March 18, 2020
COVER STORY – COPING WITH COVID-19
Local leaders discuss
regional approach
Lehigh Valley leaders, emergency management
organizations and medical professionals converged on Friday the 13th at
Northampton County’s EMS Center, located at the Gracedale campus, to discuss a
regional approach to the COVID-19 pandemic. This meeting was led by Thomas
McGroarty, a public health preparedness coordinator with Pennsylvania’s
Department of Health. Ironically, one suggestion was to limit in-person
meetings precisely like the one being conducted.
By Bernie O’Hare
Local religious
leaders are making decisions to close schools, cancel services, and otherwise
gird for the coronavirus or COVID-19. “After consulting with medical
professionals and the Standing Committee, for the public good and to protect
the most vulnerable people in our communities,” said Right Reverend Kevin D.
Nichols, Bishop of the Bethlehem Episcopal Diocese. “I have made the difficult decision to call
on all churches in the diocese to cease all operations, including worship,
through March 30.”
By Douglas Graves
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COVID-19
arrives in city
Virus testing
increases in the area
State
insurers covering COVID tests
Casino
suspends operations
Lehigh exec
declares state of emergency
Bringing everyone into the
spotlight
“Owen had never
met her, but he watched others and he knew that escorting a beautiful girl in
her best dress down the red carpet was something totally special that he wanted
to do,” said Owen’s mother, Bette Jo Smith of Newtown. The proud mom was responding to a question;
“What has this event meant to you and your son?” It was a special evening when
special needs young men and women (all 14 and older), were feted at a special
gala evening with all the glitz and glamor and star treatment that the
organizers could muster. Photo: Night to Shine revelers enjoy the music during
the annual gala.
By Douglas Graves
Saucon Valley’s ‘Hello, Dolly’
The Saucon Valley
HS’s theater department presented “Hello, Dolly” March 5-8. “Hello, Dolly” is based on a book by Michael
Stewart and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Stewart’s book was adapted from
another book called “The Matchmaker” by Thornton Wilder. The musical comedy is
about Dolly Levi, a matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York to find a match
for an unmarried half-a-millionaire named Horace Vandergelder. This year’s
musical was produced and directed by Chad A. Miller along with assistant
director and choreographer Kimberly Tassinaro, technical director Patrick Mertz
and musical director Michael Marini. Photo: The “Hello, Dolly” cast in front of
the backdrop of New York City at the turn of the 20th century. The original Broadway version of “Hello,
Dolly” earned 10 Tony Awards, including best musical.
By Mark Kirlin
Landis steps away from
Liberty
Sometimes you just know it’s the
right time to step away and for Liberty’s Chad Landis, his reign on sideline
for the boys basketball team has come to an end. Landis notified school
administrators and his team last week that this would be his final season
coaching - for now.
After spending the past 12 years
as head coach and eight more prior to that as an assistant, Landis felt this
was the right time to take a timeout.
By Peter Car
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Freedom: ‘Mary
Poppins’
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Bethlehem (ASD): RBG3, support programs successful
Lehigh County: Non-discrimination policy approved
Valley: CACLV gets $110,000 state grant
Student profile: Quinn O’Connor, Moravian Academy
High school news: Moravian Academy by Quinn O’Connor
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