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AUGUST 11-17, 2022
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Moore Northampton Borough Thanks fire department Township Supervisors For splash party Accept bid On culverts By SAVANNAH BROWN
Photo from Northampton Borough Fire Dept. By KERI LINDENMUTH During their August 4 meeting, the Northampton Borough Council and Borough Manager LeRoy Brobst thanked the Northampton Fire Department for hosting a “Splash Party” for the borough’s children during one of the hottest weekends of the summer. The Splash Party was held on June 23 and 24 when the borough pool was closed due to a staff shortage. Northampton’s fire department partnered with the Coplay and Allen Township fire departments to make the event possible. “[Council] talked about it Thursday night. Friday it was already arranged. By Saturday, it was up and running,” said Councilman Trevor Stone. Councilman Ronald Glassic
echoed Stone’s sentiments, calling the swift action of the volunteer fire department “impressive.” Brobst gave pool manager Andrew Laub a shoutout for using social media to spread the word. Brobst added that Laub has been doing “an exceptional job” this summer. Several members of council and Mayor Tony Pristash stopped by the Splash Party to see the excitement. “Everyone came together,” Mayor Pristash said of the community action behind the event. He said he hopes more Splash Parties can be held in the future. “It made a difference,” Councilman Anthony Lopsonzski, Sr. said. “It shows that we respond to our residents…and that they Continued on page 2
The Moore Township Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, August 2 to discuss subdivision approvals and denials, pickleball courts, and project bids for township culverts. First, supervisors voted to deny the major subdivision from Nico DelSerro due to inactivity. They were granted an extension through August at a prior meeting and were notified by the township but failed to submit any updated documentation. The supervisors then discussed the minor subdivision submitted by Samuel Firmstone, which proposes the subdivision of a small portion of the land. Firmstone requested waivers for the smaller lot because the required features and contours are present on the larger parcel of property. The motion was approved by the board unanimously. A motion to accept a conditional extension of time through December 31 for the Ashwood Construction major subdivision was also granted unanimously. In other news, Moore Township Planning Commission member David Frey submitted a letter of resignation effective August 1 due to a conflict in his schedule right now. The board regretfully accepted Frey’s resignation. Officer Thomas Roberts of the Moore Township Police DepartContinued on page 3
Looking by Back Ed Pany Cement to War, Part 6 of 7 In this continuing series, we are speaking to Mr. Greg Csencsitz, whose father, S.Sgt. Frank Csencsitz, served under Lt. Gen. George Patton in the Third Army 5th Infantry Division. They marched from Normandy to Germany. The drive to crush the German Army started June 15, 1944, ending in Germany May 8, 1945. We are reading from the original daily log of Battery B as written by Capt. L.L. Capron CAC. They crossed into Germany in March 1945 after many combat actions. As soon as the allies cleared any area, thousands of German soldiers were now willing to surrender. S.Sgt. Csencsitz rarely spoke of his combat experiences, but Greg recalls one of the few remarks he Frank becomes a sergeant. made about his unit’s experiences. Contributed photo. One day, they cleared a college of German resistance. They found a done. At a probe of a bayonet, number of civilian graves- civil- they got to the point! ians killed by German units. The S.S. was an independent Continued on page 13 unit, which carried out atrocities on anyone suspected of disloyalty to the Third Reich. S.Sgt. Csenc81st Year, Issue No. 32 sitz’s unit marched the German www.homenewspa.com prisoners they held through the cemetery. The prisoners hesitated. They didn’t want to see what had been
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