Bethlehem Press

01/22/2025

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01/21/2025

WEEK OF JANUARY 22 2025
Editor George Taylor; 610.740.7944. [email protected]
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City of Bethlehem; ArtsQuest; Bethlehem Area School District; Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School; Bethlehem YMCA

01/14/2025

WEEK OF JANUARY 15 2025
Editor George Taylor; 610.740.7944. [email protected]
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City of Bethlehem; Trinity Episcopal Church, Bethlehem, PA; Central Moravian Church; Moravian Church Settlements - Bethlehem; SteelStacks

01/14/2025

January 15, 2025
COVER STORY
2024: A year in Review
• Lehigh County adds an 11th judge to its Court of Common Pleas.
• Longtime city proponent Mark Iampietro published a book detailing 100 years of notable Liberty HS graduates.
By Nate Jastrzemski

JANUARY • Lehigh County adds an 11th judge to its Court of Common Pleas. • Longtime city proponent Mark Iampietro published a book detailing 100 years of notable Liberty HS graduates. • A water main b...

01/14/2025

SOUTHSIDE
Roof repairs needed to historic church
St. Joseph’s Windish/Slovenian Catholic Church located in the heart of Southside Bethlehem, are raising funds to repair the building’s 108-year-old slate roof so that the beautiful traditional interior of the church may be saved from further damage, caused by leaks and water intrusion. Other repairs and improvements are also required to allow the church building to be freely opened to the public.

The new owners of historic St. Joseph’s Windish/Slovenian Catholic Church located in the heart of Southside Bethlehem, are raising funds to repair the building’s 108-year-old slate roof so that the be...

01/14/2025

CHRISTMAS CITY
Three Kings at Steelstacks
The Three Kings celebration marks the 12th day after the birth of the baby Jesus and the beginning of the Christian season of Epiphany. It is believed that the three kings, Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar, traveled for 12 days following a bright star that led them to Bethlehem and the baby. It is the tradition in most Latin American countries for children to receive their gifts at this time – just as the baby received gifts from the three kings.
By Jenn Rago

The Three Kings celebration marks the 12th day after the birth of the baby Jesus and the beginning of the Christian season of Epiphany. It is believed that the three kings, Gaspar, Melchior and Baltha...

01/14/2025

NEW YEARS
Peepfest draws crowds
Families filled the SteelStacks campus along First Street at Peepsfest Dec. 30 and 31, receiving free PEEPS handouts, enjoying the creativity of face painting, warming up with hot chocolate, going fishing for prizes, listening to live music and ice skating as the year 2024 closed out.
By Dana Grubb

Families filled the SteelStacks campus along First Street at Peepsfest Dec. 30 and 31, receiving free PEEPS handouts, enjoying the creativity of face painting, warming up with hot chocolate, going fis...

01/14/2025

ALSO IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE
https://www.lvpnews.com/bethlehem-press/
Bethlehem: Concerns brought to 1st council meeting of year
Bethlehem: Tree toss benefits Turning Point
Bethlehem Catholic news: Hawks are soarin’
LVHN: First baby of 2025 welcomed
St. Luke’s: Surgeon on weight loss options
Senior Moment #14
State police: Holiday enforcement results
Valley: Mackenzie sworn in as congressman
Valley: Mackenzie to chair Workforce Protection subcommittee
REGULAR FEATURES
Area obituaries
Community calendar
Police news
People say by Dana Grubb
Volunteers

01/07/2025

WEEK OF January 8 2025
Editor George Taylor; 610.740.7944. [email protected]
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City of Bethlehem; Bethlehem Live Nativity Pageant; SteelStacks; Just Born, Inc.

01/07/2025

January 8, 2025
COVER STORY - PEEPFEST
Farewell to 2024
Nothing says Happy New Year like a 400-pound bright yellow peep descending from the sky to the joyous screams of hundreds of eager onlookers. Such was the scene at SteelStacks Dec. 30 and 31.
By Jenn Rago

Nothing says Happy New Year like a 400-pound bright yellow peep descending from the sky to the joyous screams of hundreds of eager onlookers. Such was the scene at SteelStacks Dec. 30 and 31. Contrar...

01/07/2025

ADVENT BREAKFAST
Christmas City welcomes Danny Roebuck
The dining room at Moravian Village, which can accommodate nearly 200 guests, filled for breakfast beginning at 8 a.m. on Dec. 7. This was the 56th year that Bethlehem has sponsored a breakfast for the community to celebrate its foundation on Christmas Eve 1756.
By Dennis Glew

The dining room at Moravian Village, which can accommodate nearly 200 guests, filled for breakfast beginning at 8 a.m. on Dec. 7. This was the 56th year that Bethlehem has sponsored a breakfast for th...

01/07/2025

LIVE NATIVITY
Bringing the story to life
Colorful costumes and live animals filled the Bethlehem Rose Garden for the 45th annual live Bethlehem Christmas Pageant’s two performances Dec. 14 and 15.
By Lani Goins

Colorful costumes and live animals filled the Bethlehem Rose Garden for the 45th annual live Bethlehem Christmas Pageant’s two performances Dec. 14 and 15. The pageant began with a musical prelude pe...

01/07/2025

BASD
Stuff the Bus delivers
The fourth annual ‘Stuff the Bus’ campaign withstood windy, cold weather during its collection days as Bethlehem Area School District transportation department employees and Freedom and Liberty high school students earning community service credit braved the elements.
By Dana Grubb

The fourth annual ‘Stuff the Bus’ campaign withstood windy, cold weather during its collection days as Bethlehem Area School District transportation department employees and Freedom and Liberty high s...

01/07/2025

ALSO IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE January 8, 2025
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Bethlehem Area SD: New vo-tech building selected
Bethlehem HCC: Board approved Fastsign’s sign fast
People say by Dana Grubb
Police: Phone scams
St. Luke’s: First baby and new year arrive together
School news by Lani Goins
Student profile: Braiden Binder, BAVTS/Northampton HS
State: 40% of Pa. homes have high radon levels
Valley: Avian flu found in snow geese
Valley: Local advocate says feed cats with caution
Valley: History of journalism examined
REGULAR FEATURES
Area obituaries
Library news
Police news
People news
Volunteers

12/31/2024

WEEK OF JANUARY 1 2025
Editor George Taylor; 610.740.7944. [email protected]
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Christkindlmarkt Bethlehem; Friends of the Bethlehem Mounted Police; Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum; City of Bethlehem

12/30/2024

January 1, 2024
COVER STORY-HOTEL BETHLEHEM
A timeless tradition
A lamp on Main Street glows below the shortened Historic Hotel Bethlehem sign on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve each year, Hotel Bethlehem honor the tradition of turning off the “Hotel” portion of its sign to recognize the reason for the season.
By Dana Grubb

A timeless tradition in the Christmas City Tweet Published December 30. 2024 12:12PM Sign 1: A lamp on Main Street glows below the shortened Historic Hotel Bethlehem sign on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve each year, Hotel Bethlehem honor the tradition of turning off the “Hotel” portion of its s...

12/30/2024

COMMUNITY
Holiday with the horses
Nonprofit Friends of the Bethlehem Mounted Patrol held its annual ‘Holiday with the Horses’ Dec. 8, with supporters enjoying refreshments, visits with the horses in the Quadrant Private Wealth Stable Facility, an appearance by Santa and Mrs. Claus, gifts for children, and an extra special visit by Einstein the Snow Camel.
By Dana Grubb

Nonprofit Friends of the Bethlehem Mounted Patrol held its annual ‘Holiday with the Horses’ Dec. 8, with supporters enjoying refreshments, visits with the horses in the Quadrant Private Wealth Stable ...

12/30/2024

HOLIDAY
Honey, we shrank the Lehigh Valley!
A sprawling HO-scale layout depicting familiar landscapes along the historic routes of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, Reading Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey can be viewed by the public during the Holiday Open Houses hosted at the Lehigh and Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum at 705 Linden St., through Jan. 19.
By Ed Courrier

A sprawling HO-scale layout depicting familiar landscapes along the historic routes of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, Reading Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey can be viewed by the public d...