Teacher Sex Charges, Fatal Shooting, Bullet in School Top May News

May was a monstrous month for news in the Nazareth area.

In one month, Nazareth dealt with a fatal shooting and its school system suffered through news that a middle school teacher allegedly sexually assaulted a boy.

Meanwhile, the Nazareth Borough Council named a new mayor, addressed the closure of its pool for the summer and continued to debate the future of the borough's police department.

Here is May in Review:

Nazareth Area Middle School teacher arraigned and jailed Friday on multiple charges for sexually assaulting a student.

Monday night's fatal shooting is still under investigation; 'no alarm for community,' Nazareth Police Chief Thomas Trachta says.

Nazareth Area Middle School was under a lockdown Wednesday morning for an hour as the Upper Nazareth Police Department found a bullet in bathroom.

One day after walking out of a Nazareth Area school board meeting, director Chris Miller resigns.

Carl Strye Jr., the longtime president of Vigilance Hose Co. No. 1, will fill the unexpired term of former mayor Fred Daugherty Jr., who resigned.

The Nazareth Borough Council and residents hear from consultant Thursday night that a quick fix could possibly have municipal pool open by July 4th.

Nazareth Police Chief Thomas Trachta urges residents to be on the lookout for suspicious activity around residential areas.