Home Improvement
Kitchen Contamination, Page 8
The Home News Your Local News
JANUARY 17-23, 2019
50 cents
19 members of Borough Street and Lehigh Tp. Club Opening Plan discussed at Now Lioness – Bath special meeting Lions By HANNA O’REILLY “There are 31 streets ordained by BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
At a charter night program on Thursday, Jan. 10, the 19 officers and members of the Lehigh Township Lioness Club officially became Lioness-Lions in District 14-K. First Vice District Governor Donald Kaufman opened the dinner program by welcoming a large audience of Lions and Lionesses from other clubs at the Northampton Banquet & Events Center. He then led the Pledge of Allegiance and Zone Chairman Lion Dan Lombardo offered the invocation. Lombardo earlier in the week was named the district’s 2nd Vice District Governor. Lion Kaufman received a certificate from District Governor Karlene Laub as New Club Coordinator and PDG Marsha Johnston Club president Jen Risko was the first to sign the Lioness-Lions Club received a certificate as Global charter. She’s shown with her gavel and bell, given by District 14-K. Service Team Coordinator. After dinner, District Governor Karlene Laub read rules of Lions Clubs International as each of the members were introduced and inducted into the new Lehigh Township Lioness-Lions Club. Lion Kaufman handed each of the women their certicifate of membership, a Lions pin and a decal of Lions. All of the officers – president Jen Risko, treasurer Pat Amey, financial secretary Pat Demko, tail twister/tamer Cindy Gallagher, and membership chairperson Wanda Kern were installed and DG Laub read them their responsibilities. They, in turn, signed the charter, and then followed these members in signing the charter: All the officers and members assembled in front of the Lehigh Township Debbie Becker, Gerry Gilbert, Lioness-Lions Club banner as president Risko holds the charter from Lions Clubs International. – Home News photos Continued on page 9
The Bath borough held a special bi-monthly meeting on January 9. A Borough Street and Opening Plan was distributed amongst borough members to “identify known streets and alleys that have been dedicated and/or opened by the borough in the past, and to begin discussing a method for dedicating and/or opening other roads, alleys, or streets previously laid out that have not been officially recognized to date.” The borough manager, Brad Flynn, mentioned that the borough has not had a road plan since 1856, when the borough was created.
by the borough and an inventory of 63,” Flynn mentioned. The borough has run into issues with maintaining and improving certain streets and properties that have not been dedicated by borough Ordinance. This plan will require council to go through each street listed and decide whether that road remain open and whether the borough will continue to maintain it. Some roads that are currently maintained will no longer be. Contrary to belief, there is no Pennsylvania law that mandates the borough Continued on page 7
Moore Township Land Preservation holds first Meeting of 2019
By HANNA O’REILLY The Moore Township Land Preservation held their first meeting of the new year on January 14. The board opened their meeting with a reorganization of current officers for 2018. The officers are as follows: Bob Romano as the chairman, Maureen Romano as the vice chairman, and Lois Kerbacher as secretary. The board reviewed the current ranking system for farmland and open space, with the goal to implement some changes. In doing so, they analyzed an alternative ranking system, which emphasizes aspects of land in which Moore Township residents have expressed to be the most important to them. (I.e. land that displays a variety of natural features). The Land Preserva-
tion Board made the decision to stay with their current ranking system, while implementing the suggestions of Moore Township residents. The board wants to also incorporate aspects that best represent the goals of their current Open Space Plan. The Lilly Property has closed and is now preserved. The Lilly family was generous enough to donate their conservation easeContinued on page 3
78th Year, Issue No. 3 www.homenewspa.com
USPS 248-700