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Mosquito spraying set for Saturday night in 4 Warren County towns
WARREN COUNTY, NJ – The Warren County Mosquito Commission has announced that it will be spraying against mosquitoes Saturday night, weather permitting, in parts of Phillipsburg, Lopatcong Township, Alpha Borough, and Harmony Township. The mosquito spraying will go on from 8:30 p.m. – 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, July 27...
Phillipsburg Town Council Preview: Background Checks and ALPR Technology on the Agenda
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - A preview of the Phillipsburg Town Council agenda for this evening, July 24, 2024 includes second readings and first readings of ordinances and a series of resolutions. A second reading for O2024-16, amending Chapter 7 entitled “Background Checks, Board, Commission or Committee Members” of the code of the Town of Phillipsburg regarding background checks.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER A first reading for ordinance amendment 2024-02 to establish the salary range for certain officers and employees of the town of Phillipsburg will be read. It will be amended by adding the...
Gloria Decker, veteran of N.J. politics, dies at 91
Gloria A. Decker, a barrier-breaking fixture in New Jersey politics for seven decades who served as both Democratic and Republican county chair in Warren County, as state lottery director, and as mayor of Phillipsburg, died on July 23. She was 91. She started in politics in 1953, at age 21,...
Riverfront or Industrial? Land Use Board Has Town Engineer Prepare Consistency Plan on Riverfront Development
Phillipsburg, N.J.---The Phillipsburg Land Use Board on Thursday agreed to have the town engineer prepare a consistency report on the 170 Howard St. Riverfront Redevelopment Plan up for a vote following a public hearing at the board's next meeting on Aug. 22. In a standing-room-only crowd at the Gloria Decker Senior Center, the board pointed out that if they approve the consistency plan on Aug. 22, it will be forwarded to the town council for its approval in September. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER About 45 people packed the meeting room, including almost 20 members...
Mixed opinions arise as Easton officials discuss removing mayor from city council
Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr. was initially on board when Councilman Frank Pintabone proposed reopening the Home Rule Charter, which would remove the mayor of Easton from council. Now, he believes having the mayor on council has worked for the past 17 years, and questioned the need to change what...
Arts trail ‘Blue Bridge’ off-limits during weekdays for stabilization after dam removal
EASTON, Pa. — When a dam is removed, the creek or stream it controlled will return to its natural state — flowing narrower and deeper, Kristie Fach said Thursday. “That's what you see with every dam removal, and, as always, it depends on the height of the dam and how far back that goes,” said Fach, director of ecological restoration for Wildlands Conservancy.
Lehigh Valley officially on the way to becoming a Blue Zone
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An initiative to make the Lehigh Valley a healthier place to live, work and play is officially underway. Over the next few years, local officials are committed to making the area a Blue Zone. Blue Zones are places around the world where people are reaching age...
Allentown firefighters mourn loss of one of their own
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Fire departments across our region are mourning the loss of one of their own. Allentown Fire Marshall Jeff Tomczak died after a more than 15-month battle with pancreatic cancer. 69 News paid a visit to the Allentown Central Fire Station on West Chew Street on Friday, where...
Work to resume at Fourth Street garage as Easton fights for former subcontractors to be paid
The Fourth Street Parking Garage will receive long-awaited work after a resolution passed by Easton City Council to bring on a new contractor. This resolution arrives after problems arose with the original contractor the city hired to construct the garage, Perrotto Builders. After the city complained of the quality and timeliness of their work, only the bottom deck of the garage opened last May. The garage fully opened last June.
Bethlehem Pools Closed Due to Weather
All of the City of Bethlehem’s pools will be closed Wednesday, July 24, due to the threat of inclement weather, the city announced in a press release. All of the City of Bethlehem’s pools will be closed Wednesday, July 24, due to the threat of inclement weather, the city announced in a press release.
'More projects, more people, more growth': Easton sets agreement with building, construction unions
EASTON, Pa. — Easton City Council on Wednesday approved a new agreement with building and construction trades groups that could benefit government, union workers and residents. Councilman Frank Pintabone presented a resolution for a fresh Project Stabilization Agreement with the Greater Lehigh Valley Building and Construction Trades Council that...
Coca-Cola Park to host ‘Illumination!’ holiday lights event
Coca-Cola Park will be decked out with more than a million holiday lights during the IronPigs off-season later this year. The IronPigs organization announced in a news release Wednesday that the park will become home to “Illumination!,” a walk-through holiday lights display between November and January. In addition to viewing the lights, guests will be able to make s’mores at fire pits, get ...
Buffalo Soldiers to trek from Allentown to Easton for 'Forgotten Soldiers Ride'
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Members of the Buffalo Soldiers came together for a small ceremony at the Rose Garden in anticipation of a massive motorcycle-cade to the final resting place of Black soldiers interred at a park in Easton on Saturday. A few members of the Buffalo Soldiers, alongside supporters,...
Buffalo Soldiers work to restore paved-over cemetery of Black soldiers
More than a year ago, the local chapter of the Buffalo Soldiers made a sad discovery. A burial site of Black soldiers had been paved over and turned into a basketball court in Easton. Since then, the group has worked to make sure those laid to rest there were given the honor they deserved.
UGI to begin gas main replacement project in Northampton County borough next week
FREEMANSBURG, Pa. - UGI Utilities, Inc. will begin a gas main replacement project in a Northampton County borough next week. The company says it is set to begin a gas main replacement project in Freemansburg Borough on Monday, July 29. The work is expected to be completed by late September...
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