BETHLEHEM PRESS

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

April 10, 2019

HANOVER TWP. EGG HUNT

Sun and fun for all

Hanover Township held its annual Easter egg hunt both indoors and out March 30. The day was filled with sun and unusually mild temperatures in the mid-70s. There were a total of three egg hunts broken down by age groups of 0-2, 3-5 and 6-8. Photo: Kids in the 6-to-8-years-old category run toward the eggs at the start of the egg hunt.

By Mark Kirlin

COMMUNITY

Loud at the library

Photo: Matt Molchany of Shards Studio in Bethlehem helps with the digital mixer and software set up of Studio 11. Molchany operated all equipment for the attendees during the Feb. 23 open house.

By Alli Poczak

BECAHI PRESENTS

‘Meet Me in St. Louis’

“Meet Me in St. Louis” will be performed at 7 p.m. April 12 and 13 in Bethlehem Catholic HS’s auditorium, 2133 Madison Ave., Bethlehem. Reserved seats can be ordered online at http://bit.ly/becatheater. Call 610-866-0791 for general admission seats. They may also be purchased at the door. Photo: John Truitt (Connor Murphy) jumps on board just as the trolley sets out for the Fair, to the happiness of Esther (Zara Smith). The rousing Trolley Song (“Clang, clang, clang goes the bell”) sends them off.

By Dennis Glew

LIBERTY PRESENTS

‘Beauty and the Beast’

Liberty High School Theatre presents the musical “Beauty and the Beast “ April 11, 12 and 13 at 7 p.m., and at a Saturday, April 13 2 p.m. matinee, in the school auditorium. Tickets may be purchased at ShowTix4u.com or by calling the Box Office Call Center at 1-866-967-8167. Photo: Lumiere (Addyson Hamilton) and Mrs. Potts (Lindsey Sommons) tell the Beast (Ricardo Gonzalez), “Above all you must control your temper.”

By Dana Grubb

BETHLEHEM SPORTS

Grasso reaches 1,500 career games

Mike Grasso has been a mainstay at Bethlehem Catholic since 1974 and has spent the majority of his adult life coaching sports for the Golden Hawks. This week the 68-year-old Grasso was slated to add another feather in his cap when the Hawks were slated to take on Pocono Mountain West on Friday, in what would be Grasso’s 1,500th career game coaching at Bethlehem Catholic. Grasso has coached baseball for the past 44 years, but also spent 21 years as a soccer coach, five years coaching girls basketball and 10 years coaching football.

By Peter Car

LV FOCUS

True to life

Renowned actor, screenwriter, producer and playwright Chazz Palminteri brings his legendary one-man show, “A Bronx Tale,” which spawned a critically-acclaimed film of the same title, to the State Theatre Center for the Arts for one performance, 7:30 p.m. April 12.

The 1993 movie that starred Robert De Niro, who directed the film, is based on Palminteri’s 1989 play, directed by four-time Tony Award-winner Jerry Zaks.

By Camille Capriglione

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

April 3, 2019

BATTLING ADDICTION

‘This is a disease’

On April 1, 2016, John Sienkiewicz spoke three words to his daughter, Alexandria, known as Alex, as she headed out with friends. “I love you.” Hours later, Alex, 23, would be found in her bedroom, dead from an overdose of fentanyl, a powerful narcotic painkiller.

By Chris Parker

BATTLING ADDICTION

Toomey: Stop fentanyl at source

U.S. Senator Pat Toomey met with officials at Bethlehem city hall during a tour of the area March 20, where he announced proposed legislation geared toward fighting the opioid epidemic. While ever more laws, programs and resources are directed toward this effort, the Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act in particular is meant to curb sale and delivery of the drugs from their sources; notably China and Mexico, where fentanyl is manufactured. Photo: Sen. Pat Toomey in city hall, with Police Chief Mark DiLuzio (left) and others.

By Nate Jastrzmeski

Monday, March 25, 2019

March 27, 2019

COVER STORY-CELTIC DOGGIE PARADE

Companions strut their stuff

Wearing their finest Irish attire, 35 purebred and mixed breed dogs from around the Lehigh Valley shared in some St. Patrick’s Day fun. They strutted their stuff in a friendly Celtic canine costume competition in historic North Bethlehem March 16. Photo: Donegal Square owner Neville Gardner and Betsy Daley hold Glen of Imaal terriers, Fergus McCarthy and Daithi. Standing beside the dog owners is Beth Barry, emcee for the Celtic Doggie Parade.

By Cindy O’Brien

COMMUNITY
Prayers at Packer Chapel

Students, faculty and others were drawn together in solidarity and grief Friday at the Asa Packer Memorial Church on the edge of the Lehigh University campus. They were there to express their concerns and thoughts and to show their support of the victims killed in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 15, when 50 people were murdered and 50 wounded by a white Australian man espousing white supremacy as a reason for his massacre. Photo: “It was a horrendous attack on a peaceful religion,” said Terri Ball-Nicholas, left, of Bethlehem. She is with her friend, Em Finney. “I felt tremendous sadness – sorrow,” said Finney, also of Bethlehem.

By Douglas Graves

RELATED: ‘We will continue to stand together’

CLASSROOM

Saucon Valley Theatre presents ‘Curtains’

“Curtains,” from the creators of “Cabaret” and “Chicago,” is a musical comedy whodunit taking place in Boston 1959. Saucon Valley’s theater program performed “Curtains” to enthusiastic audiences between March 14 and 17. Photo: Lt. Frank Cioffi (Evangelos Hahalis) reviews a copy of the score from “Robin Hood” with the play’s cast. Hahalis is a senior performing in his third high school production.

By Mark Kirlin

SPORTS

Hawks bring home the gold

“Too happy to even cry,” said Bethlehem Catholic guard Jaleesa Lanier after the Hawks were crowned PIAA State Class 4A girls’ basketball champions by defeating North Catholic, 60-49, on Saturday at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. Screams and squeals filled the arena as time ran out in the state final and the Hawks’ emptied the bench to celebrate.

By Katie McDonald

FOCUS

Still more spring HS musicals

By Ed Courrier

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

March 20, 2019

COVER STORY-BATTLING ADDICTION

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

RELATED STORIES

Help available for addicted mothers

A cascade of illicit drugs

Opioid treatment bills in state house hearing

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BETHLEHEM

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

CLASSROOM

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

SPORTS

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

FOCUS

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

OTHER STORIES

Bethlehem: State of the city ‘strong’ says Donchez

Bethlehem: Book sale opens March 27

Great Decisions Lectures: Roots of European populism complex

Hellertown: Lost Tavern expansion approved

High school musical calendar

Lenten events calendar

Lehigh County: Term limit referendum fails, 5-2
Northampton County: Gracedale passes inspection

Saucon Valley: Shoe collection

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