Nazareth Student Receives Academic Honor from NCC

Gary Kershner, of Nazareth, received an academic honor during Northampton Community College's Awards Convocation Ceremony on April 26.

Academic honors were conferred on 33 students -- including one Nazareth student -- at Northampton Community College during an Awards Convocation Ceremony on April 26. Gary Kershner, of Nazareth, received the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the International Society of Automation-Nicholas A. Stangil and Skip Todaro Award. Other area receipients included:

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NCC's Architecture Students Revamp Nazareth

Architecture students from Northampton Community College present their big ideas for Nazareth's businesses and urban gateways during an open house Wednesday night.

Architecture students from Northampton Community College (NCC) gave Nazareth, a town established in 1740, a modern urban makeover -- on a tiny scale. Community Design Studio is the capstone class for the second-year students, who put their classroom knowledge to the test in a real-world setting. After countless hours of meetings with local officials, business owners and property owners, the students presented their big ideas for Nazareth’s businesses and urban gateways during an open house Wednesday night. Erin Miller and Josephine Velázquez transformed the intersection where Routes 191 and 248 meet S. Green Street, near the Rite Aid and Sunoco gas station.  Miller and Velázquez worked hard to make the intersection pedestrian friendly. …

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Nazareth Diner to Re-Open in May

A decision to renovate the Nazareth Diner's kitchen snowballed into major renovations for the diner's interior and exterior, according to owner Pete Theo.

The Nazareth Diner is going through some major changes, as many readers of Nazareth Patch have noticed -- and inquired about. The original plan, however, wasn’t to gut the entire diner, which is currently surrounded by scaffolding and bustling with men wearing toolbelts. “We were originally just going to do the kitchen, and it turned into what it is now,” said Pete Theo, 26, owner of the Nazareth Diner. The entire building is receiving a major overhaul, as motorists can easily see from the intersection of Easton Road and S. Broad Street. Theo purchased the diner from his father, John Theodoropoulos, who owned the business for 23 years. Theodoropoulos plans to retire shortly after the diner’s grand re-opening, according to the younger …

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Seven Nazareth Area Students Make Phi Theta Kappa at NCC

Seven students from the Nazareth area were inducted into Northampton Community College's Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

One hundred and four Northampton Community College students -- including seven from the Nazareth area -- were inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for students at two-year and junior colleges. To qualify for membership, inductees must have a 3.5 or higher grade point average, be enrolled in an associate degree program, and perform community service work, according to a press release. The following students from the Nazareth area were inducted:

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The Hero Next Door

The Hero Next Door: William Beyer

Meet William Beyer, a lieutenant with Upper Nazareth Fire Department and this week's "Hero Next Door."

William Beyer, 40, has been with the Upper Nazareth Fire Department for six years. He has a total of 12 years of firefighting experience under his belt, having moved from Long Island, N.Y., where he was a second lieutenant. He is a lieutenant and a trustee with Upper Nazareth. Beyer is also part of the support staff at the fire training school of Northampton Community College, where he helps to train junior firefighters -- from across Northampton County -- in proper ladder and hose techniques, ventilation apparatus and proper use of firefighters' tools. When not engrossed in firefighting, the Tatamy resident works for Mack Trucks in Macungie. What is the best thing about being a firefighter? “Saving people. On my Class A [uniform] in Long …

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15 Gardening Classes Available at NCC

Gardeners can grow their expertise through local classes this spring

Northampton Community College has 15 gardening and landscaping classes in its non-credit roster this spring. The list includes topics valuable to home owners such as: Other classes and workshops will address growing seedlings, companion planting, building raised beds, organic pest control, foolproof perennials and more.

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See NCC's New Forensic Training Center

Public is invited to open house at new Forensic Training Center on March 2

The public is invited to Northampton Community College's open house for the new Northeast Forensic Training Center (NFTC) located in the College’s Fowler Family Southside Center. The open house will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, March 2.  The NFTC will offer classes in the basics of criminal forensics for first responders and corporate security professionals, developed and delivered by experienced practitioners. Classes include latent print processing, crime scene initial response, electronic sources of information for use in criminal investigations, crime scene photography, and more. NCC’s Fowler Family Southside Center is located at 511 E. Third Street, Bethlehem. For more information, visitwww.northampton.edu/nftc, or email nftc@…

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Nazareth Area Grads Receive Nursing Pins

Nine Northampton Community College graduates from the Nazareth area received their nursing pins at a ceremony on Jan. 28.

Sixty-seven graduates -- including five from Nazareth, three from Bath and one from Tatamy -- of Northampton Community College’s nursing program received nursing pins at a ceremony on Jan. 28. The pins and the reciting of the Nightingale Pledge signify the rite of passage from the role of student to the role of graduate nurse. From Nazareth: From Tatamy: From Bath:

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35 Nazareth Area Students Graduate from NCC

Northampton Community College's winter commencement was held yesterday, Jan. 28; close to 750 students received degrees, diplomas and certificates.

Northampton Community College's winter commencement was held yesterday, Jan. 28, for close to 750 students -- including 35 Nazareth area students -- who completed associate degrees, specialized diplomas and certificates in August or December, according to www.northampton.edu. Michael Rodriguez, the principal at Herbert Hoover Elementary School in Neshaminy, Bucks County, gave the commencement address. The students were awarded an Associate in Arts (AA), an Associate in Science (AS), an Associate in Applied Science (AAS), a certificate (CERT) and/or a specialized diploma (SD). The local graduates were: Nazareth Two students from Tatamy, six from Wind Gap and 20 from Bath also graduated. Those graduates are: Tatamy Wind Gap Bath

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Nazareth Area School District Facing $551,000 Budget Deficit

The Nazareth Area School Board Monday night approved the district's preliminary budget, which calls for a 2 percent property tax increase.

The Nazareth Area School Board approved the district's preliminary budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year, which calls for a 2 percent property tax increase. Even with the proposed increase, the district is still facing a budget deficit of $551,000. The proposed increase of 0.95 mills, from 47.69 mills to 48.64 mills, would mean a tax increase of $74 for an average property owner in the district. The budget -- projected at just over $69 million -- is still in the preliminary stage and could change by the time it is adopted in final form in May. The budget will be in effect from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. Superintendent Victor Lesky stressed that a vote on the preliminary budget is not a firm commitment to the numbers. “You’re not …

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Chris Miller

4:33 pm on Wednesday, January 25, 2012

For those readers of he Patch. allow me to point out to you that the NASD Board meets the thrid and fourth Mondays of each month. You should double check that on the NASD site under the calenday to see. Dollar wise the preliminary budget is 2M plus over last year budget. I am going to work to see the current number go down and go donw below the 2011-2012 budget.   more ›