VBS: Bethany UCC
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 by CYNTHIA UNDERHILL Special to the Bethlehem Press in Local News
Bethany United Church of Christ held its vacation Bible school July 23 to 27. The theme for the week was "Babylon - Daniel's Courage in Captivity." Participants chose from a selection of costumes that they could mix and match each evening.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012 by The Press in Local News
SCHOOL NOTES
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 by The Press in Local News
Community Schools benefit from registering store cards
Registering or reregistering Giant, Bottom Dollar and Target store cards will help local schools. With all of the cuts in school funding, this helps supplement programming, school supplies and other needs. School names and codes are available on the websites.
Register Giant cards after August 26 at www.giantfoodstores.com/aplus/; Bottom Dollar anytime at www.bottomdollarfoodconnections.com; and Target anytime at www-secure.target.com/redcard/tcoe/home.
Marking the end of summer
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 by The Press in Local News
Nectar of life
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 by The Press in Local News
PEOPLE
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 by The Press in Local News
Bloomsburg University scholarships
Two Bethlehem residents received scholarships to attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania as freshmen for the 2012-13 school year. These awards, which are reserved for new students, provide between $1,000 and $3,750 of assistance.
Stadium restoration
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 by The Press in Local News
The 'art of listening to each other' Northampton County opens 100-bed rehab center in West Easton
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 by BERNIE O'HARE in Local News
Northampton County is famous for its cacophony and dissonance, but Aug. 22 was an unusually harmonious day. It occurred, strangely enough, during the dedication of a new, 100-bed treatment center for drunk drivers and domestic relations offenders in tiny West Easton Borough. The person who set the tone was West Easton's 73-year-old mayor, Gerry Gross.
Brennan dissolves campaign -- McNeill picked to run in Nov.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 by NATE JASTRZEMSKI in Local News
Following his Aug. 15 arrest for beating his wife and driving drunk, State Rep. Joseph Brennan, (D-133) announced in a brief statement Aug. 22 he is ceasing his campaign for November re-election.
"I have been privileged to represent the 133rd District for the past six years, but today I am submitting a request to remove my name from the November ballot," Brennan said. "I will remain in office until the conclusion of my term on Nov. 30 and my offices will remain open and staffed to help constituents deal with state government."
This week in Bethlehem history -- Hoover-Mason Trestle
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 by The Press in Local News
The Bethlehem Steel plant is as important to our national history as any Civil War battlefield or former president's home. There is no better symbol for the pervasive loss of American industry that occurred at the end of the 20th century. Yet it seems that no government body or educational institution can afford the costs of preserving the Bethlehem plant.