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SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 2, 2019
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Slavic heritage Memorial dedicated in Northampton
Photo by Gregory Morgan Photography.
Hayhenge transforms Nazareth Farmers’ Market
Edward Hozza, Rev. Jerry Mraz, and Edward Pany unveil the new memorial.
By KERI LINDENMUTH On Saturday, September 21, Northampton residents joined together to celebrate their Slavic heritage and to dedicate the new Slavic memorial and Linden, or Freedom, tree. The memorial has been built at Municipal Park and is the result of efforts led by Reverend Jerry Mraz, former Pastor
of Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church and himself an immigrant of Slovakia. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Slavic residents made up a majority of the borough’s laborers. They also founded five of the ten churches in the borough. Continued on page 9
Looking by Back Ed Pany Company Home Today I continue my visit with Mr. George Maureka on Penn
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Street in Bath. The year is 2001. At age 15, George started to work for a Bath plumber for eight dollars a week, allowing him to learn the plumbing trade. World War II interrupted his plumbing career; he would serve with honor in General George Patton’s Third Army. Returning home, his father Continued on page 5
By DAWN DUDECK TUNNEY The Circle at Center Square in downtown Nazareth was transformed into a historical monument from the Bronze Age Saturday, September 21 during the farmers’ market.
Bails of fall's most prominent decoration were arranged around the World War Memorial in tribute to Stonehenge, the infamous monument in England that dates back to 3000 BC. The term “henge” refers to a circular banked enclosure with an inter-
nal ditch. Nazareth's Economic Development Commission (NEDC) created the event featuring the farm-themed neolithic structure with the help of Nazareth
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Northampton Borough awarded $93,000 grant for community Garden, road paving by KERI LINDENMUTH Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure presented Northampton Borough with a check for $93,000 at the September 19 council meeting. The borough was awarded two separate grants: one for $8,000 for a community garden to support the Northampton Area Food Bank and a second for $85,000 to support future paving projects. McClure congratulated the borough on receiving the successful community block grants. “The borough has a special place in my heart,” the former Northampton County councilman said. He promised to return to the borough. Council jokingly told him to return with another check.
Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure presents check to Council President Anthony Lopsonzski, Jr.