March 12, 2018 – School Board Meeting Editor’s Note: At the February 26th meeting the school board voted to change the meeting date from March 19th to March 12th to discuss potential candidates for a vacant school board position. If they mentioned changing the time of the meeting, it was not clear to the citizens … More School Board Fails to Advance Budget

Nazareth Area School District – February 26, 2018 Announcement The Board accepted Linda McDonald’s resignation on Feb. 12th and has advertised for a new member to be appointed. The deadlines for applications is March 5th. Community Concern Amy Pidgeon introduced herself, and announced she’s started a group for moms, focused on keeping children safe: Nazy … More Applications being taken for School Board

The February 14th meeting was cancelled due to weather. February 21, 2018 – Upper Nazareth Supervisors Meeting Announcements Street Sweeping is scheduled from April 2-6th Curb-side yard waste will be collected from April 16-20th The yard waste facility opens on April 21st Community Concerns There was a bad house fire at 3558 Penfield Way on … More Student Safety Crossing Friedenstahl Ave a Continuing Concern

Nazareth Area School District – February 12, 2018 Student Government Association The Winter Formal will be held this Friday (2/16).  Over 250 students are planning to attend. Community Concern Joanne spoke to the board, urging them to call an in-service day during elections so children would not be harms way at Butz Elementary.  During the … More Voting at Butz Elementary Continues to Dominate School Board

Nazareth Area School District – January 29, 2018 Student Recognition High School senior Katie Dawe was one of eight winners of The Banana Factory’s Art Pop Billboard Contest. Katie’s winning entry will be featured on a billboard on Route 22East. Community Concern Two parents spoke to the board about their efforts to get the polling … More Parents Report on Efforts to Move Polling Place out of Butz Elementary

Nazareth School Board Meeting – January 22, 2018 Student Recognition Amelia Fair, working on her Silver Award for Girl Scouts, and other students from the Intermediate School were recognized for their participation in “Wreaths Across America”. On December 16, 2017, students placed 298 wreaths on the tombstones of veterans at Holy Family Cemetery. The Board … More School Board Recognizes Student Achievement

Upper Nazareth Supervisors – January 17, 2018 Announcements Last day for Christmas Tree pickup is January 26th February 7th, 7:00pm – Supervisor’s Meeting May 19th – Hazardous waste collection at Northampton Community College from 8:30am – 2:00pm Community Concerns A complaint about the gate on 4th Street to the Intermediate school constantly being left open.  … More Discussion on Adding Parking to Tuske’s Park

Upper Nazareth Supervisor’s Meeting – January 2, 2018 Reorganization Meeting – Current Slate of Supervisors Mike Rinker – Chairman Donna Hirst – Vice Chairman Robert Disbrow Scott Sylvainus Brian Pulliam Announcements Christmas trees will be picked up until January 26th. The road crew will follow the leaf pick up schedule. Community Concerns A complaint from … More Christmas trees picked up until Jan. 26th

Upper Nazareth Supervisor’s Meeting – December 20, 2017 An extremely chaotic meeting tonight. Donna Hirst and Richard Mann were absent and Scott Sylvanius called in from an airport between flights. He participated via speaker phone. The supervisors raced through the meeting in 15 minutes, hopscotching around the agenda. Announcements Tuske’s Park is still open but … More Mini-casinos prohibited in Upper Nazareth

Upper Nazareth Supervisor’s Meeting – December 5, 2017 Announcements Rest rooms at Tuskes Park are closed for the season. The last day for leaf pickup is December 22nd. Community Concerns Residents queried the supervisors about the following issues: So many parents are driving their children to school, that school buses are running nearly empty. Taxpayers … More Correction: Real Estate Taxes to Rise in 2018