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Bath Borough Council Covers parking concerns, street Repairs and ordinance debates
By SAVANNAH BROWN The Bath Borough Council gathered for its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 8 with a packed agenda that stretched from public safety updates to long-debated ordinances on parking and land use. Mayor Fiorella Mirabito opened the meeting with somber news, reporting the stabbing incident that occurred in the 100
block of E. Main Street remains under active investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police. While details remain limited, the mayor assured residents that she would share updates as soon as she receives official information. Council also addressed ongoing vandalism in borough parks, with reports that picnic tables had been removed from two locations following repeated inci-
dents of damage. “It’s disheartening that this is a constant occurrence,” said Council President Frank Hesch, who stressed the impact of vandalism on community morale. Councilman James Lisiecki urged residents to be proactive, saying, “If you see something, say something.”
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Penn Dixie Cement: Part 6 of 6
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Nazareth Borough Council bids Farewell to longtime member; Approves grants, budgets and Police contract By SAVANNAH BROWN Nazareth Borough Council’s Tuesday, Sept. 2 meeting was one filled with both celebration and transition, as officials honored a longtime public servant, navigated a range of resolutions and budget matters, and debated the future of the borough’s police force. The evening began with a unanimous vote to approve a resolution recognizing Third Ward Councilman Charles “Charlie” Donello, who officially resigned from council after a distinguished 17-year career. Mayor Lance E. Colondo delivered an emotional tribute, highlighting Donello’s extensive service and the many ways he shaped the borough’s environmental policies
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and programs. “With more than a little sadness but lots of well wishes, we say goodbye to our compatriot, our devoted public servant and most importantly, our beloved friend, Charlie Donello,” Colondo said. “Charlie’s 17-year career on Council and as the Chairman of our Environmental Steering Committee saw the Borough build a Yard Waste Recycling Center, add shade trees to Kim Kromer Park, establish a Memorial Tree Planting Program and begin the process of planning, funding and building a full-service Recycling Center on Gracedale.” Colondo went on to outline Continued on page 13
The “White House;” contributed photo In this concluding column on the former Penn Dixie Cement Company, Mrs. Kathy Unger, of Nazareth, shares her memories as a secretary at the plant. Kathy is quite the historian and has donated rare photographs and artifacts to the Atlas Cement Company Memorial Museum. When I interviewed Kathy she recalled, “I went to work at the Penn-Dixie after graduation from high school in 1958. I was hired as ‘gal Friday,’ which meant I would learn many jobs so I could fill in for secretaries’ vacations, illnesses and maternity leave. We typed out letters on manual Underwood or Royal typewriters using carbon paper to produce multiple copies. The carbon usually got on our clothes and the paper
stuck together in humid weather. When making a typo, we had to erase all the copies; as many as 10 to 11 copies. There was no whiteout.” Kathy recollected, “We dreaded contract time when we had to type new contracts for 10 Penn Dixie plants; pages and pages of text with many carbon copies. We had a wet process Verifax machine which was messy and smelly; I Continued on page 4
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