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donned powdered wigs and recreated the signing of the petition on Dec. 14 The Times
Cherishing the past, celebrating the present and welcoming the future. For all of 2022, this has been the motto of Northampton Township as it commemorated a major historic milestone -- its 300th anniversary. On Dec. 14, 1722, a petition was granted by the Quarter Sessions Court at Bristol to establish a new township on the lands lying “between Southampton Township and other lands and the Neshaminy Creek.” Thus, Northampton Township was born. Over the past 12 months, the 300th Committee, helmed by former supervisor Eileen Silver, has hosted a slew of celebratory happenings. These included a summer reading program at the Free Library of Northampton Township, colonial weaving and wool spinning presentations at the James E. Kinney Senior Center and a history walk at the Northampton Municipal Park. The jam-packed year of festivities
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Dressing the part: The Northampton Township board of supervisors donned powdered wigs and 18th-century garb to celebrate the township’s 300th anniversary. wrapped up during the Northampton Township board of supervisors’ Dec. 14 meeting, which saw the local leaders dressed in powdered wigs and other garb of the 18th century. Chairman Adam Selisker and his fellow board members recreated the signing of the petition that established a brand new township so many years ago. At that time, 21 petitioners put ink to paper and made it a reality. A birthday cake, complete with sparkler candles, was brought out. “This has been quite a long year of
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celebration. Three-hundred years is just remarkable,” said Selisker. “I think you will all agree that Northampton is a great place to live, and it has been for 300 years.” Citations and other honors were presented on behalf of U.S. Rep. Brian
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