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09/16/2026

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09/15/2026

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09/15/2026

September 16, 2026
Editor George Taylor; 610.740.7944. [email protected]
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09/12/2026

ROAD WORK
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09/08/2026

September 9, 2026
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09/08/2026

COVER STORY
Remembering 9/11
I was 50 years old and employed by the City of Bethlehem as the deputy director of community development. My overall supervisory responsibilities included the city’s building inspections, housing inspections, housing rehabilitation, recycling, health, EMS and grants management.
On that morning health bureau employee Harvey Joseph came down from his second floor office to inform us that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. At that point and as other employees joined us, we thought it might be an accident as we watched newscasts on the TV in department director Tony Hanna’s office.
By Dana Grubb

I was 50 years old and employed by the City of Bethlehem as the deputy director of community development. My overall supervisory responsibilities included the city’s building inspections, housing insp...

09/08/2026

FLIGHT 93
Small town, big story
Jim Oliver saw the “Breaking News” bulletin on CNN and some smoke coming out of a building as he grabbed a leash and bounded out the door to take the dog for a morning walk.
The 33-year newsroom veteran is usually at his desk at the Somerset Daily American by 9:30 a.m. But when he returned from the walk and saw video of a second plane flying into the south tower of the World Trade Center, he knew he had better get to the newsroom as quickly as possible.
As he made the 15-minute drive from his house to the center of Somerset, he wondered how he and his staff would localize the tragic events in New York City for his local readers.
By 10 that morning, localizing the story would no longer be a problem.
By George Taylor

Editor’s note: I wrote this story in late winter 2002 after speaking at a scholastic journalism workshop in Somerset and interviewing local journalists and residents. It was originally published in Ma...

09/08/2026

COMMUNITY
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites will debut the Bethlehem Vintage & Harvest Market on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Burnside Plantation, 1461 Schoenersville Road. Tickets are available at HistoricBethlehem.org.
Contributed article
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Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites will debut the Bethlehem Vintage & Harvest Market on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Burnside Plantation, 1461 Schoenersville Road. Tickets are...

09/08/2026

HEALTH&WELFARE
Community gets ‘Fair’ treatment
Community members were treated to free pizza, cookies, refreshments and swag at the July 23 State Rep. Steve Samuelson’s 2026 Community and Senior Fair hosted at First Presbyterian Church, 2344 Center St., Bethlehem.
By Ed Courrier

09/08/2026

COMMUNITY
Book sale next week
The Bethlehem Area Public Library’s September book sale will be held Wednesday, Sept. 16 from noon to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the main library, 11 W. Church St. A huge selection of books, DVDs, records and more will be available to patrons, who are reminded that book scanners and pricing devices may not be used at the Wednesday sale, but may be used Saturday.
By Dana Grubb
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