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APRIL 30-MAY 6, 2020
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Northampton Borough April Photo of the Month Holds first virtual meeting By KERI LINDENMUTH On Thursday, April 23, Northampton Borough Council held its first virtual meeting. The meeting was open to the public, who was allowed to call in to ask questions or make comments. The evening's first order of business was to adopt Ordinance 1214, which approves amendment to the borough's civil service rules and regulations. This ordinance enables the Civil Service Commission to begin the process of creating an eligibility list for open positions in the police department. The police department, fire department, and other first responders in the borough have kept busy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fire department has secured a new pontoon boat to help with water rescues. It has also continued to plan its annual block party, scheduled for Saturday, September 19 at the fire station located on Lerchenmiller Drive. In addition to emergency response, the fire department has been working with borough
manager LeRoy Brobst to replenish personal protective equipment like masks. "I appreciate all of LeRoy's help with...our ongoing situation," said Councilman Kenneth Hall. He is also Captain of the Fire Police. "[He has been] filling out forms [and] getting them out to the county for replenishment of PPEs weekly. He's been a big help." Public works has also kept busy while attempting to navigate the new environment. Public works is staggered in two different crews working on different days. They wear masks and sanitize vehicles and equipment daily. Council wondered how the team could keep up with busy summer work. "The work is really starting to build up," said Councilman Anthony Lopsonzski, Sr. He recommended having two shifts per day so that work can continue with a second shift of employees. "This way the work continues... not at a record breaking pace... Continued on page 5
Photo by Cindy Deppe. Taken at St. Paul's UCC, Indianland Cemetery April 24, 2017.
Daily Grind and Governor Wolf Historical Society win State Preservation Awards
Submitted by CAROL BEAR-HECKMAN Preservation Pennsylvania is honoring excellence and innovation in preservation practice with
the announcement of the recipients of the annual Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Awards. Twenty-four awards, representing projects and people across
the state, were selected to receive recognition. The awards are presented annually by Preservation
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GWHS wins Initiative Award ‘Community Involvement’
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heat. Today the restored building has curved plaster ceiling with crown molding (Ben Walbert Architects), appropriate 12-over-12 wood windows glazed with old glass, chair rail, baseboard, plank
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Now pine floor boards, candlelit chandelier, wooden shutters and hand wrought iron hardware, slate roof and heat. The Academy was built in 1785 by the local Scots-Irish and German families to provide a classical education for their sons. Here George Wolf, the seventh governor of Pennsylvania, attended classes and later taught at
the school. In 1981 the adjacent RalstonMcKeen House and additional property were purchased. The stone, center hall Ralston-McKeen House was built in 1795 by James Ralston, surveyor who laid out the town of Bath. The house Continued on page 8