Catasauqua Press

01/31/2025

School district retires a softball jersey number for a former player. See more details in the Jan. 30 edition of Catasauqua Press.

Catasauqua Area School District Board of Education unanimously voted to retire the softball jersey number of Hannah Edwards during the Jan. 16 school board meeting. The honor is “in recognition of he...

01/30/2025

Catasauqua’s manager gives a report for the end of 2024. For more details, see the Jan. 30 edition of Catasauqua Press.

Catasauqua Borough Manager Glenn Eckhart reported the borough’s general fund had “a very strong year” in 2024. He noted almost all departments hit their budget. “Department heads were very diligent in...

01/29/2025

Public Library of Catasauqua’s storytime and crafts is a fun time for participants. See photos in the Jan. 30 edition of Catasauqua Press.

Loving the library Tweet Published January 29. 2025 03:01PM PRESS PHOTOS BY DONNA GEWERTZAva Kratochvil and her grandfather Carl Kratochvil Jr., both of North Catasauqua, focus on their snowman activity during the Public Library of Catasauqua’s storytime and craft event Jan. 25 at the 302 Bridge S...

01/24/2025

The school district board of education hears an update on the high school roof project. See the Jan. 23 edition of Catasauqua Press.

During the Jan. 16 Catasauqua Area School District Board of Education meeting, Alyssa Wingenfield, of McClure Company, gave an update on the Catasauqua High School roof repair project. She noted the ...

01/23/2025

Holy Trinity hosts Warm Up Wednesdays with soup, games, karaoke and more. See photos in the Jan. 23 edition of Catasauqua Press.

Warm Up Wednesdays Tweet Published January 22. 2025 02:58PM PRESS PHOTOS BY DONNA GEWERTZBrian Riedy, pastor of Holy Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church and a former chef before attending the seminary, tends to soup on the stove, while church volunteer Cheryl Kneiss, of East Allen Township, dishes out....

01/22/2025

School board members are honored for their service to the district. See more in the Jan. 23 edition of Catasauqua Press.

January is recognized as School Director Recognition Month. Catasauqua Area School District Board of Education members were thanked for their service during the Jan. 16 meeting. “All of our success co...

01/22/2025

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01/16/2025

Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Council members reorganize for 2025. See the Jan. 16 edition of Catasauqua Press.

During the Jan. 13 Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Council reorganization meeting, Bruce Paulus was unanimously re-elected to another two-year term as council chair. Vice Chair Robert Heimbecker was ...

01/15/2025

Detour no more! The Willowbrook Road Bridge reopens. See more details in the Jan. 16 edition of Catasauqua Press.

The Willowbrook Road Bridge is now open. The Northampton County project, labeled No. 124, is reportedly complete, and the bridge is open to traffic. Allen Township posted the information on its Faceb...

01/13/2025

Catasauqua’s boys basketball team plays with an edge and an intensity. It’s an aggressiveness that feeds into the Roughies’ up-tempo style of play, something that opposing teams have seen more of as ...

01/10/2025

Catasauqua, North Catasauqua and Hanover receive grant funds for infrastructure, public safety or community projects. See the Jan. 9 edition of Catasauqua Press.

Sen. Nick Miller, D-14th, has announced $8,618,785 in state funding for projects across the Lehigh Valley to improve infrastructure, public safety and community enjoyment. Thirty-one projects will be ...

01/09/2025

Pineda is seeking re-election to his role as a Lehigh County commissioner. Read more in the Jan. 9 edition of Catasauqua Press.

Lehigh County Commissioner Antonio Pineda officially announced his re-election campaign Dec. 3, 2024, reaffirming his dedication to responsible governance, fiscal accountability and supporting the com...

01/08/2025

Communities That Care members share insight during a community health needs assessment. See the Jan. 9 edition of Catasauqua Press.

The Dec. 11, 2024, Catasauqua Communities That Care meeting was a special one. The coalition assisted with Lehigh Valley Health Network’s community health needs assessment, which takes place every thr...

01/03/2025

Catasauqua Middle School students are working hard in their classes. See the honor roll in the Jan. 2 edition of Catasauqua Press.

Catasauqua Middle School has announced the students named to the honor roll of the first marking period of the 2024-25 academic year. PRINCIPAL’S AWARD Grade 5: Ian Adams, Ruftana Birhane, Harlow Bort...

01/02/2025

Hanover Township is looking to improve the payment of inspection fees. For details, see the Jan. 2 edition of Catasauqua Press.

Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Council introduced bill 2024-07 to establish a 10% penalty for failure to pay inspection and reinspection fees, established under the fats, oils and grease ordinance. ...

12/27/2024

Catasauqua Borough signs a letter of intent with a developer for the Iron Works project. See more in the Dec. 26 edition of Catasauqua Press.

During the Dec. 16 Catasauqua Borough Council meeting, council unanimously approved a nonbinding letter of intent between VM Development Group of Easton, the Redevelopment Authority of Lehigh County a...

12/26/2024

Catasauqua Borough Council holds the line on taxes for the 2025 budget. See more in the Dec. 26 edition of Catasauqua Press.

During the Dec. 16 Catasauqua Borough Council meeting, council members approved the 2025 budget. The budget keeps the 15.05 mill tax rate the same for residents. There were two options for the tax rat...

12/19/2024

Elevate Foundation helps bring Santa to the area for family photos. See more in the Dec. 19 edition of Catasauqua Press.

Whitehall Walmart and Elevate Foundation teamed up to sponsor a photos with Santa event for families and children Dec. 14. Numerous Walmart shoppers paused to take pictures with Santa and their childr...