August 28, 2019

COVER STORY

Finding forever homes

There’s good news and some bad news for the 160 homeless animals waiting to be adopted from the Center for Animal Health and Welfare on Island Park Road in Williams Township. The good news is that the animals are living in a no-kill facility where finding forever homes for them is the goal, and while waiting for that to happen, their human hosts do the utmost to keep them well and happy. The bad news, according to CAHW Executive Director Kelly Bauer, is that the shelter may have to cut back on services and the number of animals it can accept unless it can raise $10,000 to complete repairs to its HVAC system, which crashed this past winter. Photo: Oregano, a beautiful long hair, gets her head scratched by Executive Director Kelly Baurer, while youngster Angelica looks the other way.

By Carole Gorney

 

ENTERTAINMENT

S’mores than meets the eye

Six students from the Northampton Community College Culinary Program participated in a cooking challenge Aug. 12 at The Factory in Southside Bethlehem.  The challenge was to produce dishes incorporating the ingredients used in making in a s’more. There was a unique ingredient, Stuff Puffed chocolate filled marshmallows to be used in each dish. The other ingredient – graham crackers. Stuff puff marshmallows are produced in partnership with the Factory, and are available exclusively at Walmart this summer. Photo: The contenstants: Thomas Traupman, Gina Anderson, Skylar Welsh, Briana Campbell, Veronica Trevino and Luke LaMontia.

By Lani Goins

 

OPINION

Gun violence issue

Graphic commentary by Ed Courrier

Opinion: Some thoughts on preventing mass shootings

Opinion: Wolf seeks to curtail gun violence

Opinion: Time to change the U.S. Constitution?

 

SPORTS

’Pates, Hawks ready for big week 2 clash

Week one could have been a glorified scrimmage week for many EPC South teams, as they took on their counterparts from the North. Bethlehem Catholic and Freedom each had lopsided affairs in hand, as the Pates torched East Stroudsburg North 58-0 and Becahi slammed Dieruff 48-7. As week two gets underway, the real tests begin for many of the area teams and all eyes will be on BASD Stadium Friday night when Freedom hosts Becahi in their annual early season showdown. Freedom won last year’s showdown 37-20, always keeping a lead on the Hawks, as they jumped out to a 21-0 lead and never looked back. Hawks head coach Joe Henrich was pleased with what his team took away from their week one victory, but knows Friday night is a different animal.

By Peter Car

 

FOCUS

Fair brings country farm to town

The Great Allentown Fair, a Lehigh Valley classic for 167 years, welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors to experience its big-name outdoor concerts, rides, games, novelty attractions, food and, most importantly, a showcase of products, livestock, photography, arts, crafts and collectibles from the region’s farms, gardens and homes. The Allentown Fair, ranked as one of the Top 50 fairs in the United States, kicked off Aug. 27 with “Preview Night” and continues through Sept. 2, Labor Day, Allentown Fairgrounds, 17th, Liberty and Chew streets, Allentown.

By Paul Willistein

 

OTHER STORIES

Bethlehem: Sen. Casey - ‘America doesn’t surrender to a problem’

Bethlehem: Member rant ends council meeting

Bethlehem: City EMS has advanced new wheels

Bethlehem: 3 BASD teachers recognized

Bethlehem: Board reviews district visitor policy

Bethlehem: Eagles awards presented at dinner

Bethlehem: Bach choir auditions set

Freemansburg: National Night Out leaves impression

Lehigh County: Conflicts arise; members cast rules aside

Looking Back: Life during the Great Depression

News analysis: Did Norco punish probation officers?

Northampton County: Corrections officers have new contract

Red Cross: Thinking about school safety

Saucon Valley: Administrators try to establish vaping policies

Valley: The Ben Event

Valley: Pediatric Cancer Center moves to South Allentown

 

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August 21, 2019

COVER STORY

High hopes at Broughal

You can’t have a strong South Bethlehem without a strong Broughal,” asserts Dr. Jack Silva. Bethlehem Area School District assistant superintendent. Silva is clearly proud of the recently upgraded facilities at Broughal MS, as well as the school’s partnerships with the South Side community, including Lehigh University, the Hispanic Center, and the Bethlehem Area Public Library. Principal Rick Amato points to the school’s success in implementing a “trauma-informed” social and emotional health plan. Both also recognize that there is an opportunity for Broughal to improve the quality of the education it offers all students.

By Theresa O’Brien

 

MUSIKFEST

Liberty alumni, students jam

Any other time of year, the street between Broad and the Central Moravian Church is known as Main Street. However, during Musikfest, the street becomes a venue named Provident Bank Main Street. It has all the fanfare that Main Street traditionally has plus performing stages for concerts, street vendors, buskers and music as far as the ears can hear. One of the groups performing routinely on Provident Bank Main street this year, was a group of current Liberty HS students and alumni who called themselves the Orbital Drumline. Photo: Orbital members Camryn Cobos and Jacob Mello toss drumsticks back and forth, while playing, during their performance at Musikfest.

By Nicholas Rolland

 

BETHLEHEM

Musikfest has record-setting year

They came from Australia and Aruba, Texas and Tennessee.When all was said and done, more than 1.2 million guests visited Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley for Musikfest, setting an all-time attendance record for the festival.

 

SPORTS

BML title goes to Bulls

Limeport head coach Mike Cudwadie and plenty of other Bulls remember when Northampton swept them in the championship series in its first season of the Blue Mountain League (BML). That was back in 2014. Jorge Montes doesn’t recall the deflating feeling five years ago. Montes is from Puerto Rico, and recently moved back to the Lehigh Valley area in 2017. He came up with the biggest hit in Game 5 of the championship series in his first season with the Bulls. Montes blasted a three-run home run in the fifth inning, and Limeport held on down the stretch for a 5-3 victory over Northampton and the Bulls’ fourth BML title in five seasons.

By Todd Kress

 

FOCUS

Getting ready for the fair

Get ready for “Fair Fresh Fun” at the 167th Great Allentown Fair, Aug. 27 - Sept. 2, Allentown Fairgrounds, 17th, Liberty and Chew streets, Allentown. The Lehigh County Agricultural Society, nonprofit owner and operator of The Allentown Fairgrounds and The Great Allentown Fair, brings the country to the city for seven days of agricultural exhibits, entertainment, rides, games, food and concert headliners at the 45-acre West End Allentown site. This year’s Fairgrounds Grandstand lineup is: Live and Bush, Aug. 27; Impractical Jokers, Aug. 28; Brooks & Dunn, Aug. 29; Miranda Lambert, Aug. 30; Why Don’t We, Aug. 31; Hall & Oates, Sept. 1, and J&J Demolition Derby, Sept. 2.

 

OTHER STORIES

Bethlehem: HARB-Neighbor slamproposed gate

Musikfest: Cast of ‘Blood Queens’ visits for meet & greet

Northampton County: Voting machine demos schedule

Report: Many Pa.  families struggling

Woodstock 50^th: Hey, let’s go to a Joan Baez concert

 

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August 14, 2019

COVER STORY

‘For better or worse’

Newlyweds Devin Hallquist and Michael Steele take a stroll outside by the Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces July 13 after their wedding at ArtsQuest Center at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. The ceremony was permitted to be held despite an emergency situation involving a man who climbed the blast furnaces and remained there for 21 hours. The crisis was peacefully resolved.

By Samantha Anderson

 

MUSIKFEST

Students get backstage training

Liberty HS students meet on East First Street, just outside Musikfest’s Wind Creek Steel Stage before the Lady Antebellum concert. As part of the PNC Backstage Experience, students go backstage to watch a sound check and meet Lady Antebellum’s tour manager.

By Nicholas Rolland

 

Musikfest photo coverage by Dana Grubb, Lori Patrick and Mark Kirlin

 

SPORTS

‘Season for the ages’

The Wanderers’ season came to a close in the Region 2 tournament, but it didn’t take away from the type of campaign the team experienced over the summer. The NORCO champs fell to Berks champ Norchester 7-1 to end their run in the tournament, going 2-2 in the double elimination format. Norchester scored six runs in the top of the eighth inning to pull away for the win. For Wanderers head coach Dwight Pulieri, the season was a success after a 22-5 finish that saw his team win the league title.

By Peter Car

 

FOCUS

State Theatre: It’s about the audience

The 93rd season of the State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton, as with previous seasons, is a work in progress. “We’re confirming things right and left that we add,” says State Theatre President and CEO Shelley Brown. Tickets for the new season at the State Theatre go on sale to the public Aug. 15. Tickets for State Theatre members went on sale Aug. 1.

By Paul Willistein

 

OTHER STORIES

National Night Out: Freemansburg. Hellertown and Hanover (Norco) Twp.

Bethlehem: Martin Tower commemorative bricks available for sale

Fountain Hill: Zoning officer needed ASAP

Hellertown: Focus on community membrs, efforts

Hellertown: Firefighters complete course

Lehigh County: DA’s victim/witness unit nets $700K grant

 

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August 7, 2019

COVER STORY-MUSIKFEST OPENS

‘Dedication, support, commitment’

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usikfest kicked off its 36th year Friday night with the presentation of Marcincin Awards to three local organizations for their continued support of the 10-day free festival. The recipients, Macintosh Services, the Bethlehem Area School District and the Lehigh Valley Health Network, were recognized for their various partnership activities with ArtsQuest, the nonprofit sponsor of Musikfest. Photo: All award recipients received a glass Marcincin Award, hand-blown by the artists of ArtsQuest’s glass studio at the Banana Factory.  The only hot glass studio in the region, it opened in 2006.

By Carole Gorney

 

Musikfest photos by Dana Grubb, Lori Patrick and Lani Gions

 

COMMUNITY

Oasis Family Center opens

The Oasis Community Center charted new ground when it opened with a ceremony attended by more than 150 guests recently.

Located in the historic Park Plaza Farmhouse, at 3400 Bath Pike, the center is the first of its kind in Pennsylvania and will serve families and individuals impacted by Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Photo: A crowd of more than 150 guests attend the opening of the Oasis Recovery Center, Bethlehem, June 28. The center offers family support meetings, grief recovery groups, and experiential healing activities.

 

ATRIA CHEF SHOWDOWN

‘People belong together …’

Atria Senior Living Community of Bethlehem challenged Colonial  Regional Police Department Chief Roy Seiple and special guest Andrew Lawatsch to the fifth annual chef showdown July 18. Specifically, a “Competition to Separate the Mild from the en Fuego in a Test of Culinary Chops.” Atria’s chef and culinary service director Daniel Azan, Lawatsch and defending champion Seiple faced off with only one rule - all recipes must include an ingredient flavored with both the sweet and spicy: the pepper. The competition was judged by Atria Bethlehem residents, guests from Colonial Regional Police Department and the public. The winner received a fantastic pepper trophy. Photo: All three of the competitors, Atria chef Daniel Azan with the winner Andrew Lawatsch holding his pepper trophy and Regional Police Department Chief Roy Seiple.

By Selena Cintron

 

SPORTS

Freedom HS Athletes of the Year

Telatovich played  with ‘honor, integrity, heart’

Turocy helped lead FHS to EPCV, D-11 titles

By Katie McDonald

 

FOCUS

‘Musikfest continues

The 36th annual Musikifest continues through Aug. 11 in Bethlehem’s Historic District on the city’s northside and SteelStacks on the city’s southside. There is music at 16 of Musikfest’s 18 venues, with more than 500 free music and art performances during the 10-day event. Also, there are 40-plus food vendors, 45 artisans, street performers and art attractions. Musikfest hours are noon-11 p.m. through Aug. 11.

 

OTHER STORIES

Opinion: ‘Somebody do something’

Bethlehem: City man charged in double murder

Bethlehem: Police pact nets 3% raise

Bethlehem: City fire dept. welcome 5 new members

Bethlehem: Breakfast of Keystone champions

Bethlehem: Rental assistance offers new way of stabilizing familes in need

Fountain Hill: Council welcome part-time officer

Lehigh Valley: Boscola secures $6.75M for area development projects

 

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