Saturday, May 18, 2013
A lockdown at the Nazareth Area Middle School this past week had the community reeling as a bullet was found in a school bathroom.
The Nazareth Area School District highlighted the Week in Review with a lockdown at the middle school, the hiring of a new curriculum director and the drama class moving on after sex assault allegations against their former teacher. Meanwhile, Nazareth's new mayor was gearing up for a write-in vote in Tuesday's primary election and residents gathered for a special meeting about the pool. This is the Week in Review: Nazareth Area Middle School was under a lockdown Wednesday morning for an hour as the Upper Nazareth Police Department found a bullet in bathroom. Nazareth residents will form a pool study group to help plan new municipal pool. The Nazareth Borough Council has directed its board secretary to place advertisement for a part-time …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Nazareth welcomes Carl Strye Jr. as its new mayor while the Borough Council discusses plans for a new pool.
Nazareth continued to be the focal point for local news this week as the borough welcomed a new mayor while the Borough Council decided that it was going to push forward with plans for a new pool. Meanwhile, one school director expressed disgust over the fact that a middle school drama teacher allegedly sexually assaulted a boy over a two-year period. The middle school principal also addressed the issue in a letter to parents. The news wasn't all bad in the Nazareth Area School District. Carl Strye Jr. is sworn in by District Judge John Capobianco during a short ceremony at Nazareth Borough Hall Wednesday morning. A Nazareth school board member says he complained two years ago about a former teacher now charged with sexually assaulting a …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Nazareth School Board seat lost in May 21 primary election and Borough Council's choice for mayor could also cast a shadow over general election.
A Wind Gap woman was killed in a fatal crash and another collision between a car and a motorcycle caused some injuries. Meanwhile, in Nazareth, the Borough Council got some options on its closed municipal pool and moved closer to choosing a new mayor, a move that could complicate the upcoming elections. Speaking of elections, a snafu snagged a two-year school board seat from the May 21 primary race. Here's the Week in Review: Nazareth Borough Council's decision on who should replace Fred Daugherty Jr. could have an impact on the May 21 primary and the November election as well. 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…
Saturday, April 27, 2013
New Patch Editor Dino Ciliberti wraps up first week covering one of Nazareth's hottest topics: The future of the town's police force.
Nazareth Patch got a new editor this week. But no new police force. Or mayor. Or pool. In our Week in Review, the focus was on Monday's meetings. A Police Committee in which the departed Mayor Fred Daugherty wasn't mentioned and an update on the police force wasn't as forthcoming as residents would have liked. A petition to save the Nazareth Police Department is circulating as officials await a proposal from Colonial Regional Police. The school board is raising taxes but at least no programs are falling by the wayside. Nazareth Councilman Jack Herbst said the fate of the Nazareth Police Department remains up in the air until council hears from Colonial Regional Police. As Nazareth awaits proposal from Colonial Regional Police, a petition …
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Statement on the shuttered Nazareth Boro-Park pool and Nazareth runners in the Boston Marathon also top local headlines.
Nazareth Mayor Fred C. Daugherty Jr. has resigned, according to a press release from the borough council president. Fred Daugherty Jr., whose resignation as mayor of Nazareth was effective April 15, says his 'recent and sudden resignation has not been for any other reason than personal.' Gregory Freed, 44, of Allentown, faces charges after allegedly damaging a pickup truck and slapping its driver in a road rage case in Nazareth. Public outcry leads to the president of Nazareth Borough Council releasing a two-page statement regarding the Nazareth Boro-Park pool. Lisa Dente and Jim Rehrig, Nazareth runners participating in the Boston Marathon, are said to be OK after two explosions. Carl Strye Jr., the longtime president of Vigilance Hose Co…
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Alleged shoplifting attempts at local businesses and the murders of a former Nazareth-area couple also top local headlines.
The reasons for Nazareth Boro-Park pool staying closed during the 2013 season will be outlined during Nazareth Borough Council's workshop on May 2. 'Teen Mom 2' star and Nazareth grad Kailyn Lowry live-tweets during a recent episode and has a few choice words for the Lehigh Valley. Two bars in Nazareth have been cited by the Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Enforcement Office. Todd R. Hoadley, 43, of Upper Nazareth, is charged with trying to steal about $242 in clothes from Boscov's at the Palmer Park Mall. Colonial Regional Police say they discovered stolen Walmart items while investigating a Kohl's theft. Former Bushkill Township residents Richard Mahorsky, 71, and Ruth Marion Mahorsky, 70, were shot and killed—allegedly by their 40-year…
Saturday, April 6, 2013
A two-car crash that injured a 4-year-old Easton boy and an alleged cologne thief also top local headlines.
A water main break has been reported along Northwood Avenue in Palmer Township; PennDOT says sinkholes have formed in the area and the road has been shut down. Councilman Jack Herbst, who is the only Nazareth mayoral candidate running in the May 21 primary, doesn't see a reason why Mayberry and the 21st Century can't coexist. A two-car accident in front of Diner 248 sent a 4-year-old Easton boy to the hospital with injuries to his face, according to police. Nazareth's Public Works Department is the winner of the 2013 Pennsylvania Build a Better Mousetrap Competition for a brine-making tote innovation that saved the borough thousands. Ex-councilman Thomas Heckman and newcomer Scott A. Dellatore, both Democrats, are vying for one four-year …
Also: Easter Sunday shooting, priest accused of sexual assault while serving in Bucks County.
Judge Mulls Reduced Sentence for Teen Killer Qu'eed Batts committed a murder when he was 14 as part of a gang inititation. The state Supreme Court ruled that the original sentencing for Batts, now 21, was unconstitutional. Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Easter Shooting Karim Amir Walker was charged with attempted murder Monday for allegedly shooting at the brothers of his girlfriend on Easter Sunday afternoon in Lansdale, Montgomery County. Priest Accused of Sexual Assault A mother of eight is suing The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Bucks County, claiming that a priest sexually assaulted her. Barbershop Drug Ring Dealer Sentenced to Prison One of the men who dealt drugs out of the Heads Up Barbershop in Tredyffrin …
Saturday, March 30, 2013
NASD's stellar report card and a request to tackle an improvement project at the borough's 'Bark Park' also among top headlines.
A man arguing with his mother in a church parking lot ended up with a broken nose and teeth when another man threw an unopened can of Mountain Dew at him, Bushkill Township police say. Chad Hunter, 34, of Upper Nazareth Township, had a blood-alcohol content of .29 percent when he allegedly threatened a group of men with a samurai sword. Nazareth Area School District is one of two Northampton County school districts to meet all adequate yearly progress (AYP) targets. An Upper Nazareth resident requests permission from Nazareth Borough Council to spearhead an improvement project for the borough's 'Bark Park.' The 'I Touched the Future' recognition award has been developed to recognize former Nazareth Area School District employees and school…
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Murder-suicide at Lehigh Valley hospice and relocation of Herbs to Your Success also top local headlines.
Two Bushkill Township residents were held at gunpoint as items were stolen from their home. Neither victim was injured, police say. Allentown police found a Toyota 4Runner one day after it was stolen—by gunpoint—from a Bushkill Township home. The investigation is ongoing. An elderly man shot and killed his wife, a hospice patient, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Allentown Tuesday afternoon, then killed himself, according to Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin. Kyle Jon Fogel, 38, of Pen Argyl, raised eyebrows when he purchased 50 pounds of chemical fertilizer from the Northampton County Farm Bureau Cooperative in Tatamy. Herbs to Your Success, a unique wellness spa in Nazareth, has moved to 64 S. Main St. Six incumbents and two …
brian
10:58 am on Sunday, April 28, 2013
I have tried to contact the person with the petition, and even volunteered to go around and get signatures, but I haven't had any luck. Anybody have any suggestions? I'm not on facebook.... Thank you. more ›