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Circus cars Repurposed
A few months ago, we wrote ting on the shows, a decline in some columns on the last Ring- popularity and pressure from ling Brothers circus trains. animal groups, they would be The material was forwarded permanently closing their shows. to me by Mr. Thom Horvath, The Ringling Bros. and Barnum from New Jersey. Mr. Horvath, a & Bailey’s Red Unit would have railroad buff, has spent years re- its last show in Providence, R.I., searching the trains. May 7. Two weeks later, at NasHe writes, “In May 2017, sau Long Island’s Veterans MeRingling Bros. and Barnum & morial Coliseum, the Blue Unit Bailey made the announcement that due to high costs with put- Continued on page 3
NOTEWORTHY NEIGHBORS
Local farmers detail workers in the community to interview for a new, ongoing feature, to Noteworthy What it’s like live Neighbors. Emergency responders, teachers, local government, bus drivers, And work on a farm farmers, etc.; if you do essential
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By SAVANNAH BROWN
crops, as well as raise livestock
Farmersfor undoubtedly have one produce very food we work a living, we and want to the hear of the most important jobs, yet consume daily. from you are in accordingyou. to theIf USDA, they interested The number of farms and acremake up only 1.3% of the U.S. being interviewed andagesharing of farmland with in the U.S. has labor force. Their dedication, been to decline the community the workcontinuing that you do,and a hard work and long hours allow recent USDA survey shows that please email AskUs@HomeNewsPA.com. them to plant, grow and harvest Continued on page 16
A bird’s-eye view of historic Bethlehem; photo by Matthew Morrow
Moore Township Supervisors Approve vacation of Trach Road
By SAVANNAH BROWN The Moore Township Board of Supervisors held a formal hearing on Thursday, June 22 to discuss the condition of Trach Road from Bauer Road to South Summit Road and its vacation. During the hearing, Public Works Director Craig Hoffman provided testimony pertaining to his recommendation to vacate Trach Road. Hoffman identified that the road is just under a half-mile long, roughly 15 feet wide, and consists of hard-packed stone and gravel. It is a single-lane road with no paving or road indications such as striping, used primarily by farm equipment with very few cars, and property that
abuts the road on either side is preserved farmland. Hoffman made the recommendation due to the township having significant problems with the road because of water runoff; since the road is lower than the fields on both sides there is no way to get rid of the water on the roadway, making it difficult to maintain. Hoffman expressed that over the last three years since he has been director, he has noted that snow removal from the road takes approximately four to six hours, which is significantly longer than paved roads. As it stands, the road has no purpose or use to the township, appears more like a driveway or
private road, and would take the Public Works crew about six to seven hours to backfill the stone due to heavy rain, which is costly to the township. Additionally, there is a large slope in the road, which creates limited sight for drivers. There are also no speed limit signs posted, which means that drivers can go up to 55 miles per hour on the Continued on page 7
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