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Buckno Lisicky & Company Donates to the home of the Northampton Area Food Bank
Pictured from left to right, Denise Morgan, Charity of Choice Winner at Buckno Lisicky & Company, Karen Hoff, Marketing Director at Buckno Lisicky & Company, Kelly Frantz & Pamela Williams from the Home of the Northampton Area Food Bank.
Submitted by KAREN HOFF The employees of Buckno Lisicky & Company donated $1000 to the Home of the Northampton Area Food Bank. Buckno Lisicky & Company holds a dress down day for charity every Friday where employees can donate $5 to dress down. With
participation in the Charity Dress Down Day, each employee can submit the name of their charity of choice to receive the proceeds. Denise Morgan of the Bethlehem office of Buckno Lisicky & Company was the winner and her charity was The Home of the Northampton Area Food Bank.
Routine business At Lehigh Township Supervisors meeting by JOE KORBA After the call to order, the approval of bills and various planning-related waivers, the September 8 meeting of the Lehigh Township Board of Supervisors was briefly interrupted for anyone listening via teleconference because of technical issues. The
Board has been allowing the public to call in to meetings since the beginning of the pandemic, with in-person attendance allowed after Northampton County entered the green phase of Covid-19 mitigation. Continued on page 2
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Allen Township Supervisors dismiss K & H development appeal By KERI LINDENMUTH Following arguments from both sides on August 11, the Allen Township Board of Supervisors unanimously voted in favor of K & H Development on Tuesday, September 8. This vote dismissed the appeal made by the developer and ruled that the 2018 plan review letter preceding the township’s rejection of the industrial flex property was a report, not a determination. As outlined by the supervisors’ solicitor Tom Dinkelacker, a report is simply informational and not intended to be a final decision. Therefore, the appeal was dismissed. Attorney James Kratz, who represented K & H, thanked the
board for their decision. During his August 11 argument, he warned the board that the township could face a civil rights lawsuit if they ruled the 2018 letter was a determination. In other news, supervisors amended their approval of Rockefeller Lot 4. Originally, Rockefeller had offered to pay for improvements made to the county bridge on Willowbrook Road. However, the county would not allow the developer to make these fixes. It will be up to the county to improve the bridge if they wish. Finally, the township extended its Declaration of Disaster Emergency until December 31. This declaration helps the township
Nazareth Borough Council Approves requests, Discusses St. John’s Parking By CHRISTINA SANTO The Nazareth Borough Council held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 8 at 6 p.m. in council chambers. Mark Morella Jr., the borough’s emergency manager, was thanked and honored by council for his continued outstanding work, responding during the COVID-19 pandemic. Morella also heads the disaster task force and has been attending to the needs of the fire, police, and public works departments, among others by obtaining necessary equipment and sanitizers. David and Inge Mattei were also thanked for their extensive service throughout Nazareth Bor-
ough before their retirement. David Mattei served as a councilman and president of the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, and Economic Development Commission. Inge Mattei served on the Nazareth Ambulance Board, bringing years of medical and volunteering expertise. Laureen Pellegrino was appointed to fill David Mattei’s vacant council position on August 27 and will remain on council until Dec. 31, 2021. Pellegrino will chair the Fire Committee and serve on the Law and Technology Committees. Next, council members apContinued on page 11
receive aid for emergency supplies and PPE during the COVID-19 Pandemic. “I see this as not going away,” said Supervisor Dale Hassler. “Things are still going on out there.” Supervisor Gary Behler agreed, saying he could not imagine the pandemic ending until next year. Only Supervisor Carl Edwards voted against the motion, speaking out against Governor Tom Wolf. Hassler reminded Edwards that “as long as we have this in place, we can get money for the supplies we need.” The next Board of Supervisors meeting will be held remotely on September 22.
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Wolfer and soon realized agreed to! brought vice presiwill be backup due to heavy this fine students Mike was not what they Keith Piescienski, every- Council meeting mailed a past pace end of day one, the group age 17 at 7:30 resident echoed council, reminded Douglas Bilheimer to this writer, At the near the Hokendauqua another Both residents live on dent of the Planning Commis- Thursday, September building. page of local history that the municipal program list- campednear the village of Chief concern. and have ex- one on September p.m. in a 1925 Dedication Washington Avenue sion has a meeting markers, one Creek this before. the meeting will ading two historical LeRoy 9 at 7 p.m; to dithe site of the Lappawinzo. had been perienced in Kreidersville at Another one Borough Manager a meet- dress Yost Hauling’s plan of land The pace of the walk walkers, parcel that one of the stated that he has old Edelman Mill. out Brobst the borough’s engineer vide their 8.69-acrelots. Creek in so intense Jennings, dropped separate with north of Hokendauqua High is a chapter Solomon sunrise, ing week and will bring it up into three This At Area home. Township. Allen next The Northampton team has has been and returned second part He believes the borough varsity football in local history which the group started the on walker, then. water that School walk. The second relieve some of the another two tentative home games to forgotten. the Walking of the fell into can there by running 16 and 23, according The markers recall Yeates, exhausted, the en- October later. collects There The walk was James Purchase of 1737. deed found the creek and died three days com- line in the area; however,the proj- councilman Kenneth Hall. about whether needs to approve the result of an old Penn. The Only Edward Marshall happens, is no information at noon gineer by Thomas and John Americans pleted the walk ending Mauch ect first, but once that take too or not fans may be in attendance Penns and the Native a half walk on the second day near Carbon the project shouldn’t yet. agreed that a day and in Bucks Chunk (Jim Thorpe) in covered long. starting in Wrightstown bound- County. The distance walking County was to determinedisputed was an amazing 60 miles adding the the wilderness, aries set forth in Penn’s enlisted three through square miles to the deed. The Penns the walk. The 1200 men to complete Solomon Jen- property.Indians hated Marshall three selected were: The farm was one of walk. They killed nings, a farmer whose James Yeates, for the wife and wounded his near Bethlehem, County, his sons, the walk, from Newtown, Bucks a hunter daughter. As a result of the Edelman Schoolhouse.Kevin and Edward Marshall, through- the Quakers turned against the that we would gling laid bring it to you guys roof on it. If Township Engineerissue with and trapper who hunted were the sons of the man who KAMERY a shingle By JASON discussed an men of Su- like to put for our state of Pennlooking Horvath out the area. These Moore Township Boardon Sep- we do it ourselves, we are in the Trapper Road. rapid walkers foundation to the strongest and most we are 7 p.m. sylvania. 1925 and pervisors met at at under $3,000. So “This issue was brought one in the countryside. We will return to of the his- tember 1 at the Moore Township process of getting volunteers to by ofattention because three township’s where they They were accompanied the dedication roof. I already have we of the homeowners that access and three Le- attend Recreation Center items in- do the and Drive ficials on horseback markers in two weeks. discussed numerous a historical volunteers to go up top ground. their property from Allen across that the walk toric for nape braves to see the cluding a new roof owner block- have people to go on supervise placed some obstructions of Trapper building, a property well as Trick Randy Silfies will help what was the cartway as said. ing Trapper Road, to tell us what to do.” Shaffer Road,” Horvath voted or Treating. Vice Chairman David a metal The Board of Supervisorsproperdiscussed to the The historical society to put a asked why not go with 3-0 to send a letter need it would presumably is blocking Trapper at their meeting the School- roof since and cost the same as a ty owner that the obstruction. new roof on the Edelman last for life Road to remove roof. house. a new roof shingle explained that the rub- Continued on page 3 “We need to put Gable used on the Richard Gable, The Nazareth Times. kicks off on on the school,” ber washers that are 37 Board of Supervisor, screws to hold the metal roof in By ERIN FERGUSON of 79th Year, Issue No. Restaurant Week of in- township Chamber so thin that overtime, The Nazareth Area Carpet One September 13 with a full week said. “The slates are replace the place will deteriorate have to www.homenewspa.com To options throughout Commerce and Aria’s leaks. Then you 19. it is leaking now. 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