March
20, 2019
The
littlest victims
A baby
boy born at Reading Hospital in 2017 came into the world the fourth child of a
woman struggling with addiction to methamphetamine and heroin. The little one
had a tough road ahead, but was blessed with a dedicated hospital staff and
loving adoptive parents. The hospital staff held and soothed him as he was
weaned from the drugs passed to him by his mother. Once home, his adoptive
parents, Millicent M. and Steven C. Himmelreich, continued the love and
patience he needed to thrive.
By Chris
Parker
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Police
dept. reports a decade of falling crime
Bethlehem Police Chief Mark DiLuzio released a
report recently outlining his department’s many successes in recent years,
beginning with what amounts to a 22 percent overall drop in crime from 2007-18.
By
Nate Jastrzmeski
Moravian
Academy presents ‘The Boyfriend’
Students of Moravian Academy performed
“The Boy Friend” March, 1, 2 and 3 uder the direction of Jarrod Yuskauskas.
Sandy Wilson’s musical, which takes place at a boarding school on the French
Riviera in the 1920s, put a smile on everyone’s faces. The small cast and
lively musical numbers made for an intimate and exciting experience. The
performances took place on Moravian Academy’s campus in the Dyer Auditorium.
Above: The young girls of Madame Dubonnet’s Finishing School sing “Perfect
Young Ladies,” a song about how they must act based on society’s standards and
their desire to find husbands.
By
Leslie Regan
Becahi
girls hoping to advance to state finals
Editor’s note: The Becahi girls semifinal game
took place after Press deadlines.
Bethlehem Catholic’s girls’ basketball team
cruised again this past Saturday when they defeated Danville, 60-37, in the
PIAA State Class 4A quarterfinal at Hazleton High School. Becahi guard Jaleesa
Lanier came out in the second quarter firing two consecutive threes, and the
Hawks were off and running.
By
Katie McDonald
Crowded
Kitchen Players premier addresses ‘Unspeakable’ topic
“’Unspeakable’”
describes a system that often finds itself inadequate to help the very
individuals it has been created to serve,” says Ara Barlieb about the genesis
of his new play.The Crowded Kitchen Players’ “Unspeakable” has its world
premiere March 22, Charles A. Brown Ice House, Bethlehem, where it continues
March 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31.
“Unspeakable”
tells the story of a boy, Adam Shane (represented by a Doug Roysdon-designed
and built marionette handled by Pamela Wallace), who is part of a fragile
framework formed by a working single mother, Naomi (Florence Taylor), a trusted
caregiver, Uncle Henry (David Oswald), as well as a stranger, and the
authorities who try to find out the truth.
“It
[the play] describes a society that often finds itself complicit in the endangerment
of its most fragile members,” Barlieb says.“’Unspeakable’ has been created
through years of interviews and collaboration with dedicated and caring
child-welfare and law-enforcement professionals who themselves often share in
these feelings of helplessness,” says Barlieb.“The purpose,” Barlieb continues,
“is to encourage widespread involvement in the protection of children. It takes
only the slightest disregard to endanger a child, but it takes constant effort,
fearless accountability, and tireless vigilance to protect them.”
By
Douglas Graves
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High
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County: Term limit referendum fails, 5-2
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