August 22, 2018
COVER STORY
A painful picture of abuse
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court released what is believed to be the
largest grand jury report of its kind Tuesday, Aug.14, leveling accusations of
sexual abuse against more than 300 Catholic Church priests and a “systematic
cover-up” by church leaders. Every diocese in the state except Philadelphia and
Altoona-Johnstown, which were the subject of previous grand juries, were the
focus of the 18-month probe. According to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh
Shapiro, the investigation uncovered “a painful body of facts and documents
that paint a complete picture of abuse and cover-up in every diocese.”
By Jarrod Hedes
‘It’s time to end this sort of politics’
It’s that
bittersweet time of year when many parents see their college-bound children
leave home for the first time. That includes Lehigh Valley congressional
candidate Marty Nothstein and his wife, Christi. Their daughter left for Penn State
Friday. Before that happened, the family awoke to a Morning Call story that
placed Nothstein at the center of a supposed sexual misconduct investigation. Nothstein
is a candidate for the state’s newly created seventh congressional district. “It
was a tough day to send my daughter to school,” he would say later that day as
he took his case to the public. Photo: Marty Nothstein, left, with campaign
manager Dennis Roddy at the news conference this past Friday. “I want to say to
the voters of this district: these are false accusations, planted just days
after I began my candidacy,” Nothstein said at the press conference. … “It’s
time to end this sort of politics. We should be talking about policy, not false
rumors.”
By Bernie O’Hare
Scamming: Seniors learn how to protect themselves
Scamming
anyone is terrible. Scamming senior citizens is particularly deplorable. Preventing
it from happening was the reason for Pennsylvania Rep. Steve Samuelson’s
(D-135th) Seniors Fraud and Scams forum held Aug. 13 at the Andrew W.
Litzenberger House in Bethlehem. He was joined by two cabinet secretaries from
the Wolf administration - Pennsylvania Secretary of Aging Teresa Osborne and
Secretary of Revenue Dan Hassell. Photo: From left, Pennsylvania Secretary of
Revenue Dan Hassell, Department of Aging Secretary Teresa Osborne and
Pennsylvania Rep. Steve Samuelson, D-135th, discuss scams designed to steal
money from senior citizens during an Aug. 13 forum in Bethlehem.
By Stephen Althouse
Adversity brings out best in community
Nearly one million guests from 40 states visited Bethlehem and the
Lehigh Valley as Musikfest celebrated its 35th year Aug. 3-12 with 500 music,
art and comedy performances on 17 stages throughout the city. The 2018
Musikfest attendance, which does not include the preview night, was 955,000;
total attendance at the Sands Steel Stage main stage for the 10 days of the
festival and the preview night (11 total shows) was 45,119. Among the many
highlights of this year’s event are the new Hungry Games competition, promoting
the festival’s 38 different food vendors, expanded visual arts and family
programming at Familienplatz, the Craft Cocktail Bar showcasing the region’s
distilleries and wineries, and the addition of 20-plus music performances as a
result of expanded hours at SteelStacks on weekends. Photo by Dana Grubb: Festgoers come and go along First
Street near SteelStacks.
Police chief issues his Musikfest report
Police Chief Mark DiLuzio has
released his annual report on incidents and events which occurred at Musikfest,
and things look very good from an arrest standpoint, though he said he suspects
the many rainy days kept things from heating up, metaphorically, at least.
By Nate Jastrzemski
Star quilts and receding fears
Oki! Have you ever felt like a total
hypocrite? As I was preparing for my big move, everyone told me I was so brave,
courageous and adventurous. The truth is I was terrified. What if I wasn’t what
those who hired me were expecting? Would I encounter racism? After all, white
settlers stole the land, sent the natives to reservations and created boarding
schools for native children that were things from nightmares. Would I offend
them without knowing? My fears were the main reason that I wanted to
tour the school in June, before signing the contract. Another reason for coming
out in June was to arrange for an apartment. When I entered the school on the
second-to-last day of school, students were having their award ceremony. The
students were polite and respectful, the staff friendly, and I was reminded of
my time at Sheridan ES in Allentown, where, as a student, I felt for the first
time how much the principal cared. Photo: In the days before the buffalo disappeared, honor and respect were
shown by placing a buffalo robe around the shoulders of the recipient. When
missionaries came, they taught the woman to sew quilts. Stars, having a great
importance to Native People, were created on the quilts
By Carina Stoves (Carina
was born in Bethlehem, raised in Allentown and lived in Lansford. Last August,
she accepted a teaching position in a school on a Native American reservation
in Browning, Montana. She is sharing some of her experiences in a series of
columns.)
Terenzio named Freedom wrestling coach
Dante Terenzio might be only 32
years old, but he’s a veteran wrestling coach with plenty of experience. Now, he’ll be looking to transition what he’s
learned from 10 years on the job as a head coach to Freedom’s wrestling
program. Terenzio was officially approved as Freedom’s newest head coach last
week and is looking forward to the challenge of coaching in District 11
following a decade at Western Wayne High School, a District 2 AA school north
of Scranton.
By Peter Car
A Lehigh Valley classic
The Great Allentown Fair, a Lehigh Valley classic for 166 years, will soon
welcome thousands of visitors to its big-name outdoor concerts, motorsport
shows, rides, games, novelty attractions, food and a showcase of products from
the region’s farms, gardens and homes. One of the United States’ Top 50 fairs
kicks off Aug. 28 and runs through Sept. 3, Labor Day, the unofficial end of
summer. Fair organizers are touting what’s “Great” about this year’s event
filled with “Fun, Yum and Thrills.”
Bethlehem: HCC balks at demo proposal
Bethlehem: Police charge man following stand-off
Bethlehem: Police charge man following stand-off
Bethlehem: District steps up lunch fee collections
Hellertown: Payung resigns from council
Lehigh Valley: FBI/police seek help in child exploitation case
Lehigh Valley: Fight4HER locals protest global gag rule
Lehigh County: Armstrong favors car registration fee
Northampton County: Audit shows county in good shape
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