The Home News December 8

Nazareth Borough Announces Volunteer Of the Year, Barbara Fischl

Northampton Borough Council Reviews 2023 Budget, rejects Handicapped Parking request

By KERI LINDENMUTH

The Northampton Borough Council granted preliminary ap proval to the borough’s 2023 budget during their public work shop meeting on December 1.

The $8 million budget is a 9.66% increase over 2022’s and proposes a closing balance of $456,391.

The budgeting process is a comprehensive one for Borough Manager LeRoy Brobst and the administrative staff. Brobst met with members of council and de partment heads throughout the last several months to hear con cerns, ideas and wishes.

“I feel relatively confident that this is a very doable budget,” he told council.

Brobst added that the borough benefited “quite a bit” from the American Rescue Plan, which al lowed the borough to purchase various equipment and other public needs without dipping into the general fund.

Santa visits Northampton Borough during tree Lighting ceremony

By SAVANNAH BROWN

The Nazareth Borough Coun cil met Monday, December 5 to announce the borough’s volun teer of the year, a new police hire, and the 2022 Christmas tree pickup schedule.

The council began the meet ing by awarding and congratu lating Barbara Fischl as Borough Volunteer of the Year following her receipt of the Northampton County Award as top volunteer for 2022.

Mayor Lance E. Colondo pre sented her the award, stating: “Barbara Fischl’s most commend able volunteer spirit has taken her leadership roles concurrently on the Borough’s Planning Com mission, Library Board, and Civil Service Commission at a time when residents can scarcely be found to assume a singular role

of public service…The borough may have never seen a dedicated person like Barbara Fischl who can effectively and professionally serve in three volunteer roles, all of which are crucial to our bor ough for both its present and its future. Remarkably, Barbara Fis chl has led three borough com missions at the very same time in an age when volunteerism and public service are on the decline.”

Council members all thanked Fischl for her hard work and dedication to the borough since 2007.

Next, under public property, the borough council unanimous ly approved the following mo tions: 2023 pool rates of adults during weekdays $12, weekends and holidays $14, juniors ages

The 2023 budget does not propose any tax increase other than the new one-mill fire tax. The sewer portion of the budget is $2 million, which Brobst said revenue from the water and sewer fees covers.

Council praised Brobst and the administrative staff for their work on the budget.

Councilman Trevor Stone thanked them for their time and effort, while Councilwoman Ju dith Haldeman thanked them for considering all of council’s re quests and keeping the taxpayers in mind.

Council will adopt the budget during the December 15 meet ing.

In other news, council rejected the request for handicapped park ing at 936 Lincoln Ave. The rejec tion came after two roll-call votes and a tie-breaking vote by Mayor Tony Pristash.

By SAVANNAH BROWN

On Sunday, December 4, the Borough of Northampton held its annual tree lighting ceremony with several special guests at the triangle on Main Street and Lau bach Avenue.

Borough Manager LeRoy Brobst introduced the Pennsylva nia Classical Ballet Academy first as they put on a magical rendition of a scene from “The Nutcracker.” Brobst called it: “Another Hall mark moment.”

Then, the Good Shepherd Catholic School Choir sang “Frosty the Snowman,” “All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth),” “Nuttin’ For Christmas,” “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” “Walking in a Winter Wonderland,” “We Wish

You a Merry Christmas,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Let It Snow,” “Jingle Bells,” “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” and “Here Comes Santa Claus.”

Later, Santa and Mrs. Claus rode in on their sleigh and gave out treats to the little ones after posing for pictures. All of the children were very excited to see Santa.

“I’d like to thank our fire/police

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Mayor Lance E. Colondo and Nazareth Borough 2022 Volunteer of the Year, Barbara Fischl.

Liza’s House Dedicates Buddy Bench at Lehigh Elementary

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by SUSAN SALVESEN

In honor of the opening of Le high Elementary School in Cher ryville, the staff at Liza’s House Personal Care Home in Daniels ville dedicated a Buddy Bench in memory of long-time resident Mary Z., who was a buddy to all. A Buddy Bench is placed on the playground for children who feel lonely or bullied. Sitting on the bench signals to other children that they need a friend to play with or someone to talk to. Under the supervision of Mr. Michael Frohnheiser, the Student Coun cil of Lehigh Elementary School and Principal Peters accepted the bench for the student body.

Suburban Darts

Week 13

Despite losing a pair of games to Emmanuel 3-2 and 7-4, win ning the middle game 6-4, Dry land remains in 1st place. Lead ing hitters for Emmanuel were Jon Rice 6 for 12 (including a 2 run HR in the 9th inning to win Game 1), Troy Haydt 5 for 14 (HR), Judy Hoffert (HR), Jeff Hoffert and Bob Bast each going 4 for 12. For Dryland Larry Gol ick was 6 for 13, Jim Goldman and Nate Phares 5 for 12 apiece, Butch Silfies 5 for 13, and Earl Sigley 5 for 14. It was St. Paul's ‘sweeping’

Light of Christ by scores so 6-0, 4-1, and 2-1. Hitters included Jennifer Erkinger 8 for 12, Roger Kern 7 for 12 and John Hoysan with a HR for St. Paul’s, while Andy Mickelson was 3 for 10 and Dan Halteman with a HR for Light of Christ.

After losing the ‘opener’ 6-2 to Farmersville, Star of Bethlehem came back to win 7-3 and 1-0. Top hitters for Star of Bethle hem were Kyle Taylor 4 for 8 and Bryan Frankenfield 4 for 9. Tom George was 3 for 8 with HR’s from Sue Grim, Ben Kerbaugh, Dave Campbell, and Wade Chilmonik for Farmersville.

The final match of the night finds Christ UCC beating Eb enezer 3-1 and 3-2, losing the ‘opener’ 4-2 in 16 innings. Lead ing the way for Christ UCC were Donny Laudenslager 5 for 13, Keith Laudenslager 4 for 13 (HR), Eric Yocum 4 for 13 (HR), AND Dave Shaver 4 for 14. For Ebenezer, Jim Portman was 5 for 15, Zane Blevins 4 for 12 (HR), with Brendan Blevins and Carol Voortman going 4 for 15 each.

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Dryland 22 14

Star of Bethlehem 23 16

Emmanuel 20 19 St. Paul’s 20 19 Ebenezer 19 20

Christ UCC 17 19 Farmersville 15 18 Light of Christ 14 25

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA CLAUS

Saturday, Dec. 17 from 8 to 11 a.m. Free for children 0-4yrs $8 for children 5-12yrs $15 for adults/children 13yrs and up

Enjoy breakfast & a picture with Santa! Serving scrambled eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, breakfast potatoes, toast, juice and coffee.

Northampton Area Public Library happenings

Submitted by VERONICA LAROCHE

The Northampton Area Pub lic Library will once again part ner with Northampton Borough Elementary for the Angel Tree. Each paper angel on the tree at the library contains a requested gift for a less fortunate student at the school. Celebrate the spirit of giving by purchasing the gift on the angel and returning it to the library by Monday, Decem ber 12. Gifts may be wrapped or unwrapped, but the angel must be attached to the outside of the package.

The library will be closed for the Christmas holiday Thursday,

December 22 through Monday, December 26. The library will also be closed for the New Year holiday Thursday, December 29 through Monday, January 2.

Kid’s Craft Bags continue through December (limit of two per family). Come in for the Handprint Cardinal craft, or pick up a Handprint Snowy Owl craft beginning December 19. Story times for the little ones continue through December 8. Infant Lapsit Storytime is Monday at 10:30 a.m., Toddler Storytime is Tuesday at 10 a.m., and Pre school Storytime is Thursdays at 10 a.m. Join Miss Tessa on Thurs day, December 15 at 10 a.m. for

a special all ages Holiday Story time and craft. Monthly clubs for students in grades 3-5 continue as well. Game Club will meet at 6 p.m. on December 8, and STEAM Craft Club will be mak ing Homemade Kaleidoscopes at 6 p.m. on December 15.

Teens, if you signed up for the Woodslice Snowman Kit, pick-up begins on December 12. Unfortunately all Snowman Kits are claimed at this time, but you can sign up for January’s DIY Body Butter Kit to keep the dry skin away this winter. Please, no NASD Kids emails.

Adults, there are still a few Shabby Chic Star Wreath Kits available. If you would like to create this beautiful winter décor piece, please register on our web site. Pick up begins on December 12. Stitch & Chat has been won

derfully refreshing and comfort ing. We have a delightful group for you to join on December 13 at 6 p.m. Finally, the club “An Hour to Kill” is now “Once Upon a Crime.” The premise is the same; only the dates have changed. Once Upon a Crime will still fea ture the true crime you love with the themes you know. The next meeting is hybrid on January 30 at 6 p.m. The theme will be an nounced soon.

making a difference with her words. She is humbled

Paul H. Fogel, 80, of Chapman Quarries, peacefully passed away at home sur rounded by his loving family on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.

He was the hus band of Doris R. (Barthol) Fogel. Paul and Doris celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on June 3. Born in Bushkill Township, he was a son of the late Stanley and Helen (Stahley) Fogel. Paul was a licensed electrician and the owner and operator of an electri cal contracting business for sev eral years. Prior to retiring, he was employed in maintenance for Kreigman & Smith Property Management. A talented musi cian, Paul played guitar and was a vocalist in Country Strangers, a local band he organized. Al though music was his passion, he also enjoyed bowling. Paul was a member of the Northampton Raccoon Club and the Bath Re publican Club.

Survivors: In addition to his loving wife, Doris, he is survived

by son, Ed Fogel and wife, Rosa lyn, of Klecknersville; daughter, Tonya Haydt of Chapman Quar ries; six grandchildren, Adam, Jess, Austin, Davin, Amber, and Steven; two great-grandsons, Jonathan and Waylon; along with many nieces and nephews. Paul was predeceased by a daugh ter, Donna M. Giering; and six brothers, Marvin, Raymond Sr., Robert, Warren, Lester and Clar ence Fogel.

Services: A funeral service was held on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, at 11 a.m. in the George G. Bensing Funeral Home, LLC, 2165 Com munity Drive, Route 946, in the Village of Moorestown – Bath, PA 18014. Friends and relatives were invited to call on Tuesday morning from 10 to 11 a.m. in the funeral home. Interment followed in Fairview Cemetery, Moorestown.

Contributions: Memorial con tributions may be offered to Le high Valley Hospice, 2024 Lehigh Street, Allentown, PA 18103.

Police Blotter

Collision on Airport Road/Route 329

The following crash occurred on Dec. 3 around 10 p.m. at the intersection of Airport Road and Route 329.

Unit 2, a 2018 VW Atlas, was traveling north on Airport Road through the intersection with Route 329. Unit 1, a 2011 Mit subishi Outlander, failed to stop at a red signal and struck Unit 2, causing it to travel onto the prop erty of Barnhouse Village. Unit 1 and Unit 2 sustained damages, as did Barnhouse Village to its landscape. No injuries were re ported. Force 1 Towing towed both vehicles. East Allen Fire Co. and Northampton Regional EMS responded to the scene.

Collision with deer

On Nov. 21 around 5 p.m., a crash occurred on Nor Bath Bou levard. Unit 1, a 1992 Toyota, was traveling north when a deer crossed the roadway, standing in the right lane. Unit 1 attempted to stop and struck the deer with its front bumper and hood. Unit 1 sustained disabling damage to its front bumper, hood and grille.

Harassment Bath Borough

On Dec. 1 around 5:19 p.m.,

Events around town

The GETTING OUT section of The Home News is open to events that are FREE for the community to attend and participate in. If you have an event and are not sure if it qualifies for this section, call us at 610-923-0382. We also offer low cost classifieds for those events that do not qualify.

Bath Area Food Bank- Distributes food second Tuesday of each month, starting around 9:30 a.m. on lower level of St. John's Lutheran Church in Bath, 206 E. Main St.

Bath Museum- Open third Saturday Jan-Nov. and first Sat urday in Dec., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 121 S. Walnut St., Bath. Volunteers needed, call 570-325-2233.

Bath Yuletide Celebration- Saturday, Dec. 17 throughout the Borough of Bath. Presented by Bath Community & Economic Development Committee. Bath businesses open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Events throughout the day: Santa Run, Candy Cane Hunt, and Luminary Night at 7 p.m., borough wide Door Decorating Con test.

Christmas in Nazareth- Saturday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown, historic Nazareth.

East Allen Township Open Space and Farmland Preservation Committee- Meets third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at 5344 Nor-Bath Blvd., Northampton. New committee members welcome.

Helping Homeless Vets- Weave mats for homeless vets every second and fourth Wed. of the month from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Prepping for weaving every first and third Wed. of month 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., Mountain View Wesleyan Church 1001 Deemer Rd., Bath. Call 610-837-1190 FMI. Leave message.

Northampton Area Food Bank- Food distribution first three Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m. and second and third Saturday 9 to 11:30 a.m. 1601 Canal St.

Northampton Borough Crime Watch MeetingTypically held second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Northampton Borough Fire Dept.

BATH

Von Steuben

– Deb Hunter, Adam Kast, Floyd Kullman, Nick Muscler, Roger Muschilitz, Dave Schwartz

RANGER LAKE 122

– Kelley Huber, Ralph Weakland

– Steve Buenzli, Dennis Cacciola Sr., Irvin Dennis Jr., Kyle Hartzell, Larry Huber, Ash ley Hunter, Chris Mills, Brian Snyder Team

Standings

Paul H. Fogel

PSP Troopers were dispatched to Old Forge Drive for a report of harassment. One of the neighbors in the area was out in the neigh borhood following people and recording them for no legitimate purpose. Charges were filed ac cordingly. This incident remains under investigation.

Retail theft

On Nov. 23 at 4 p.m., Colonial Regional Police were dispatched to Wegmans in Bethlehem for a report of retail theft. Two actors were observed placing multiple items into their reusable bags. They passed all points of sale without rendering payment be fore leaving the store. The two actors, 45-year-old Jose Ibarra of Allentown and 45-year-old Cata lina Gomez of Allentown, were met by police as they exited the store and were taken into custody.

DUI Hanover Township

On Nov. 24 around 6 p.m., the CRPD was dispatched to the

area of Stonewood Drive in Ha nover Township for a motor ve hicle accident. The offending ve hicle struck a parked vehicle. The driver of the vehicle, 42-year-old Judith Pezzuto of Pen Argyl, was taken to the Bethlehem Township DUI Center and had a BAC of 0.206 at the time of the accident. Criminal charges filed at Judge Zumas’ office.

DUI with child in vehicle

Colonial Regional Police re sponded to St. Luke’s North in Hanover Township on Oct. 7 for an intoxicated driver complaint. Staff from St. Luke’s watched a male and child get into a vehicle after the man tested positive for alcohol. He was told not to leave by staff but he ignored their re quest. He left the lot prior to police arrival. He was identified as 55-year-old Martin Cruz of Allentown. The child with Cruz was his 4-year-old child. A search warrant was issued for the medi cal records of Cruz. After getting medical records, an arrest warrant was issued for Cruz for driving under the influence.

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Our Best Friends Have Hairy Legs!

Communicating with your pet

coming up and slapping you on the back. This gesture puts the dog at an awkward angle, so it’s also a sign that the dog trusts the dog it is playing with.

Rearing hind legs: When dogs rear up on their hind legs, it’s a sign of affection. It often looks like dancing when dogs do this together when they’re playing.

Biting: Again, it’s a sign of play. Dogs are careful to avoid sensitive areas on the other animal.

Barking Dogs

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Have you ever wished your dog could talk to you? Well, he does; just not with words. Re search shows that dogs have their own way of communicating with their owners, as well as with other dogs.

Dog Body Language

Any dog owner will tell you that their four-legged fam ily members speak volumes with their bodies. Here are some typi cal signals dogs use:

Face: Dogs will wrinkle or straighten their foreheads to show confusion or determination.

Eyes: A dog’s eyes brighten when he looks at a creature he considers friendly. When he is afraid, his pupils dilate and he shows the whites of his eyes.

Lips, teeth and tongue: If your dog is happy or wants to play, he may pull his lips back and show his teeth in what appears to be a smile. This is a gesture that is re served only for human/dog com

munication; a dog will not do this with other dogs.

Ears: If a dog’s ears are raised, he is relaxed or listening. If they are back, he might be signaling submission.

Tail: A recent study published in “Current Biology” shows that the way a dog wags its tail indi cates how he feels. If the tail wags more to the right, it is a sign of positive feelings; left-side wag ging indicates negative feelings.

How Dogs Talk to Each Other

Dogs are social animals, and there is a universal language they share when communicating with other dogs, according to Marc Bekoff, a biologist and author of “Animal Passions and Beastly Vir tues.”

Play bow: This means let’s play. However, it can also be a sign of apology; it’s a dog’s way of saying, “Oops. I didn’t mean to play so rough. Let’s keep playing!”

Paw slap: This is like a human

Just like their human owners, dogs like to talk. However, unlike body signals, barking can repre sent different things to different dogs. The pitch or volume of the bark will increase with the dog’s level of emotion.

And it could be that artificial intelligence is better at distin guishing dog barks than hu mans are. Hungarian researchers recently tested 6,000 different barks from 14 Hungarian sheep dogs using special software. Their study showed that the computer program correctly identified what the dog was trying to commu nicate 43 percent of the time, compared with 40 percent for humans.

Understanding Each Other

We send our dogs to obedi ence school to teach them how to understand what we want from them. But they also need to tell us what they need from us, and they do so every day. We simply have to open our eyes, ears and hearts to understand what they are trying to say.

Gingerbread Cookies for Dogs

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PA State Police give report at Bath Council meeting

Submitted by BRADFORD FLYNN

Bath Borough Council held their monthly meeting on Mon day, Dec. 5 in borough hall.

Council had a visit from guest Brian J. Panella who announced he was looking to run for the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas.

Trooper Nate Branosky with the PA State Police (PSP) was present and reported service sta tistics from 2021 and 2022.

In 2021, Bath accounted for

688 calls for service in Troop M. The Troop recorded 63,324 calls for service. In 2022, up to Dec. 2, Bath accounted for 689 calls for service in Troop M. The Troop has recorded 62,286 calls. In regards to traffic enforce ment, for 2022 up to Sept. 30, Bath recorded 50 vehicle crash es; 16 crashes included injury, one was DUI related, 62 cita tions were issued, and 27 warn ings were given. For crime data, Bath had 75 criminal investiga tions, 42 criminal arrests, four

drug investigations, 30 crimes against person, and 39 crimes against property. In 2022 PSP hosted an active shooter drill training at George Wolf Elemen tary School with several other law enforcement agencies from the region. In regards to other notable events, the Northamp ton County Drug Task Force/ PSP conducted a Drug Search Warrant at a residence along Old Forge Drive on October 28, PSP conducted Operation Safe Stop (school bus stop de tail) and Operation Nighthawk (DUI enforcement detail). PSP also assisted Mayor Mirabito with Ukrainian Relief efforts, Coffee with a Cop on October 1 and Treats with a Trooper on Halloween.

PSP reminds borough resi dents that Troop M is the bor ough’s police department. The non-emergency phone number is 610-861-2026. Suspicious ac tivity can be reported to tips@ pa.gov or by calling 888-2921919. Troop M is also on Twitter @PSPTroopMPIO.

In other news, Councilman Frank Hesch and the Bath Com munity & Economic Develop ment Committee have organized a “Yuletide in Bath” celebration set for December 17. The bor ough’s annual Santa Run, con ducted by the Bath Fire Dept., will start at 9 a.m. and the Can dy Cane Hunt sponsored by the Lions Club will begin at 3 p.m. at St. Johns Church. Luminaria will be held at 7 p.m.

Borough Manager Bradford Flynn reported that the borough has registered approximately 71% of its rental stock with landlords, a considerable turn out for the first year of the rental inspection and licensing law. Landlords must have their units registered with the borough on or before Dec. 31, 2022. If land lords fail to comply, the borough

The next borough council meeting will be Monday, Janu ary 9 at 6 p.m.

will be looking to speak with those landlords.

Bath resident Dustin Gold farb was appointed to the Bor ough Rental License and In spection Board of Appeals to a four-year term.

Lastly, the 2023 meeting schedule was adopted by coun cil and will be advertised in The Home News this December.

Morningstar Living and Moravian Manor communities explore Forming affiliation

Submitted by LIZ BRANDL

Morningstar Living and Mora vian Manor Communities—two faith-based, not-for-profit pillars in senior living in Pennsylvania— are exploring opportunities for working together in a more mean ingful, formal way. In a milestone event, Susan Cooper Drabic, Morningstar Living’s President and CEO since 1990, is announc ing her retirement within the next several months. The intent to explore an affiliation follows

the resourcefulness and bold deci sion making of the communities’ founding leaders. After the Boards and related task forces conduct their due diligence, should the resolution to affiliate be approved, J. David Swartley, President and CEO of Moravian Manor Com munities, would take on the key leadership role for both Life Plan Communities.

“One of the fundamental ben efits of exploring an affiliation with Moravian Manor Commu

nities is that our two entities are sister organizations and are very culturally aligned,” stated Drabic. “Both communities were found ed by the Eastern District of the Moravian Church. As such, we have always maintained a very col legial relationship. This feels like a very natural progression so we can continue to be successful 30 years from now.”

Drabic continued, “We take strategic planning very seriously to meet and exceed the expecta tions of our resident customers. What will not change for either community is our mission, vision, values, and our philosophy of care and service. These tenets are based upon building strong and respect ful relationships between residents and staff, as well as with the fami lies, friends of the residents, and clients we serve. These values are the hallmark of our existence and are virtually timeless.”

Per Swartley, “Because of our faith connection, our two com munities have collaborated for a number of years, sharing best practices, policies and the like to best serve our resident and staff population. What is so attractive in forming this alliance is that we have strong leadership teams… teams that synergistically could help move both organizations for ward and secure our positioning for the future. Affiliating would allow us to harness those strengths for the better, while each entity maintains its autonomy and oper ates similarly in how residents re ceive services today.”

According to Rev. Melissa Johnson, President of the Eastern District Synod of the Moravian Church, “By virtue of the bylaws for Morningstar Living and Mora vian Manor Communities, there is a shared seat on both Boards.” Johnson currently holds this posi tion. “Over the years, both page 2 of 3 communities have created a culture that is admired in the mar ket. And their Boards have sought to identify strategic alliances to strengthen and secure a posi tive future for residents and team members. Both communities are of similar size and strength, with a mission, vision and values that align naturally.”

Rick Jackson, Chairperson of Moravian Manor Communities’ Board of Trustees, shared, “As fed eral funding cuts and other market

challenges continue to squeeze se nior care, it’s getting harder to be a standalone organization. Now more than ever, there is a need for faith-based, not-for-profit orga nizations to work together more collaboratively. This redefined re lationship could give us a stronger voice, while creating efficiencies with operations such as IT and back-of-office expenses to stand the test of time.”

“Affiliating would be an exciting opportunity and of paramount importance to Morningstar Liv ing with Sue Drabic’s retirement,” said Christian J. Brown, Morn ingstar Living Board Chairperson. “This would help ensure conti nuity of leadership that wholly grasps our mission and culture. We are grateful for her exemplary and visionary leadership over the years, and for the legacy that she now leaves in our care to continue positively impacting and advanc ing services for older adults.”

Both boards will continue with their comprehensive exploratory process and consider resolutions to proceed with a potential affilia tion over the next several months. Announcements will follow as to a final decision. If the resolu tions to affiliate are passed by both Boards, leadership anticipates pa perwork to be filed in late winter hoping for regulatory approval and consent by Spring. Swartley would begin his new role as joint President and CEO at the time of Drabic’s retirement.

ports of females.

Check person/welfare in the 200 block of W. 27th St. Request to check the welfare of a female.

Overdose in the 1300 block of Newport Ave. Report of an over dose.

Check person/welfare in the 1300 block of Newport Ave. Re quest to check the welfare of a male.

Traffic stop in the 1500 block of Newport Ave., and E. 10th St. and Dewey Ave. Traffic stops were conducted.

Assist person in the 900 block of Lincoln Ave. Officers assist a male.

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Traffic stop in the 1200 block of Newport Ave. A traffic stop was conducted.

Assist person in the unit block of Laubach Ave. Officers assist a male.

Fire call in the 100 block of W. 28th St. Officers assist Northampton Fire Department.

Non-reportable accident in the 1000 block of Main St. involving two vehicles.

Domestic in the 1600 block of Newport Ave. between two males.

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EMS ambulance assist in the 1300 block of Laubach Ave., and the 1400 block of Cedar St. Of ficers assist EMS with the trans

Check person/welfare in the 700 block of E. 18th St. Request to check the welfare of a female.

Non-reportable accident in the unit block of W. 21st St. involv

for taking care of traffic control and all of the volunteers behind the scenes,” said Brobst.

Mayor Anthony Pristash also thanked the fire department, po lice department, and gave a spe cial thanks to the Public Works Department who helped put ev erything together.

“On behalf of everyone on bor ough staff and borough council, I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,” Mayor Pristash expressed.

This year’s tree was donated by Brian Welsko, assistant to the borough manager, and his family.

Northampton Borough Council

The applicant was in atten dance during the meeting, not ing that she requested the spot because street parking is limited and health concerns prevent her from navigating several stairs to the rear of her property, where her garage is.

Police Chief Bryan Kadingo recommended the request be re jected after a review; however, his recommendation is based on the

borough’s ordinance, and council can overrule it. The current bor ough ordinance only allows two handicapped zones per block, one on each side of the street. There is already one parking spot in this block. Anyone with a handicapped placard can park in the spot as it is not reserved solely for the applicant.

Councilwomen Judy Kutzler, Bonnie Almond, and Judith Hal deman favored the initial motion to reject the request. However, it failed 4-3. Then, a motion was made to approve the request.

Councilmen Anthony Lopsonzs ki, Sr., Anthony Lopsonzski, Jr., and Trevor Stone voted in fa vor. Councilman Kenneth Hall abstained, and Councilwomen Kutzler, Almond, and Haldeman voted no. Mayor Tony Pristash voted “no” to break the tie and officially reject the request.

Lopsonzski, Sr. spoke out fol lowing the vote, saying it is time the borough change its ordinance due to Northampton’s aging pop ulation. He recommended four handicapped spots per block, two on each side of the street. This would give more residents the opportunity to apply for spots, should they need them. Spots can also be reverted to regular parking when they are no longer needed.

“I think we would be short on our duty if we did not at least look at an expansion,” he said.

He added that additional spots would “alleviate the fear that peo ple who are handicapped have to navigate [blocks] to get home.”

Council also discussed closing the Canal Street park restrooms. The bathrooms typically remain open for trail users; however, they have experienced significant and expensive vandalism, with three incidents over the last week.

“We are at somebody’s mer cy,” said Brobst. “I only wish we could catch them.”

Brobst said it is very likely the borough will lock the bathrooms for the winter.

Finally, council celebrated Brobst’s 56th year working for the borough. December 1 marked his anniversary. Brobst started as a laborer for the borough in 1966 before working his way up into the manager’s role.

He jokingly told council that the anniversary made him feel “old.”

The next borough council meeting will be on Thursday, De cember 15 at 7 p.m.

ing two vehicles.

EMS ambulance assist in the 1800 block of Lincoln Ave. Of ficers assist EMS with the trans port of a male.

Disturbance, Stewart St. and W. 13th St. Report of a distur bance.

Assist person in the 1900 block of Center St. Officers assist a fe male.

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Domestic in the 1600 block of Newport Ave. between a male and a female.

Traffic stop, Main St. and Washington Ave., and Main St. and E. 10th St. Traffic stops were conducted.

Domestic in the 2300 block of Main St. between a male and a female.

Domestic in the 900 block of Lincoln Ave. between a male and two females.

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Assist person in the 1400 block of Laubach Ave. Officers assist a male.

EMS ambulance assist, Main St. and W. 9th St. Officers as sist EMS with the transport of a male.

Check area in the 900 block of Main St. Request to check the area.

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beat Stroudsburg 41-36. They hosted Wallenpaupack and won 40-34 on Sat urday, December 3 and next will host

Parkland on December 9.

The Nazareth Wrestling team went to Cumberland Valley for a tournament on Friday Decem ber 2 and Saturday, December 3 where Tahir Parkins got first

place, Jake Doone, Dominic Wheatley and Noah Okamoto all received second place, Charles Bunting and Marco Malerba got fourth place, Cade Campbell and Brayden Zuercher received fifth place, and Remy Trach finished in sixth place. Next the wrestlers will host Delaware Valley at 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 10.

The Nazareth Girls Basketball team were in a tournament at Hazleton on Friday, December 2 and beat Lake Lehman 36-31, then played Hazleton on Satur day, December 3 and lost 50-46. They hosted Liberty on Decem ber 6, and next will compete at Parkland on December 9.

The Nazareth Swimming team opened their season at 4 p.m. at Dieruff on Tuesday, December 6.

The Nazareth Competition Cheerleaders competed on Satur day, December 3 at the PPL Cen ter and got TBA. Varsity Game Day and Varsity Competition Cheerleading teams who both qualified for the National High School Cheerleading Champion ships in Orlando, FL will com

pete

For up-to-the-minute sports news, visit https://nazarethsports. webador.com/.

4-17 during weekdays $8, week ends and holidays $9, senior citizens ages 62 and older during weekdays $7, weekends and holi days $9, and children under 4 are free, 2023 pool pass rates for a family of four $275 and $30 for each family member above four, senior adult (18-61) pool passes will be $175, junior (5-17) pool passes will be $150, and senior citizen pool passes will be $100; free pool admission day on July 4, 2023 for all veterans and ac tive military personnel, and $1 pool admission for everyone on Nazareth Day, Saturday, July 15, 2023; rental rates for the Bor

on Wednesday, December 7 at Easton Middle School and then will travel to Bethlehem Catholic on December 10.

ough Pavilions will be $125 for the large pavilion for each of two quadrants, $125 for the entire small pavilion, $75 for the park gazebo, $50 for the Kiwanis park pavilion, and $50 for Essroc park pavilions; and a two year lease agreement with State Represen tative Joe Emrick for the office at 136 S. Main St. and his office along the main corridor of 134 S. Main St. for a monthly rent of $500 in 2023 and $525 in 2024.

Under finance, council unani mously approved motions for the final 2023 Borough Operating Budget, which contains no tax increase with the borough’s real estate tax rate of 16 mills for an updated total real estate tax assess ment of all properties as of Nov. 1, 2022 being $125,579,800; the enrollment of the borough in the State Unemployment Solvency Fund for 2023, which removes the borough’s obligation to pay for layoffs and reduced schedul ing unemployment claims from other employers with the bor ough remaining responsible for its own layoffs and hourly reduc tions; and the resolution to retain Campell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP to provide auditing services, and specifically, an audit of modi fied cash basis financial state ments and a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Annual Audit and Financial Report. The costs for completion of the audit and the financial statements are $15,000 in year one.

In other news, the borough council approved a handicapped parking space at 30 E. Walnut St.

Next, council approved the full-time hire of Steven Violett ef fective Jan. 2, 2023. Councilman Michael J. Kopach was against the new hire, stating that it is too costly to the borough to continue hiring full-time police officers.

“Sometimes you have to do more with less,” said Kopach.

Councilman Carl R. Strye Jr. voiced that he hopes the new hire will fix the amount of money the borough has been paying parttime officers in overtime.

Councilwoman Laureen Pel legrino requested that the num ber of monthly overtime hours appear on the monthly police re port moving forward.

The monthly police report for November included a total of 270 calls, which included: 14 crimes reported and investigated, eight criminal arrests, one drug related crime, one part 1 offense, 101 traffic citations, 30 warnings is sued, three reportable accidents, 14 non-reportable accidents, 343 parking enforcement offi cer violations, 59 officer-issued violations, and 402 total parking tickets issued. The total monthly income for fees collected in No vember was $17,345.75.

The monthly fire report for Oc tober included a total of 24 ser vice calls, which accounted for: 10 fire alarms, four motor vehicle accidents, two carbon monoxide alarms, two pump details, one EMS assist, one odor investiga tion and four mutual aid calls for

one motor vehicle accident and three commercial structure fires.

Next, the borough unanimous ly voted to approve the renewal of the agreement with Genetech for the surveillance camera system at an annual cost of $1,230.

Council members also voted unanimously to approve Ordi nance 873 to place a no parking zone on the south side of East Prospect Street at Franklin Street and to reset fees for registration and renewal of annual residential rental licenses at $35 for applica tion and initial registration and $20 per unit for a renewal.

Council also unanimously vot ed on the following schedule for Christmas tree pick-up: Thurs day, Dec. 29, 2022, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2023, and Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Residents will also be able to drop trees off at the Sage Street parking lot at any time.

The next Nazareth Borough Council regular monthly meeting will be held on Monday, January 2 at 6 p.m.

Eagle Court Of Honor Ceremony Held for Nazareth Area resident

By HOME NEWS STAFF

On Saturday, Dec. 3, an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony was held for Antonio Alessi, a Naza reth area resident and member of Boy Scout Troop 76. Antonio earned his Eagle Scout Rank on July 25. His service project was the creation of pop-up food drives and a website to help people do nate and volunteer online, which can be found at popupfooddrive. org.

Antonio earned his Scout Rank in less than three months and earned First Class Rank in just nine months. He earned his Star Rank and Life Rank in 12

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Reportable accident in the 2400 block of Cherryville Rd. in volving two vehicles.

Check person/welfare in the 200 block of W. 26th St., and the 1700 block of Washington Ave. Request to check the welfare of females.

Check per son/welfare, Canal St. and W. 10th St. Re quest to check the welfare of a male.

Traffic stop in the unit block of W. 21st St. A traffic stop was conducted.

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Traffic stop in the 1300 block of Stewart St., the 300 block and the 1000 block of Main St., the unit block of W. 21st St., and Cher ryville Rd. and E. 24th St. Traf fic stops were conducted.

Child custo dy in the 1300 block of Atlas Ln. Report of a custody issue,

Check per son/welfare in the 4000 block of Pine Hurst Dr. Request to check the wel fare of a female.

Myster Tree and Shrub Service

Bath Bowling

Bath Commercial Bowling League Week No. 13 Standings

Team Won Lost

Bath Supply 33 19

Maxx Amusem. 32 20

Stars & Strikes 29 23

Carfara’s Paint & Wall Covering 27 25

Broken Tackle 26 26

Daku Auto Body 24 28

Rice Family 19 33

Vince Bauer

Fiberglass Repair 18 34

Rice Family (4)

Chris Reeser 576 (222)

John Sverha 572 (227)

Dale Fye 556 (212)

Daku Auto Body (0

Scott Bortz 650 (236-236)

Marc Beichey 632 (205-201-226)

John Kirchner 620 (201-231)

Bob Faustner 530

Vince Bauer

Fiberglass Repair (1)

Vince Bauer 523

Stars & Strikes (3)

Bob Davidson III 655 (224-218-213)

Lee Hilbert 581

Bob Davidson Jr 575 (202)

Broken Tackle (3)

Brian Dilley762 (279-247-236)

Paul Berkowitz 635 (201-200-234)

Ed Zupko 598 (224)

Vinny Spaziani 586 (214-217)

Butch Riddle 501

Carfara’s Paint & Wall Covering (1)

Ty Pagotto 647 (246-202)

Terry Bartholomew 574

Josh VanDoren 547 (234)

Gerald Bartholomew 501 (212)

Bath Supply (4)

Rich Marzen 629 (213-228)

Frank Yeakel 607 (211-205)

Frank Donchez 576 (207-202)

Jeff Kerbacher 539 (200)

Maxx Amusements (0) Earl Holland Jr 667 (237-236) Earl Holland Sr 605 (243)

Bath Industrial League Week 12 Standings

Team

& Awards 19 29

Fensty’s Restorat.14 34

D&R PRECISION

MACHINE - 2

Brian Dilley 734(245,265)

Dave Roman 538(212) Rick Dilley 686(242,234) Butch Post 534(196)

G&L SIGN FACTORY - 2

Paul Duda 501(201) Don Schoeffling 401 Brian Silvius 580(212) Bill Fortner 501(173) Doug Fehnel 562(226)

LIBERTY RECYCLING - 2

George Hyde 668(221,246) Bill Bachman 522(192) Earl Holland Jr 616(244,212) Butch Holland Sr 514(183)

COLORITE - 2

Don Arndt 466 Jess Cyphers 402 Steve Glesias 492 Bryan Heckman 567(216) Noah Durnin 701(247, 238)

Palmer Trophy

TAYLOR HONEY - 4

Ed Taylor 565(247)

John Hotter 354

Scott Friebolin 653(217,220)

Mark Janda 562(212) Milt Kelly 585(222)

FENSTY’S RESTORATION - 0

Joe Schwartz 431 Mark Flamisch 458 Don Shafer 543(209) Jeff Lear 497 Matt Paulus 632(223,232)

WTF - 3

James Mandarino 472 Shawn Kulick 467 Robert Kulick 406 Bruce Walters 469 Mike Klement 602(256)

PALMER TROPHY - 1

Ed Gallagher 554(196) Joe Mandarino 473 Kurt Berger 470 James Joniak 400 Jimmy Bendekovitz 573(210)

Traditions Of Hanover Named Caring Stars Of 2023

Submitted by SAMANTHA DIX

Caring.com’s “Caring Stars 2023” features the best senior liv ing communities, nursing homes, and senior care agencies in the United States, according to on line ratings and reviews from se niors and their families.

Traditions of Hanover an nounced it’s a recipient of Caring. com’s “Caring Stars 2023.”

Caring.com is a leading senior living referral service and a top site for senior care reviews.

Traditions of Hanover provides independent living services, is top-rated for excellence in senior living and care.

The retirement living commu nity is also a six-time recipient; therefore, considered a Caring Super Star for having earned the Caring Stars award in three or more years.

“It is always comforting to know that people recognize the care our family of staff share with our residents and each other when interacting. We often hear from first-time visitors you feel that when you walk into our com munity. We are honored to have been recognized with the Caring Stars award!” Cathy Heimsoth, executive director of Traditions of Hanover, said.

Caring Stars 2023 includes 329 senior living communities in 39 states. In Pennsylvania, there are 18 Caring Star communities named over 11 counties.

Caring Stars started in 2012 as the first “best senior living” award in its industry, with winners de

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NANA’S BAKE SHOP

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FOR SALE POTATOES

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PUBLIC NOTICE-LEGAL

NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH PLANNING COMMISSION

PUBLIC MEETING

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Northampton Borough Planning Commission will hold its public meeting on Wednes day, December 14, 2022, at 7:00 P.M. in Council Cham bers, 1401 Laubach Avenue, Northampton, Pennsylvania, to review the following:

1. Victor Rodite, Community Planner, will attend to present a summary of a grant application for the rehabilitation of old sani tary sewer lines as it pertains to the consistency with local com prehensive development plans.

out delay to the Attorney noted below.

Samantha Louise Angst

515 Easter Terrace Bath, PA 18014 Executrix

Daniel G. Spengler, Esquire Spengler Brown Law Offices

110 East Main Street Bath, PA 18014

Attorney for the Estate (12/8-12/22)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Moore Township Board of Supervisors will conduct their annual Re-Organization Meet ing on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 6:00 PM, at which time the Board will appoint individu als to various Township Boards, Commissions, and Committees for the 2023 year and beyond. The following represents a list ing of those positions with expir ing terms:

Moore Township residency required . . . (** paid per meet ing)

**ZONING HEARING BOARD – One (1) person – five (5) year term

**PLANNING COMMISSION – Two (2) persons – four (4) year term, One (1) person – two (2) year term

HISTORICAL COMMISSION – Two (2) persons – five (5) year term

AMERICANS WITH DIS ABILITIES ACT COMMITTEE – Three (3) persons – one (1) year term

Commonwealth of Pennsylva nia:

Section 1: That a tax be and the same is hereby levied on all property and occupations within the said municipality subject to taxation for the fiscal year, 2023, as follows:

Tax rate for general Borough purposes, the sum of 11.50 mills on each dollar of assessed valu ation.

Section 2: That for the esti mated expenses for the fiscal year of 2023, the amounts ap propriatedfrom the revenues available for the fiscal year of 2023 for specific purposes are set forth in the attached bud get, ordained and enacted by Borough Council on December 15, 2022, and on file with the Northampton Borough Secre tary, which amounts are fully itemized in the approved 2023 budget.

Section 3: All taxes previous ly enacted and/or re-enacted under the provisions of Acts 481 and 511 by previous Borough Ordinances and/or Resolution, as amended and supplement ed; namely the Earned Income Tax, the Local Services Tax, the Real Estate Transfer Tax, etc., are hereby re-enacted for the year 2023.

Section 4: That any Ordi nance, or part of Ordinance, conflicting with this Ordinance be and the same is hereby re pealed insofar as the same af fects this Ordinance.

ADOPTED this 15th day of December, 2022, at a Regular Public Meeting.

Act of the following scheduled meetings for the Year 2023.

The Regular Monthly Meet ing of Council of the Borough of Bath is scheduled for the first Monday of each month com mencing at 6:00 PM, with the exception of: Monday, January 2nd which will be held on Mon day, January 9th (due to New Year’s Day); Monday, July 3rd which will be held Monday, July 10th (due to the Federal Holiday of the 4th of July) and Monday, September 4th which will be held Tuesday, September 5th.

The bi-monthly meetings of Bath Borough Council are scheduled for the second Wednesday of each even num bered month commencing at 6:00pm.

Zoom communication infor mation for all meetings: https://zoom.us// j5625679822

Meeting ID: 621-204-7182 Password:610837

Call In: 1-929-205-6099

The following are the sched uled monthly meeting days and times for various committees: Parks & Recreation – 2nd Monday 5:00 PM

Environmental Steering –2nd Monday 6:00 PM

Planning Commission – 3rd Monday 6:00 PM

Community and Economic Dev. – 3rd Wednesday 5:00 PM Personnel, Finance, & Admin – 3rd Wednesday 6:00 PM

ROOFING

Anthony Lopsonzski, Jr. President of Council

2. Windward Pass Holding LLC, 1385 Highway 35 North, Suite 168, Middletown, New Jersey, for the property lo cated at 1775 Franklin Street, Northampton, Pennsylvania. This property is identified as Tax Map Parcel No. L4SW4C-6-1 and is located in the C-2 Com mercial Zoning District.

VACANCY BOARD – One (1) person – one (1) year term

EMERGENCY MANAGE MENT COORDINATOR - PartTime One (1) Person - One (1) year term

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This plan is presented for Preliminary and possible Final Plan Review. Windward Pass Holding would like to redevelop this property into 4 apartments.

All interested parties are in vited to attend. A representative or the applicant must attend.

LeRoy Brobst Borough Manager (12/1 & 12/8)

ESTATE NOTICE

Estate of Richard L. Pan ik, Sr. late of the Borough of Northampton, County of Northampton, and Common wealth of Pennsylvania, de ceased.

Interested persons may ap ply by submitting a letter stating qualifications and/or any other pertinent information. Letters should be mailed to the Moore Township Board of Supervisors, 2491 Community Drive, Bath, PA 18014 or e-mailed to nstein er@mooretownship.org.

The Moore Township Board of Supervisors (12/8)

ESTATE NOTICE

ATTEST: _______________

LeRoy E. Brobst Borough Manager-Secretary

APPROVED this 15th day of December, 2022.

Anthony Pristash Mayor

A copy of this Ordinance is on file at the office of the Bor ough Manager, 1401 Laubach Avenue, Northampton, Penn sylvania, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

LeRoy E. Brobst Borough Manager (12/8)

HARB – 3rd Wednesday 6:00 PM as needed Public Safety – 4th Monday 6:00 PM

Public Works and Facilities –4th Monday 7:00 PM

The Zoning Hearing Board, the Property Maintenance Code Board of Appeals, and other various committees will meet on an “as needed” basis only.

Bradford T. Flynn, Borough Manager

(12/8-12/15)

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WANTED

Letters Testamentary on the above Estate have been grant ed to the undersigned. All per sons indebted to the estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims against to present them in writing with out delay to the Attorney noted below.

Richard Leonard Panik, Jr. 12 Jennings Run Northampton, PA 18067 Executor

Sharon Diane Hahn 177 W. 29th St. Northampton, PA 18067 Executor

Daniel G. Spengler, Esquire Spengler Brown Law Offices 110 East Main Street Bath, PA 18014 Attorney for the Estate (12/1-12/15)

ESTATE NOTICE

Estate of Neal L. Angst, late of the Borough of Bath, County of Northampton, and Common wealth of Pennsylvania, de ceased.

Estate of Robert T. Koch, Sr., late of the Borough of Northamp ton, County of Northampton, and Commonwealth of Penn sylvania, deceased WHEREAS, Letters Testa mentary in the above-named estate have been granted to Neil E. Koch and Felisa M. Leith, Executors of the Estate of Robert T. Koch, Sr. All persons indebted to the said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims or demands to present the same without delay to Neil E. Koch and Felisa M. Leith

℅ Alfred S. Pierce, Esquire

124 Belvidere Street Nazareth, Pennsylvania, 18064

Alfred S. Pierce, Esquire

Pierce & Steirer, LLC

124 Belvidere Street Nazareth, PA 18064

Attorney for the Estate I.D. No. 21445 (12/8-12/22)

PUBLIC NOTICE OF ORDINANCE

The Council of the Borough of Northampton will be consid ering the approval of the follow ing Ordinance or the Regular Public Meeting to be held on Thursday, December 15, 2022.

ORDINANCE NO. 1225

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Letters Testamentary on the above Estate have been grant ed to the undersigned. All per sons indebted to the estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims against to present them in writing with

AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE TAX RATE FOR THE BOROUGH OF NORTHAMP TON FOR THE YEAR 2023.

BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Council of the Borough of Northampton, County of Northampton, and

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Moore Township Board of Supervisors will hold a spe cial meeting to pay the year end bills and discuss any other business that comes before the Board at the Moore Township Municipal Building, 2491 Com munity Drive, Bath, PA 18014 on Monday, December 19, 2022 at 5:00 PM.

Moore Township Board of Supervisors Nicholas C. Steiner Township Manager (12/8)

PUBLIC NOTICE

BOROUGH OF BATH YEAR 2023

SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS

Notice is hereby given by the Borough of Bath, Northampton County, Pennsylvania pursuant to the Pennsylvania Sunshine

Letters testamentary (or, of administration, or, as the case may be) on the above estate having been granted to the un dersigned, all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims to present same without delay, to the named Executrix: Susan Gardner c/o Richard H. Yetter III, Esquire, WINEGAR, WILHELM, GLYNN & ROEMERSMA, P.C., 305 Roseberry Street, P.O. Box 800, Phillipsburg, New Jersey 08865 or her Attorneys: Richard H. Yet ter III, Esquire, WINEGAR, WIL HELM, GLYNN & ROEMERS MA, P.C., 305 Roseberry Street, P.O. Box 800, Phillipsburg, New Jersey 08865.

(12/8-12/22)

The Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. It is illegal to deny housing to families with children under 18 years of age unless the housing qualifies as "housing for older persons.

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Valley College Recognizes Fall studentAthletes

Submitted by ALI WENGER

Lebanon Valley College rec ognized its student-athletes who competed for the Flying Dutch men fall athletic teams.

Local students include: Cody Schucker of Bath, a graduate of Northampton Area High School and member of the football team, is pursuing a bachelor of science in exercise science. The LVC football team finished 5-3 in the Middle Atlantic Confer ence and qualified for a berth in the Centennial-MAC Bowl Se ries. The team won four straight in the middle of the season with key victories over FDU-Florham, Wilkes, Alvernia, and Miseri cordia. Seven Dutchmen were named All-MAC and eight were recognized as Academic All-Dis trict.

Veronica Morris of Nazareth, a graduate of Nazareth Area High School and member of the vol leyball team, is pursuing a bach elor of science in communication sciences and disorders. The LVC women's volleyball team finished 16-9 overall and an even 4-4 in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth play. The squad qualified for conference playoffs for the first time since 2019. Two student-athletes earned AllMAC accolades and four were named Academic All-District.

sobriety and rightfully so.

I recall when I was younger and watching a western show on our TV. A man had too much to drink the night before and in the morning the main character had to throw water from a horse bucket on him to wake him up. I seem to recall this main character saying something about “needing you sober today.” Then the gun battle ensued.

So yes, the normal association and use of sobriety does deal with alcohol more than anything else. That said, if we also associate the word with overcoming the ad diction to illegal and recreational drugs, shouldn’t we also include the many types of consciousaltering substances we use day in and day out?

One that comes to mind is cof fee or more specifically caffeine. Caffeine is also an addictive, cog nition altering drug, albeit one we gladly accept and consume with each rising sun. I can hear the jokes as I write, yet whittle it down and nothing is humorous about a society drugged all day long. If you want to see an up rising take away the commoners’ coffee.

If I wanted to keep digging my own grave, I would further publicly state that there are end less food and additional bever ages on the market that are in fact drugging and dumbing us down in some capacity as soon as our eyes open. But you know all this already; you have for a long time. So have I. It simply has got ten much worse over the last few years.

Total transparency forces me to state that the basis for this article is giving up caffeine while per forming a mild bodily cleanse. Shocking the revolt my body, mind, and spirit went through, and is going through, during this time.

Guess what? I finally feel com pletely…sober.

Hardly anyone is truly, well, so ber. Hard to hear and hard to say, especially this time of year.

Again, sober if you will, has much more to do with taking a deep dive on ourselves and ear nestly taking stock of what we do that impacts, stresses, and de grades our health in all its mean ing. Sugar can be the drug just as much as pain pills.

Now while I can hear the jokes and jeers please know I am only sharing that if you desire to live an abundant, sobering life, then consider removing whatever and whichever is standing between you and the you that you desire to become. Sobering conversa tion, isn’t it?

My best to you.

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Sobriety

by DR. GLENN CLEARIE, DC

When you hear the word sobri ety, what immediately comes to mind? Is it a positive or negative connotation? Perhaps many, if not most, will associate this word with a recovery from alcoholism. Along the same lines, you prob ably know individuals who were once addicted to drugs of some type, that have overcome and triumphantly state their years of

Yes, changing intake into the body is no easy task, I’ll give you that, however the way I feel right now is incredible. I don’t want to go back. I am sleeping better, thinking better, happier, more relaxed, and spirit-filled. Cognitively I am refreshed and energized. You always think you are thinking clearly until you are thinking clearly. Get that?

Many reading right now are ei ther drugged and toned down or hyped up. Far and few in between are fully autonomous human be ings. Think I am getting ahead of myself? I would have agreed with you five years ago, yet presently the majority by far are altered by recreational drugs, prescription drugs, food, or beverage drugs.

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