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$204K for new sidewalks On S. Chestnut and Green Sts.
By BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
Bath Borough Council at their monthly meeting on July 1 approved a low bid from Grace Industries of East Allen Township to replace sidewalks on S. Chestnut and Green Sts. for a price of $204,000. The project, made possible with a county CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) grant, will start on July 15 and be finished by August 20. Borough Manager Thomas Petrucci was authorized to execute the contract, as they meet all specifications for the CDBG sidewalk and curb
American flags are at many headstones in Green Mount Cemetery, Bath. Dozens have been taken by vandals. – Home News photo
Vandals stealing Flags from cemetery Vandals have been stealing small American flags from headstones at Green Mount Cemetery in Bath. Colonial Regional Police, who have responded to the incidents this past week, called it “institutional vandalism”, a federal offense that is a felony. According to the caretakers at the cemetery that is located between Northampton, Broad and Penn Streets in the borough, the vandals have ripped the flags off the sticks and left
them there. The bulk of the incidents have occurred in the oldest part of the cemetery. Hundreds of flags have been placed at other headstones by the Bath American Legion where deceased veterans are buried. The Legion has replaced at least six dozen flags that were taken. Call Police If anyone has information that could lead to the arrest of the vandals, please call Colonial Regional Police at 610861-4820.
project of May 2013. Two other bids that were received amounted to $249,000 and $332,000. Grace Industries was also the contractor that did major streetscape work on Main Street in the borough. Other Actions Council also authorized Petrucci to prepare necessary documentation to incur debt with ESSA Bank & Trust in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Unit Debt Act, and to advertise the proposed resolution. The money will be spent for the Keystone Park pavilion and the borough will
be reimbursed by PEMA and FEMA as the result of storm damage. A resolution passed in a 4-2 vote to submit an application to the Commonweath Financing Authority (CFA) for the greenways, trails and recreation program grant for the purpose of developing a Bath walking path. Part of Rails to Trails, it would go from the sewer plant and follow Mill St. While originally part of the trail plans, a property at 224 W. Main St. will be sold for a minimum of $25,000. This Continued on page 9
School board briefed on Traffic flow with new school By BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
Things are moving along well, the engineer for the new middle school project told the Northampton Area School Board at their meeting Monday night. He also told Supt. Joseph Kovalchik that one important part, a new Stadium Drive, should be completed by August. Kovalchik then went on to tell how and where cars will be parked for students and staff, and the routes they will take to get there – all with pro-
viding good traffic flow, while maintaining safety. The exact details are being updated and will be available on the school district’s website. During the morning only, buses will go up the new Stadium Drive and turn around at the public library. Staff will be coming in off Laubach Ave. at North Drive and after classes will exit off Stadium Drive. Parent drop-offs will be at the high school. Middle school students will be dropped off at the side doors of the high
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school and walk to the middle school. Parking areas will be colorcoded. Student parking will be in the front lot. Kovalchik said security will be stationed at the hot spots, with as many as 23 personnel watching that things go safely. Kovalchik also revealed that as many as six home football games this upcoming season will be played at Andrew Leh Stadium in Nazareth. Continued on page 11
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