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Nazareth Borough discusses Upcoming events and Ordinance amendments By CHRISTINA SANTO The Nazareth Borough Council met on Monday, August 2 at 6 p.m. to discuss upcoming events and new ordinance amendments. First, council approved three requests from the Nazareth Area Chamber of Commerce to hold three events in the upcoming months. The first was for the Nazareth Fall Festival, which will be held on Saturday, October 16 between 2 and 6 p.m. The event will be held between the Main Street parking lot and the intersection of South Main and East Belvidere Streets. The following two events will not occur until Decem-
ber. They are the Tree Lighting Ceremony to be held on Friday, December 10 at 6 p.m., and the Christmas in Nazareth event, which will be held on Saturday, December 11 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Both of these events will be held in the Circle. An electronics recycling event will be held on October 12 between 3 and 6 p.m. in the Nazareth Park on Broad Street, according to councilman Charles Donello. The event is for borough residents only. A list of items that can be recycled free of charge, as well as those that have a required fee can be found under the trash/recycling section of the borough’s website.
Also, the Nazareth Police Department hosted the borough’s first National Night Out, which gives first responders and the community an opportunity to interact. The event took place on August 3 between 6 to 9 p.m. Hot dogs and drinks were provided; demonstrations and different emergency response vehicles were also on site at the borough park. In other business, council discussed amendments to two ordinances. Ordinance 864 amends Chapter 15, Section 408, which currently reads “...on all streets where angle park-
Cancer Support Community holds 3rd Annual Dragon Boat Festival at Evergreen Lake
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Bath Council considers Speed bumps on Penn Street By KERI LINDENMUTH During the Borough of Bath Council meeting on Monday, August 2, Mayor Fiorella Mirabito voiced her concerns regarding the future of Penn Street. The street will undergo a much-needed repaving project later this month. However, Mayor Mirabito says she worries that drivers will use the newly paved street as a “speedway.” She asked that council consider adding speed bumps to the street to keep residents safe from reckless drivers. Other council members agreed with Mayor Mirabito that speed will likely be an issue on the street, but were not
sure whether speed bumps would be the right solution. Councilman Tony Kovalovsky worried about the liability speed bumps could cause for the borough. He said that he would prefer to see the State Police more closely patrol the borough and enforce traffic. Councilwoman Carol Bear-Heckman said in similar small boroughs she has seen parking on both sides of the street, along with posted speed signage, to help slow traffic. Meanwhile, Council President Michele Ehrgott said she would prefer signage as opposed to speed bumps. She worried that adding speed bumps to Penn Street would
set a precedent, requiring the borough to add speed bumps to all of the streets slated for repaving later this year and next. While no decision was made during the meeting, Mayor Mirabito asked council to consider the issue sooner rather than later. Borough solicitor Jamie Kratz added that boroughs around the state do use speed bumps with very limited liability. They simply must get specifications from an engineer and then maintain the speed bumps to those specifications. Continued on page 7
Photos courtesy of the Cancer Support Community of the Greater Lehigh Valley.
By HOME NEWS STAFF On Sunday, August 1, the Cancer Support Community of the Greater Lehigh Valley held their third annual Dragon Boat Festival at Evergreen Lake in Bath. The third annual festival was a day filled with dragon boat races, craft and food vendors, music and an award presentation. Teams of paddlers gathered together to honor or
remember family, friends or co-workers during this fundraiser for the Cancer Support Community. The presenting Continued on page 2
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