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Cody’s Eats & Sweets Opens in Nazareth
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Cody Dally cuts the ribbon. Submitted by LISA BORICK Surrounded by family, friends and enthusiastic fans, Cody Dally cut the ribbon on his storefront, Cody's Eats & Sweets, on Thursday, June 28. On hand to offer words of
encouragement were Nazareth Mayor Lance Colondo and Nazareth Downtown Manager Lisa Borick. Dally graciously thanked his family and the community for their support, cut the ribbon and
shared champagne with guests. Dally, a graduate of Nazareth Area High School and Northampton Community College Culinary Arts program, has Continued on page 13
Waste site appeals zoning Violation; residents urged to Speak out at hearing
By KERI LINDENMUTH An Allen Township waste disposal site is appealing its notice of zoning violation, and residents who feel impacted are being urged to testify about the business’s negative effects in an up-
coming Zoning Hearing Board meeting, Township Solicitor Lincoln Treadwell announced during the June 24 Board of Supervisors meeting. Allen Township issued a zoning violation in May against Ameri-
can Disposal on Willowbrook Road after dozens of residents complained of noises, smells, litter and rodents coming from the property. The township has arContinued on page 6
87th annual
Penn Dixie No. 4 in Nazareth; contributed photo A while back, I received some interesting historical information from Mr. Blaine Hoffmeister, a Bath resident who was a fine student of this writer at Northampton High School, graduating in 1970. He still remembers his old teacher from over 40 years ago. Of special interest was information on the former Penn Dixie Cement Company. This company provided gainful employment for thousands of residents. The company traced its roots back to 1926. In that year the Pennsylvania Cement Plant, which dates to 1900, merged with the Dixie
Portland Cement Company of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The company included the Penn Allen Cement Company of Upper Nazareth. The new company operated three plants: Penn Dixie No. 4 in Nazareth, Plant Continued on page 3
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