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OCTOBER 12-18, 2023
Cement Worker Of the Month: Keith Fegely, Holcim, Cementon
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State Police investigating Fatal wrong-way crash on Route 22
By HOME NEWS STAFF The Pennsylvania State Police Troop M Patrol Unit is currently investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on State Route 22. On Thursday, October 5 at approximately 10:41 a.m., Troopers were dispatched to State Route 22 eastbound at the State Route 33 interchange for the report of a motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival, Troopers determined two pickup trucks and a Honda Civic were involved in the crash. John Woodburn, a 22-yearold man from Bethlehem, was driving the Honda Civic and was pronounced deceased by the
Northampton County Coroner at the scene. The operators of the two pickup trucks, a 58-year-old male from Summit Hill driving a red Chevrolet Silverado and a 76-year-old male from Wind Gap driving a black Chevrolet Silverado, were transported to St. Luke’s Anderson Campus for their injuries. Upon further investigation it was determined that the red Chevrolet Silverado was traveling southbound, on State Route 33 northbound and exited the ramp from State Route 22 eastbound to State Route 33 northbound, traveling in the wrong direction.
Anyone who may have observed the red Chevrolet Silverado traveling prior to the crash or have video of the vehicle traveling in the wrong direction is asked to contact the Pennsylvania State Police Bethlehem Station at 610861-2026 and reference Incident Number PA2023-1306267. Assisting at the scene were: Troop M Forensic Services Unit (F.S.U.), Troop M Collision Analysis Reconstruction Specialist Unit (C.A.R.S.), Northampton County Coroner, Bethlehem Township Fire Department, Nancy Run Fire Department and Fast Lane Towing.
Moore Township Supervisors Deny zoning agreement with Chapman Borough Keith Fegely By ED PANY Mr. Keith Fegely was raised in Fullerton, graduating from Whitehall High School in 1995. He recalled, “I was a student at Lehigh Vocational Tech in the print shop. Our teacher Mr. Thomas Heil was a role model for our students.” Keith’s first employer was Quick Printing in Allentown and his salary was $6.20 an hour. He started his 23-year cement odyssey at La Farge, now Holcim, on July 2, 2001 working on the tire deck at a wage of $10.20 an hour. Mr. Fegely’s employment journey continued by working in the Pack House for 10 years, then transferring to the unloading station operating a front loader, moving tons of stone and material each day. Today he works in the maintenance department as a lubrication tech with partner Brian Schmall. Keith said, “We work through-
out the plant seeing that the equipment works in a safe and efficient manner.” Jack Heffelfinger and Dave Tomasic are former employees who shared their vast knowledge of the plant with Keith and his fellow employees. Keith enjoys his job each day, saying, “It gives me great satisfaction keeping the equipment in working order.” He has a great respect for the history of the plant, which has been part of Cementon for 125 years. Keith works on classic automobiles and spends his spare time driving his sleek ATV. Mr. Fegely and his wife Karen are proud of children Kyla, Molly, Cassy and Caden. The friendly family resides in the Northampton Area School District. Keith is a friendly and dedicated cement worker and we wish him and all our friends at Holcim a safe and prosperous year.
By SAVANNAH BROWN The Moore Township Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, October 3 with a busy agenda. First, the board granted a one-year extension to Aqua Pa.-Evanwood to record their land development plan based on conditional approval granted back in September 2021. The board also approved a request for a speed study for Lilly Hill Road due to PennDOT’s criteria for determining the speed limit being ambiguous. The applicant whose driveway is on Lilly Hill Road expressed that PennDOT’s classifications could set the speed limit from 35 to 55 miles per hour; however, the applicant stated that the road is a one-way dirt road that does not provide adequate sight distance for it to be marked as a 55-mph speed limit. Supervisors directed the engineer to conduct the speed study consistent with what has
been done in the past, which would also require the applicant to pay for the study. Next, Police Chief Gary West was given the go ahead from the board to reserve an additional police vehicle from Koch 33, which will need to be added to the 2024 budget. Koch 33’s next shipment of vehicles will be coming in December, but the township will not see the vehicle until next spring. The reserve will allow the township to take advantage of a lower cost due to the vehicles’ price increasing by $4-6,000 next year and does not cost anything at this time. Chief West reported that for the month of September, the police department had 290 total incidents with 12 written and verbal warnings issued, 40 traffic citations issued, seven arrests (three for DUI, one for criminal mischief, one for a PFA violation that resulted in possession of narcotics,
and one other for possession of narcotics), one non-traffic citation for a dog running at large, three reportable accidents, and two non-reportable accidents. Additionally, for the month of September, Fire Police Captain Jason Harhart reported that the Klecknersville Rangers Vol. Fire Co. responded to 67 ambulance calls and 36 fire calls, which accounted for four fires, two motor vehicle accidents, two fire police, three automatic fire alarms, seven ambulance assists, three carbon monoxide alarms, Continued on page 5
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