” and WHEREAS, Northampton Village, Inc. was established in 1994, the Weston’s presented their plan to provide a warm and comfortable home in caring for seniors while providing a complete peace of mind for their family members, and WHEREAS, Administrator Michele Moser and her dedicated staff enjoy pampering the residents from morning to night creating the emotions that their residents have become a part of their own extended family, and WHEREAS, Northampton Borough may be considered a bedroom community, Northampton village Inc. for over 20 years has fulfilled with honor their motto, “Caring is what we do best” for our seniors, and WHEREAS, the Weston Senior Living Center is celebrating its 20th Anniversary on Saturday, October 4, 2014 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Weston Senior Living Center, 1001 Washington Avenue, Northampton, where residents may join in activities including an all-day picnic, live music featuring Polka and Celtic music, door prizes, raffles and many surprises including celebrities and dignitaries, and WHEREAS, Northampton Borough Council, Residents and the Mayor recognize the extraordinary impact that the Weston Senior Living Center makes in our Community in helping to maintain and improve the quality of life for our seniors. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Thomas D. Reenock, Mayor of the Borough of Northampton, Pennsylvania, do hereby proclaim October 4, 2014 as “Weston Senior Living Center Day” in the Borough of Northampton, and encourage the residents of Northampton and the surrounding communities to join me in extending our gratitude, congratulations and thanks to Weston Senior Living Center Administrator Michele Moser, and staff for the love they shared with our residents and families. Thomas D. Reenock Mayor
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