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APRIL 4-10, 2019
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Bath Allen Youth Club Kicks off season
By KERI LINDENMUTH During the Borough of Bath’s monthly council meeting on Monday, April 1, Eric Miller of the Bath Allen Youth Club appeared before the board to introduce the new program and kick off its first baseball season. Miller unveiled the program’s new logo on hats for each council member. May 4 will be the baseball program’s Opening Day celebration at Howertown Park. There will be guest speakers, baked goods,
member. Do you recall the first woman to hold a cabinet position? Her name was Francis Perkins. She was born in Boston in 1880 in a family descended from a long line of farmers and craftsmen. The family had strong religious beliefs. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, she studied economic history and was moved by the book “How the Other Half Lives” written by Jacob Riis. This book exposed the reality of life in New York slums. Francis Perkins volunteered to assist in settlement houses, where she learned about dangerous factory conditions, desperate workers, low wages, workplace injuries and the lack of adequate medical care. Imagine this. She lobbied
In addition to Opening Day, Bath Allen will also be attending an IronPigs game on June 5. Miller said the board is always open to event ideas that simply “let kids be kids.” Mayor Fiorella Mirabito praised Miller and the program’s board. “Thank you for taking the lead,” she said. “Kids need support now more than ever.” In other news, Bath Social Hall president Jimmy Pasquariello appeared before council to present a donation of $500 to the Bath Volunteer Fire Company. The social hall makes this generous donation every year. Finally, members of the Bath View Condominium Association and developers of the project’s latest phase appeared before council to express concerns about 45 reserve parking spots the original developer was supposed to construct. Ordinance requires that there be two parking spots for each unit. However, the requirement was deferred when the original property owner started construction. Only one-and-a-half spots were required during that time, with the borough reserving the right to request that the reserve spots be added. Members of the condo association worried that the costs of the parking maintenance would be a financial burden. Although the project, when completed, will have three individual associations overseen by a master association, the Bath View Condominium Association will be responsible for 46 percent of the cost of maintaining common areas. The project is divided into
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raffles, and other activities. “[We have] good things coming,” Miller said. Currently, there are three teams (t-ball, grasshoppers, and knee-high) giving children the chance to get involved at a young age. “What better way to grow a program than from the ground up?” Miller said. There are currently 45 athletes in the program, but Miller said they may add more sports if more children get involved.
Looking by Back Ed Pany Triangle Fire #2
In my last column I remembered a tragic event in American history “the Triangle Waist Co. Fire.” This disaster claimed the lives of 148 garment workers on March 25, 1911 in New York City. I wrote the column as a result of a conversation I had with a lady whose late aunt survived the horrific tragedy. The tragedy would later influence the following: Alfred Emanuel Smith, who would be elected Governor of New York; Robert Wagner of New York, who would sponsor legislation for the welfare and safety of American workers and the Social Security Act; David Dubinsky, who would help organize workers into the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union. A young woman who witnessed the tragedy would later become a presidential cabinet
Jason Hadinger and AJ Quileles receive the Medal of Valor.
East Allen volunteer Firefighters honored With Medal of Valor
By KERI LINDENMUTH During the East Allen Township Board of Supervisors meeting on Thursday, March 28, Fire Chief Barry Frantz honored three volunteer firefighters for their bravery during a January 1 fire in Bath. “They performed the job above the call of duty,” he said of volunteer firefighters AJ Quileles and Jason Hadinger, who were present to accept the award. Josh Schmoyer was also honored, but is currently serving in the Marine Corps. During the January 1 fire, four East Allen firefighters responded to the mutual aid call. Together, they helped rescue another firefighter trapped on the building’s third floor.
Frantz awarded Quileles and Hadinger with the Medal of Valor for doing their duty under hazardous conditions and preventing loss of life. “I am glad they are part of our team,” said Frantz. Supervisor Roger Unangst praised the volunteers for the “countless hours” they serve the township. “Thank you for doing what you Continued on page 7
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