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FORKS TWP.
Nostalgia swirls, twirls
as Bushkill Park revives
The facade is being restored at Hilarity Hall, the funhouse at Bushkill Park in Forks Township, and five rides, mostly geared toward kids, are
back in the swing. A series of floods, beginning in 2004, shut the park for more than a decade. Photos by Rudy Miller, for The Express-Times
Brink of extinction: Rides are again operating
after 12-year hiatus, drawing fans old and new
Rudy Miller For The Express-Times
For more than 100 years, kids rode the rides at Bushkill
Park in Forks Township.
What made the rides so remarkable this summer was the
12-year lapse that preceded their return to operation.
Three major floods, Herculean cleanup tasks and the myr-
iad distractions from smartphones to indoor water parks
didn’t keep patrons from returning to the tiny amusement
park to take advantage of the newly restored historic rides.
“There aren’t many parks that go to the brink of extinc-
tion and come back,” said Jeremy Carrington, Bushkill
Park’s director of operations.
It took more than a decade to bring back the rides. The
park started modestly this summer with just five rides
mostly geared toward youngsters. Carrington envisions
eventually opening 15 to 18 rides.
The park owners knew they were on to something when
thousands of patrons rushed to the park for a one-day-only
open house of working rides in 2017. Then-park manager
Neal Fehnel estimated 3,000 people came through the gates,
but Carrington puts that number closer to 5,000.
The turnout was much greater than expected, but could
patrons be expected to show up weekend after weekend for a
whole summer? They did, Carrington said.
“Attendance has gone up every weekend we’ve been
open,” he said. The park averaged about 1,000 riders per
weekend. It was only open Fridays and Saturdays and will
remain open on the weekends through the end of October.
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PENNEAST
N.J. deals blow
to pipeline
after eminent
domain ruling
Caroline Fassett For The Express-Times
PennEast has been notified by the state
Department of Environmental Protection
that its resubmitted application for a Fresh-
water Wetlands Permit has been rejected
and withdrawn from consideration.
Written Tuesday by Director of the Divi-
sion of Land Use Regulation Diane Dow,
the letter states that PennEast had “suffi-
ciently addressed” what the state agency
had deemed deficient on its previous appli-
cation, but argues that a Sept. 10 federal
appeals court ruling undermines the com-
pany’s authority to submit the application.
In determining that PennEast cannot
use eminent domain on state land under
the legal doctrine of sovereign immunity,
the landmark decision reversed a dis-
trict court’s ruling that PennEast could
take approximately 40 parcels previously
acquired by the state for agricultural and
conservation purposes.
“The applicant no longer has the legal
authority to perform activities on for-
ty-nine properties along the proposed
pipeline alignment,” Dow states in the let-
ter.
Because DEP denied the application
without prejudice, PennEast can submit a
new application in the future.
Patricia Kornick, spokesperson for
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WILSON BOROUGH
‘Gentle giant’
of Highland
Games dies
Tony Rhodin For The Express-Times
Paul Ferency was hard to miss.
The 1974 Wilson Area High School grad-
uate was 6 feet, 5 inches tall, and at the
height of his Highland Games fame, he
weighed about 350 pounds. He was an
imposing figure often described as a moun-
tain of muscle.
But Don Kerbaugh’s favorite memory of
Ferency, who died Thursday at the age of
63, involves puppies.
“We stop at the SPCA,” Kerbaugh began
with a laugh. “He’s got puppies crawling all
over him. ... And Paul took one home and
gave it to his mom.”
Ferency would seldom get mad and was
always polite as a kid. It’s how they were
raised, Kerbaugh said.
Chuck Burnham paints the new facade at the funhouse. Burnham dates the “As big as he was, he would come to my
paint used back to 1918, making the funhouse the oldest in the country by house and it was “Mrs. Kerbaugh’, ‘Mr. Ker-
his reckoning. baugh’,” his friend said.
Ferency’s dad, who had a Shell station
on 25th Street, never wanted to see his son
struggle with a similar life of seven-day-a-
week toil, Kerbaugh said.
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PHILLIPSBURG BANGOR AREA SCHOOLS

Invertase brewery opens, Board, teachers

report progress
serving suds with science in contract talks
Rudy Miller For The Express-Times

The Bangor Area School Board and district teachers are

getting close to a contract compromise, according to repre-
sentatives from both sides.
A contract agreement was nowhere in sight on Tuesday
when the school board voted for a second time to reject a
fact-finder’s report that suggested a compromise plan.
But representatives of the school board and the teachers
met Thursday for what school board President Michael Gof-
fredo called a “positive” hours-long meeting.
He said teachers left with a counteroffer from the school
board. That offer was “well received,” according to Tiffany
Dollar, the Eastern Region Advocacy Coordinator for the
Pennsylvania State Education Association.
A committee of teachers union leaders will review and
discuss the counteroffer on Monday, Dollar said. What hap-
pens next “really depends on what the steering committee
says Monday,” she said.
Goffredo said a sticking point has been salaries. He
hopes the new offer addresses the salary concerns of both
sides.
“It was a very, very good offer to them, we believe. Hope-
fully they see it in that same light,” Goffredo said.
If the teachers send the plan to the membership and the
membership approves it, Goffredo believes the board will
ratify the contract quickly.
“I’ve got my fingers crossed. We’ll see,” Goffredo said.
He said he would love to see a deal in place in time so
that teachers get raises before the winter holidays.
Owner Karen Zolnay hands off a flight as Invertase Brewing Co. has its grand opening Thursday in Phillips- “I hope we get a deal. I hope we get this done and the
burg. The owners are scientists who got into homebrewing. Photos by Steve Novak, for The Express-Times teachers, students, the entire district can feel good about
everything we do in the school district,” he said.
The teachers have been working without a contract since
Steve Novak For The Express-Times June. When the sides couldn’t reach a deal, a fact-finder
was brought in to try to craft a compromise. The teachers
Ed Ponce looked at the gleaming fermenters as he set his voted to accept the fact-finder’s report, but the school board
half-finished beer on a divider. Then he gestured around the twice rejected it.
rest of the bustling brewery.
“You can tell they’re chemists and stuff because every-
thing’s so clean, everything’s so precise,” he said.
The scientists-turned-brewers, meanwhile, were busy BETHLEHEM
around the corner with the rest of their family serving up
pints and flights, pausing only to cut the ribbon on their new
business.
Invertase Brewing Co. in Phillipsburg officially opened
Wind Creek
Thursday.
The first customers of the brewery at 51 N. Broad St. for
months had followed along on social media as the building
surprises losing
transformed from a former day care into a literal beer labo-
ratory.
Owners Stephen and Karen Zolnay, of the Hunterdon
charities with $90K
County borough of Stockton, are scientists as well as home-
brewers — he worked as a biochemist for 25 years, she as a Sara K. Satullo For The Express-Times
diagnostic virologist at a children’s hospital in Boston. Karen
Zolnay is the brewery’s yeast expert and has a lab to experi- Ed Ponce, of Harmony Township, points out the fermenters There were no losers in hopes it has many opportu-
ment with the ingredient inside the brewery. visible from the customer area. Wind Creek Bethlehem’s nities to be a good neighbor.
Their son, Stephen Zolnay Jr., is the brewmaster for the grand opening charity con- Each nonprofit created a
operation. test. short video to highlight its
The brewery itself is named the enzyme invertase, which will also be on rotation. As part of its rebrand- organization, the work they
starts the fermentation process. The logo is a stylized version “We’re kind of psychotic scientists,” Stephen said during ing bash, the new operator do and what they’d put the
of invertase’s molecular structure. a sneak-peek of the brewery back in July. “We’re going to of Bethlehem’s casino gave $25,000 toward. And then
They say the science will also be reflected in their beer. psychotic lengths … to make good beer.” 10 local nonprofits a shot at anyone could vote for their
Stouts and IPAs will always be on tap, but the house specialty winning $25,000 in a social favorite entry over 10 days.
will be Belgian brews, which require precise yeasts that Steve Novak, NJ Advance Media, media contest. About 7,000 people voted,
Karen Zolnay will test in her lab. Seasonal and sour beers snovak@lehighvalleylive.com All of the organizations Carr said.
gathered Thursday after- The nonprofits that par-
noon in Emeril’s Chop ticipated and their plans,
House as Wind Creek Beth- where available, are:
BETHLEHEM TWP. lehem President Brian Carr ››   ArtsQuest,for its Commu-
highlighted the work of nity Cultural Center.

One arrested as raid nets drugs, cash, gun each group.

When Carr announced
Via of the Lehigh Valley
››   Hispanic Center Lehigh
Valley, to battle food inse-
curity.
as the $25,000 winner, the ››   Hogar Crea — Women’s
Kurt Bresswein For The Express-Times other nonprofits gamely Center, to renovate four of
congratulated Via as a its facilities.
A second major bust in less than two weeks in the Bethle- tion to possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal pos- flurry of photos ensued. ››   Junior Leag ue of t he
hem area took an estimated $400,000 to $600,000 worth of session of a firearm due to prior felony convictions. Wilkins And then from around Lehigh Valley
drugs out of circulation, police announced. pleaded guilty to felony drug crimes and was sentenced to the corner a parade of more ››   S t Lu ke ’s Un iver s it y
Detectives from the Bethlehem Police Department Spe- prison following arrests in 2000 and 2010, court records big checks appeared as Carr Health Network
cial Operations/Vice Unit, the Northampton County Drug show. Authorities seized the cash and a 2005 Mitsubishi explained that Wind Creek ››   The Foundation for the
Task Force and the Bethlehem Township Police Department under drug-forfeiture laws. had decided to give the Bethlehem Area School
served the search warrant Wednesday on an apartment on The investigation by city, Bethlehem Township and other nonprofits $10,000 District, to enhance learn-
Willow Park Road in the township. county law enforcement resulted from citizen complaints each. ing opportunities.
Investigators seized about 550 grams of loose fentanyl, and was backed up by “months of surveillance and good Wind Creek Hospitality ››   Turning Point Lehigh Val-
900 grams of loose heroin, several hundred grams of an old-fashioned police work,” Bethlehem Police Chief Mark CEO and President Jay Dor- ley
unknown brown powder (a suspected controlled substance), DiLuzio said. ris said during the grand ››   Via of the Lehigh Valley
about 65 grams of crack and powder cocaine, 60-plus Paired with the arrest Sept. 27 of Daniel Matos in Beth- opening ceremony that the ››   Victory House of Lehigh
unknown pills, a .380 caliber handgun, $13,000 in cash, and lehem, resulting in the seizure of around $400,000 worth gaming arm of the Poarch Valley
multiple items of drug paraphernalia including scales, a kilo of fentanyl and related drugs, the two busts resulted in Band of Creek Indians ››   YWCA Bethlehem, to pro-
press and packaging materials, all used in the packaging and the removal of close to $1 million worth of dangerous and doesn’t put making money vide more programs and
distribution of heroin, fentanyl and other controlled sub- addictive drugs from the Lehigh Valley streets, DiLuzio f irst. Of course t hat ’s activities for girls, women
stances, police said. said. important, but Wind Creek and seniors.
Resident Timothy Wilkins, 40, was arrested on three Wilkins was arraigned Wednesday night and sent to first believes in investing in
counts of drug possession with intent to deliver, in addi- Northampton County Prison in lieu of $75,000 bail. its properties and employ-
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Opinion
HEALTH CARE
Don’t be taken in by
‘Medicare for All’ fantasy
On the Democratic presidential campaign trail, Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.,
have been pushing “Medicare for All,” but that policy is far more radical than the government-sponsored
health plans in Canada and many European nations. Brendan Smialowski, AFP
Peter D. Salins For the Los Angeles Times
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ once-quixotic campaign to abolish
private health insurance in the U.S. — most of it e ­ mployer-
sponsored — in the name of “Medicare for All” has now
become the leading progressive litmus test for anyone seeking
the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Twelve of
the remaining candidates subscribe to it, in various versions.
Unfortunately, the progressives’ eagerness to upend the
entire $3.5 trillion U.S. health care system while canceling
the current health insurance of 217 million Americans is
based on some serious misconceptions. It disregards what
other countries actually do to achieve near-universal access
to health care; it underestimates the financial consequences
for Americans of such radical restructuring; and it fails to
recognize how much easier it would be to achieve the same
— or better — health care outcomes by building on, rather
than dismantling, the Affordable Care Act.
While Sanders is correct that most advanced countries
guarantee health care access to nearly all their residents, they
do not necessarily do this through a single-payer national pro-
gram like Medicare. Most notably, some of the richest Euro-
pean countries such as the Netherlands, Switzerland and Ger-
many have what might be called “Healthcare.gov for all,” the
central feature of the Affordable Care Act. They deliver access
to health care by mandating that all households purchase pri-
vate or nonprofit (not governmental) insurance policies, and
subsidize the cost based on income — an approach identical to
what the ACA does through the online insurance exchanges.
Canada has what might be called Medicaid for All — provin-
cial programs that vary in benefits offered. Provinces are reim-
bursed by the national government based on levels of provin-
cial need and resources, much like our states are with respect
to Medicaid. This approach is embodied in the Affordable Care
Act’s Medicaid expansion program that — in the 36 states that
implemented it — made millions of Americans newly eligible
for Medicaid by allowing people with higher incomes to qual-
ify. England has the equivalent of the U.S. Veterans Affairs
health care program “for all,” with hospitals and health care
providers directly supported by the national government.
Further, every country so admired by the Democratic pro-
gressives guaranteeing universal access to health care also
has a large role for private insurance.
The financial underpinnings of Medicare for All rest on the
assumption that great savings will be achieved by abolishing
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the profits and administrative costs of the private insurance
industry and that its total cost will be less (or at least not
more) than current combined public and private expen-
ditures. Some advocates claim that any increased taxes
required will be offset by savings in out-of-pocket health care
expenditures and health insurance premiums. Each assump-
tion is unfounded. In 2017, according to the Centers for Medi-
care and Medicaid Services, the cost of administration and
profit per privately insured individual ($618) was actually
less than what government insurance programs (Medicare,
Medicaid, VA and the Children’s Health Insurance Program)
spent on administration alone ($921).
What is most surprising about the Democrats’ advocacy
of Medicare for All is their rejection of the Affordable Care
Act as a far more realistic foundation for assuring univer-
sal access to health care. Not only does the ACA incorporate
elements of other countries’ approaches to universal health
care coverage, it has provided health insurance to 20 million
more Americans, cutting the uninsured rate by over 40%,
according to a recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The ACA has also protected millions with pre­existing
health conditions from losing coverage, enabled young
adults to be covered by their parents’ insurance, and made
the scope of benefits more comprehensive and consis-
tent for most Americans. And — in a feature that even the
Trump administration supports — it has enabled states to
test ways to use their Medicaid grant allocations to deliver
more effective health care.
Unless it is overturned by a pending court challenge,
the ACA is still the law, and can be strengthened to close
the coverage gap both by executive order (undoing recent
actions to weaken it) and a few reasonable amendments.
All Americans deserve access to health care equal or supe-
rior to that of other advanced nations. However, this does
not require massively disrupting an industry that accounts
for one-fifth of the U.S. economy, or legislation that has no
realistic chance of passage, or a wildly extravagant increase
in the federal budget. The ACA has already moved the U.S. a
long way toward universal access. Building on it with some
eminently feasible reforms can finish the job.
Peter D. Salins is a professor of political science at Stony
Brook University in New York.
Nick Falsone, Community Editor/Managing Producer
EDITORIALS
Trophies:
Bushkill Park,
law enforcers
››   Bushkill Park — a century-old amusement park in Forks
Township devastated by floods 10 years ago — is on the road
to rebirth. This summer marked the first season since its clo-
sure in 2007 that patrons have returned on weekends to enjoy
restored rides and attractions, thanks to the park’s owners
and Jeremy Carrington, director of operations. The park
tested the waters with an open house last year; an estimated
3,000 people showed up. This summer the park reopened
with five rides geared toward young children. Carrington
says he’d like to open 15 to 18 rides in coming years, along
with the park’s fun house. Many of the rides have been flood-
proofed. Kudos to those who never lost faith in the park’s
appeal. It will be open three more weekends this season.
››   Palmer Township Police Detective James Taylor was
honored this week for leading an investigation into a 2016
murder connected to a string of phone store robberies. Tay-
lor and his team cracked the case, which began with the
shooting death of Michael Davis, a phone store employee,
outside his home. Gregory Lewis Jr. and Vaughn Felix were
convicted and are serving life sentences. For his work, Tay-
lor received the 18th annual Nathan Ogden Award from the
Northampton County Chiefs of Police Association.
››   Two New Jersey state troopers went to great lengths
to rescue a hiker who became stranded in a ravine in a
remote section of Sussex County. After walking for a mile,
blowing their whistles and calling out, the troopers located
the man and his dog, but there was no direct path to the
bottom of the ravine. Firefighters brought in equipment for
a high-angle rescue. Trooper Sean Sullivan tied himself to
a climbing rope and was lowered by Trooper Russell Cahn
and firefighters, who lifted the hiker and the dog to safety.
The rescue took about two hours to complete in rain, dark-
ness and cold temperatures.
Turkeys:
Park fees, obese kids
››   If the National Park Service has its way, people will be
paying an entrance fee to the Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area. The 70,000-acre national park in Penn-
sylvania and New Jersey has had an open admission pol-
icy since its inception. Fees are charged at some locations,
including Ding­mans Access and Smithfield Beach, and for
groups at some campsites. A recently completed visitor use
management plan proposes a daily entrance fee, the amount
still to be determined, and a seven-day pass — $25 for a vehi-
cle, $15 for a person and $20 for a motorcycle. Yearly passes
would be $45. The park service wants the money to improve
sites and services, better manage crowds and protect the
park’s natural resources. The draft plan is open to public
comment for 60 days at the NPS PEPC website.
››   The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s first survey of
childhood obesity has some discouraging news for Penn-
sylvania: The state has the ninth-highest rate of juvenile
obesity in the nation. An estimated 4.8 million young peo-
ple in the United States, about 15.3% of the 10- to 17-year-
old group, are considered seriously overweight. In Penn-
sylvania, the rate is 17.4%. Mississippi has the highest rate
at 25.4%, Utah the lowest at 8.7%. New Jersey placed in the
middle at 22nd, with a rate of 15%.
FEEDBACK
It’s time for GOP to jump off the Trump bus
I have been patient with the Republican defense of Pres-
ident Donald Trump, hoping, as events have unfolded,
that GOP legislators would begin to grasp the countless
abuses of this administration.
At this point, there is no doubt in my mind that mem-
bers of Congress are well aware of Trump’s unfitness for
office, that he and his family have violated the emolu-
ments clause of the Constitution, and have used the power
of the presidency to extort political favors from foreign
governments. Yet some Republicans have expressed doubt
that Trump’s actions are impeachable.
This week Trump betrayed allies who were instrumen-
tal in the international fight to contain the terrorists of the
Islamic state. Many Kurds have already been slaughtered
by the forces of the Turkish dictator. Congress needs to
take a lesson from this action.
For his entire life, Trump has made a career of “throw-
ing people under the bus” to divert attention from his own
crimes. Here at home, it appears that Vice President Mike
Pence is the latest victim, although at much less personal
cost than the unfortunate Kurds.
I have no doubt that many Republicans fear such retri-
bution and character assassination, but the moral justi-
fication for supporting this administration’s corruption
has long disappeared. If members of the GOP fail to hold
this madman accountable, they will be held account-
able themselves. History will not judge them kindly. They
shouldn’t count on Trump to come to their aid.
If you listen, you will hear the engine of the bus idling
behind you.
Richard McIntyre Easton
James S. Flagg, Editorial Page Editor
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HALLOWEEN

Pumpkins, ghosts and ghouls:

Lehigh Valley events have it all
Conor Lagore For The Express-Times

Boo! Did I scare you? Probably not.
You might not have even read this. In
true Halloween fashion, you probably
skipped right to the good stuff. “Screw the
Almond Joys, give me the Reese’s!” you say.
And I don’t blame you.
“But what is the good stuff?” Well, it’s an
ever-growing list of all of the events around
the Lehigh Valley that’ll get you pumped
for All Hallow’s Eve. From pumpkin carv-
ing to parades to tours of haunted cit-
ies, there’s plenty to get you in the holiday
Director of Operations Jeremy Carrington checks out the Cops and Clowns ride at Bushkill spirit.
Park in Forks Township. Rudy Miller, for The Express-Times
HAUNTED HISTORIC WALKING TOUR
7-8 p.m., Oct. 12, 19 and 26; 6-7 p.m. Oct.
heart of Downtown Easton, carve it up any
way you please and then place it around the
fountain, where it’ll be lit all week.
BOOFEST
10 am.-4 p.m., Oct. 19, Palmer Park Mall
Taking place in the old Bon-Ton facility,
this fest is designed to be a safe and enjoy-
able way to celebrate all things Halloween
for those with special needs. All are welcome
to participate in games, pumpkin painting, a
costume contest and more.
EASTON ZOMBIE PUB CRAWL
6-11 p.m., Oct. 19, beginning at One Cen-
ter Square

Park
FROM A1
There are bigger and better parks, but they
don’t have the memories that stir grandpar-
ents to bring their families to Bushkill Park.
“It’s not so much that you can put your kid
on a ride. It’s that you can put your kid on the
same ride that you rode and that your grand-
parents rode,” Carrington said Thursday.
Few parks have been around as long as Bush-
kill Park. One elderly man and his wife, who
uses a wheelchair, came every weekend this
summer for an ice cream cone, Carrington
said.
“He would wheel her down and together
they would take a train ride,” he said.
Others have come from out of state look-
ing for Bushkill Falls and are charmed by the
off-the-beaten-path park they stumble upon.
The park is making a comeback thanks to
a staff of five retired carnival workers using
their collective talents to reverse-engineer
the dormant rides. Some attraction lay caked
in mud after three successive floods in 2004,
2005 and 2006 that nearly put the park out
of business.
As workers restore the rides, they uncover
pieces of history. Chuck Burnham is paint-
ing the funhouse. Once known as the “Barl
of Fun,” the funhouse was covered in lay-
ers of old paint. Burnham burned away the
layers to arrive at a lead-based coat. In lead
paint were the words “Hilarity Hall” span-
ning the entrance.
It turns out the “Hilarity Hall” funhouse
is registered through old insurance records
dating back to 1927. Burnham dates the paint
used back to 1918, making the funhouse the
oldest in the country by his reckoning.
When he was invited to restore the house
he moved to the Lehigh Valley from Con-
necticut and has lived here ever since.
“We have a real gem here,” he said.
His vision for the funhouse includes nods
to various eras of its use. To the left of the
entrance, he recreated the image of a maiden
standing on a circus ball that lay hidden for
decades under layers of paint. On the right
side, he could find no such hidden image so
he recreated his own version of the “barl,”
or barrel of fun as the house had come to be
known.
Over the center of the entrance he painted
a 1960s-era sunburst clock with backward
numbers. It will eventually say, “Enjoy your-
self. It’s later than you think.”
Workers like Burnham aren’t in it for the
money. “They’re here because they want
to be here. They love the atmosphere of the
park and they want to see us open,” Car-
rington.
Bushkill Creek floods are a constant
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Free for members, $10 for non-members
Take a tour through Easton’s history
$20
Hit all of the local haunts of Downtown
dressed your absolute worst — skin peeling
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STEELSTACKS SPECIAL PARADES!
Bushkill Park’s rides are open: HALLOWEEN SCREENINGS Halloween isn’t Halloween without a
Various dates and times, Frank Banko glorious parade to show off your costume.
5 to 10 p.m. today Alehouse Cinemas Here’s a list of all the local city and township
5 to 9 p.m. Sunday Price varies parades:
Noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 (Halloween The ArtsQuest Center’s silver screens Allentown — 2 p.m., Sunday
in the Park. It features food trucks, a craft fair, will be a little spookier in the coming Coplay — 7 p.m., Oct. 15
pony rides, and a pumpkin patch) weeks. In addition to their regular slate of Catasauqua — 6 p.m., Oct. 16
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hundred years ago to make way for a transit EASTON PUMPKIN PARTY Easton-Phillipsburg — 3 p.m., Oct. 27
stop. The amusement park opened in 1902. Noon-3 p.m., Oct. 13, Centre Square
Carrington said the owners have learned $5 in advance, $7 walk-up Connor Lagore, NJ Advance Media,
to cope with the floods, to make the rides Come pick your perfect pumpkin in the clagore@njadvancemedia.com
more waterproof and make water-sensitive
motors easier to remove.
A flood in 2018 put the park to the test.
Rather than lament, the workers rushed
into the waters to learn how to adapt to the
conditions.
They figured out water was coming
through drain pipes and are modifying
those pipes to better control deluges.
WHAT’S OPEN?
››   The swans. The ride is original to the
park and easy to maintain. It’s a favorite Kids take part in the annual
with the youngest patrons. Easton and Phillipsburg
››   The Cops and Clowns ride. It was Halloween parade in 2018.
brought in from Dorney Park. Tim Wynkoop, for The Express-
››   A portable kiddie ferris wheel. Times
››   The train.
››   A red kiddie track ride.
(HOPEFULLY) NEXT YEAR?
››   The funhouse.
››   The dry boats, so named because they
don’t run on water. A “wet boats” ride,
where the boats actually float on water, is
also slated for repair at some point.
››   The kiddie coaster. This ride is original
to the park. It’s among the last of its kind.
The park received a grant to restore it.
››   The whip ride or the Merry Mixer.
YEAR-ROUND FUN
The skating rink is open all year from 5 to
7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 8 to 11 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays, and from noon to 2 p.m. Sundays.
The rink has been open for the past three
years. It went up in 1926, making it the oldest
rink in the nation, according to Carrington,
who cites a report in Rinksider magazine.
There’s also an adjacent hall with a snack
bar to host birthday parties at the skating
rink.

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Obituaries
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TODAY'S OBITUARIES
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Robert W. Echols Robert R. Yundzel
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BAXTER, ROBERT - Doyle-Devlin Funeral Home BARNEGAT, NJ LOWER NAZARETH
2.00
COLE, SHIRLEY - Doyle-Devlin Funeral Home Robert W. Echols, 82, of Bar- neth B. (wife, Maureen) of Mana- Robert R. Yundzel, 92, of Low- Colemann, Carly, Christian,
3.00
DONDIEGO, VINCENT - Doyle-Devlin Funeral Home negat, NJ, passed away on Wed- lapan, NJ; daughter, er Nazareth, PA, passed away Adelle, Devon and Kyra, in addi-
4.00
ECHOLS, ROBERT - Doyle-Devlin Funeral Home nesday, Oct. 2, 2019, in South- Jeannemarie Echols of unexpectedly on Friday, Oct. 4, tion to the numerous friends
5.00
FERENCY, PAUL - Strunk Funeral Home Inc. ern Ocean Medical Center in Shelbyville, TN; a brother, 2019. Born Aug. 21, 1927, in whose lives he touched, most of
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YUNDZEL, ROBERT - Schmidt Funeral Home, P.C. Stafford Township, NJ. George of Red Bank, NJ; two sis- Bloomfield, NJ, he was the son all his good friend and lunch
. Born on Sept. 3, 1937, in Jer- ters, Marion Airel and June of the late Helen Pulaski and buddy Greg Prehodka.
sey City, NJ, he was the son of Echols, both of Red Bank; four Zigmont Yundzel. He was predeceased by his
the late Royand Florence (Rob- grandchildren, Michael (wife, He taught wood shop in a few wife, and love of his life, Edna
Robert Brian ’Bob’ Baxter inson) Echols. Maria), Billy, Kimberly and different school districts for 45 Hornstra Yundzel, in 1996.
He was an engineer with Kaylie; and two great- years, the last school being Family and friends are invit-
POHATCONG TOWNSHIP, NJ Western Electric/AT&T Net- granddaughters, Emily and Irvington High School, in ed to gather on Thursday, Oct.
Robert "Bob" Brian Baxter, wife, Karin (Bussinger) Baxter; work Systems before his retire- Hannah. Irvington, NJ, prior to his retire- 17, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the
62, of Pohatcong Township son, Cory J. Baxter (wife, ment. During retirement, he al- Memorial funeral services ment. Schmidt Funeral Home, PC,
passed away peacefully on Rachael) of Denver, CO; step- so did consulting work in his will be held Saturday, Nov. 2, He enjoyed building model 407 Belvidere St., Nazareth,
Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in his sons, Wesley Payne (compan- field. 2019, at 1 p.m. in Doyle-Devlin airplanes, reading, especially with a time of remembrance to
home with his ion, Jen) of Bethlehem, Dillon Robert was a graduate of Funeral Home, Inc., 695 Corliss history, and most of all spend- follow at 6:30 p.m. Additional-
loving family by Payne (wife, Crystal) of Dickinson High School. He en- Ave., Phillipsburg, NJ. Visita- ing time with his great- ly, a memorial service will be
his side. Phillipsburg; stepdaughter, Ka- joyed listening to music, golf- tion will be held that day from grandchildren. Bob loved to held on Friday, Oct. 18, at 11
Born on April ty Russell (husband, Patrick) of ing, bowling, playing bocce ball, 11 a.m. to time of services in the have a good time and often plan- a.m. in St. Peter’s Episcopal
6, 1957, in Northampton, PA; brothers, going to the horse track, as well funeral home. Expressions of ned and hosted parties for his Church, 380 Clifton Ave., Clif-
Phillipsburg, NJ, Bud (wife, Carolanne) of as working around his home do- sympathy may be offered at ww friends and family. He had the ton, NJ. Bob will be laid to rest
he was the son of Stewartsville, Tedd (wife, Hei- ing yard work and walking with w.devlinfh.com. biggest heart. It didn’t matter in East Ridgelawn Cemetery in
the late Carl R. di) of Pohatcong Twp., Scott a good cigar. The family requests memori- who you were, Bob always Clifton.
and Dorothy (wife, Leala) of White Twp.; six He was a wonderful, devoted als to the American Heart Asso- made everyone feel loved and In lieu of flowers, memorial
"Dolly" (Werkheiser) Baxter. nieces and nephews; six grand- father who loved all his family ciation by visiting heart.org . welcomed, especially in his donations may be offered to St.
He was a 1975 graduate of children; and one great-niece. and friends. He was proud of kitchen at 5:45 for “salad time” Jude Children’s Research Hospi-
Phillipsburg High School. Funeral services will be held his heritage being part Chero- Doyle-Devlin Funeral Home followed by dinner at 6:00 tal, 501 St. Jude Place, Mem-
Upon graduation, he worked Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, at 10 kee Indian, and he was an avid 695 Corliss Ave. sharp every night. phis, TN 38105. Online condo-
for various companies before a.m., in Doyle-Devlin Funeral NY Giants fan. Bob will be missed by his lences may be placed at
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
entering into the NJ Depart- Home, Inc., 695 Corliss Ave., Robert is survived by two grandchildren, Kimberly schmidtfuneralhomepc.com.
(908) 454-1361
ment of Corrections where he Phillipsburg, NJ. Visitation will sons, Robert M. (wife, Michele Goerlich and her husband,
retired from Mountainview be held Tuesday from 6 to 8 Lella) of Phillipsburg, and Ken- David Jr., Cynthia Joskowiak Schmidt Funeral Home PC
Youth Correctional Facility af- p.m. in the funeral home. Inter- and her husband, Robert, and 407 Belvidere Street
ter 25 years. ment is in Fairmount Cemetery, Charles Mitchell Jr. and his Nazareth PA 18064
Bob enjoyed playing basket- Phillipsburg, NJ.
ball in a summer league in Expressions of sympathy may Shirley Ann Monsen Cole wife, Lori, and great- 610-759-2650
grandchildren, Kathryn, Alex,
Washington, NJ, and winter lea- be offered at www.devlinfh.com POHATCONG TOWNSHIP
gue in Holland Township. He The family requests memori- Shirley Ann Monsen Cole, 77, band Rick, she is survived by
was also an avid fisherman and als to Phillipsburg Emergency of Pohatcong Township passed two sons Erik Monsen (wife, Paul D. Ferency
golfer. He also enjoyed watch- Squad, P.O. Box 215, away Monday, October 7, 2019 Ute) of Burlington, VT and Kirk
FORKS TOWNSHIP
ing the ’76ers and Green Bay Phillipsburg, NJ 08865. in Brakeley Park of Washington State; a daugh-
Paul D. Ferency, 63, of Forks Area High School, and enjoyed
Packers. He was also an Eagles Center. ter Sonya Monsen-Finnegan
Township, formerly of Wilson helping local athletes.
and Phillies fan. Bob was very Doyle-Devlin Funeral Home Born June 24, (husband, Kevin) in Maryland;
Borough, passed away Thurs- He was a member of the
supportive to his family and 695 Corliss Ave. 1942 in Asbury granddaughter Dakota
day, Oct. 10, 2019, in St. Luke’s North American Scottish
would attend all the events for Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 Park, NJ she was Monsen-Murray; and great-
University Hospital. Games Association.
his children, nieces and neph- (908) 454-1361 the daughter of granddaughter Luna Rose
Born Feb. 29, Surviving are his former
ews. the late Willard Monsen.
1956, in Wilson wife, Penny A. (Erisman)
He is survived by his beloved and Emily Var- Funeral services will be held
Borough, PA, he Ferency, of Palmer Township;
ian. today, Saturday, October 12,
was the son of two sons, Elek James Ferency
She and her husband, Ri- 2019 at 4 p.m. in the Doyle-
the late William and Odin Paul Ferency, both of
Vincent J. Dondiego chard "Rick," were married in Devlin Funeral Home, Inc., 695
“Chick” and Eliz- Palmer Township; and a sister,
1995. She was a school teacher Corliss Ave, Phillipsburg, NJ.
BETHLEHEM abeth “Betty” Ilona Osbourne, of Bethlehem.
with Mountainview Correction- Visitation will be held Saturday
Vincent J. Dondiego of Bethle- after over 25 years of service. (Strouse) A memorial service will be
al Facility in Annandale before from 2 p.m. to time of services
hem / Staten Island passed He then briefly worked for a Ferency. held at 7pm Tuesday in the
retirement. She earned her in the funeral home. Expres-
away peacefully on Tuesday, smaller firm, Baccala and Paul graduated from Wilson Strunk Funeral Home, Inc.,
Masters Degree from Rutgers sions of sympathy may be of-
Oct. 8, 2019 at Shoup, in LA before Area High School in 1974 where 2101 Northampton St., Wilson
University, Douglas College. fered at www.devlinfh.com.
his home at Ster- transitioning to Zenith Nation- he participated in football, bas- Borough. Call Tuesday 4-7pm
She enjoyed vegetable and herb Memorials may be made to
ling Heights in al Insurance company in San ketball and track and field. He in the funeral home. Offer on-
gardening; watching Jeopardy Reading is Fundamental, Attn:
Bethlehem, PA. Francisco, CA, for the balance attended East Stroudsburg Uni- line condolences at www.strun
and Wheel of Fortune. She was Donations Processing, 750 First
Born Aug. 25, of his career. Vince retired as versity where he was an All- kfh.com.
a friend to all and enjoyed help- Street, NE, Suite 920, Washing-
1927, in Staten Is- executive vice president at American Shot Putter for multi- In lieu of flowers, memorials
ing people. She also taught ton, DC 20002.
land, NY, Zenith in 1996. ple years. may be made to Penny Ferency
CDL classes at Fort Dix, NJ.
Vincent was the In retirement, Vince and wife He retired from Colonial I.U. to establish an educational
Shirley was an avid reader, espe-
son of Italian im- Eleanor returned to the East Doyle-Devlin Funeral Home 20 where he was employed for fund for the children, c/o the fu-
cially mystery stories.
migrants Michael and Marie and settled in Lakewood, NJ, in 695 Corliss Ave. over 20 years. He had also neral home, Easton, PA 18042.
She was a member of the Red
Dondiego. Vincent was preced- 1998. He enjoyed golf, reading, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 worked at The Children’s Home
Hat Society and Daughters of
ed in death by his loving wife, science, history, and all sports - (908) 454-1361 of Easton and as a professional Strunk Funeral Home Inc.
the American Revolution.
Eleanor (Benson) Dondiego, as particularly baseball and foot- Highland Games athlete. 2101 Northampton St.
In addition to her loving hus-
well as his four brothers, two ball. Vince was an avid Yankees Paul coached track and field Wilson Borough, PA 18042
sisters, and a son-in-law. fan. Vince had a passion for at Lafayette College, Easton (610) 258-7211
Vincent is survived by his life, and even went sky diving Area High School, and Wilson
two daughters, Lori Dondiego for the first time at 91 years of
Bisson and husband, Scott
Bisson, of Alamo, CA, and Chris-
tine (Dondiego) Visconti of
age.
A viewing will be held Mon-
day, Oct. 14, 2019 from 4 to 8
In Time of Need IN MEMORIAM
MARY ANN R GROLLER MILLHEIM
Stewartsville, NJ, and two
grandchildren, Sean and Lau-
p.m. in Doyle-Devlin Funeral
Home, Inc., 695 Corliss Ave,
FUNERAL SERVICES DIRECTORY 4/22/41 – 10/12/06
IN LOVING MEMORY: Every once in a while, someone extremely special, compassionate, understanding with
ren Visconti. Phillipsburg, NJ. A Funeral a strong faith and belief in God comes into your life. That person for so many was you. Your prayers, faith,
compassion, assistance, and friendship blessed and influenced many. Today we celebrate and cherish the,
Vincent was a graduate of Mass will be celebrated Tues- memories, love and faith of your life among us here on earth. Memories respect, dignity and honor shared
Curtis High School (Staten Is- day, Oct. 15, 2019 at 10 a.m. in for you is remarkable and still exists today.
land, NY) in 1945, then served St. Mary Catholic Church, 830 James J Palmeri, Funeral Director You shall never know how many lives you influenced and touched with your gentle hands and mannerisms.
Seems only yesterday we were laughing, smiling, loving and enjoying each other’s friendship and company,
in the US Navy and was honora- Fifth Avenue, Alpha, NJ. Expres- Family Operated Since 1980 but 13 years ago God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit called you home to God’s Heavenly Kingdom after viewing
bly discharged. He was of Cath- sions of sympathy may be of- Largest Funeral Home in Valley with Extensive Parking the suffering, pain, and sadness you were coping with. God surely gave you more ailments than one person
olic faith. fered at www.devlinfh.com. should need to cope with in a lifetime, but you never gave up. Rather you set out to conquer and achieve
Alpha Avenue & Rt. 611 Martins Creek, PA 18063 them. For God promised to be by your side and not give you more than could be handled if requested. Led
Vincent enjoyed a long career In lieu of flowers, the family
610-258-1762 • www.palmerifuneralhome.com by Jesus arm to lean on, he took your hand and helped you home over the final horizon to God’s kingdom,
in the insurance industry. requests donations to Epilepsy ending all your pain, suffering and sadness which you had experienced for so many years. The love & and
Starting out at Great American Foundation by visiting www.epi faith you showed us helped us with the loss of losing you being taken away from us so early and young
knowing God would be there even when times became challenging and that you’d be watching over us,
Insurance company in Manhat- lepsy.com/donate protecting, guiding our ways from trials & tribulations of life as we grow and learn.
tan (NYC) as an insurance un- Noto-Wynkoop Funeral Home You now reside in a happier place with magnificent rivers, gardens, Angels and birds singing. Pain, hatred
derwriter, Vince worked his Doyle-Devlin Funeral Home 908-454-4553
nor evil any longer exist. We are comforted only by the knowledge that you are happy once again. Your
dependability and reliability preceded you. Your understanding faith and love set an example for all lives you
way up in the organization, relo- 695 Corliss Ave. 289 So. Main St., Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 contacted. Regardless of how you felt you were always there to help and listen day or night, putting others
cating to Los Angeles, CA, and Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 Timothy E. Wynkoop, Mgr.
before yourself asking nothing in return. That is just the type of person and friend you were. Your faith, love,
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PennEast
FROM A1
scores the need and public benefit of the application’s denial as “a key nail in the cof- mit’s rejection “a one-two punch for Pen-
PennEast pipeline, said PennEast “is confi- PennEast Pipeline.” fin for the PennEast frack gas pipeline.” nEast.”
dent the legal actions will be resolved favor- In response to the Sept. 10 ruling, Pen- “PennEast is not welcome in New Jersey “This pipeline would not only cut an
ably,” and that PennEast member compa- nEast requested an “authoritative interpre- because the Murphy Administration is seri- ugly scar through our valley, but would
nies “remain fully committed” to the project. tation” of the eminent domain authority ous about combating the climate crisis, pro- have destroyed important open space. It
“PennEast pipeline was more than issued to certificate holders under the Nat- tecting public health and private property, is important that the DEP did their job to
95% subscribed before PennEast publicly ural Gas Act (NGA) from the Federal Energy and growing a truly green economy,” Gold- protect our environment by rejecting Pen-
announced the project five years ago, and Regulatory Commission (FERC). smith said. nEast’s application,” Tittel said.
the need has grown substantially since Kornick expressed her belief that “the “This administrative action removes one The PennEast Pipeline is a proposed 120-
then,” Kornick said. “The recent public state- long-standing legal precedent under which more obstacle to achieving a 45% reduction mile, 36-inch diameter underground pipe-
ments by natural gas utilities in New Jersey FERC has operated to bring “needed, clean, in greenhouse gases including methane line that would originate in Pennsylvania’s
expressing serious concern about the lack of reliable, and affordable energy to consum- and black carbon by 2030, a level backed by Marcellus shale region in Luzerne County
infrastructure capacity and an inability to ers,” will ultimately be upheld. sound science.” and traverse Northampton and western
reliably serve families and businesses who Amy Goldsmith, New Jersey state Direc- Echoing Goldsmith, Jeff Tittel, director of Hunterdon counties, ending in Mercer
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THE UKRAINE CONTROVERSY
Trump pushed her
out, ex-envoy says
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Friday to testify behind closed doors to the House
Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees as part of the ongoing impeachment inquiry. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
People ‘with clearly questionable motives’ wanted her gone, diplomat testifies
Mary Clare Jalonick, Matthew Lee and Adam Geller Associated Press
Testifying in defiance of President Donald Trump’s ban,
former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told
House impeachment investigators Friday that Trump him-
self had pressured the State Department to oust her from her
post and get her out of the country.
Yovanovitch told lawmakers investigating Trump’s deal-
ings with Ukraine that there was a “concerted campaign”
against her based on “unfounded and false claims by people
with clearly questionable motives.”
The diplomat was recalled from Kyiv as Rudy Giuliani —
who is Trump’s personal attorney and has no official role in
the U.S. government — pressed Ukrainian officials to inves-
tigate baseless corruption allegations against Democrat Joe
Biden and his son, Hunter, who was involved with a gas com-
pany there.
Yovanovitch testified behind closed doors Friday as part
of the House Democrats’ impeachment investigation. Her
prepared remarks were obtained by The Associated Press.
The former ambassador says she was fired from her post
after insisting that Giuliani’s requests to Ukrainian offi-
cials for investigations be relayed through official channels,
according to a former diplomat who has spoken with her.
That former diplomat insisted on anonymity to disclose the
private conversation.
Ferency
FROM A1
“He wanted to see his son advance himself,” said Ker-
baugh, who was best buddy’s with Ferency from kindergar-
ten. “Paul advanced himself through athletics.”
Growing up, Ferency was often too big to compete on
organized teams that had weight limits, but playing sandlot
football foreshadowed greatness, Kerbaugh said.
Ferency would show up wearing three or four sweatshirts,
Kerbaugh began.
“When we tore the last sweatshirt off, the game was over,”
Kerbaugh said. “We couldn’t tackle him anymore,” recall-
ing three “guys holding on to him” but unable to bring him
down.
However, Ferency wasn’t just a powerful athlete, Ker-
baugh said.
“He could stand there and do a back flip,” Kerbaugh
explained. “He could dunk a basketball. He was very agile.”
Ferency played football and threw the shot and discus at
Wilson. He went on to become a three-time All-American in
track and field at East Stroudsburg University.
Eoin Walshe, then a student-athlete at Lafayette College,
met Ferency, at the time a bouncer at the Castle Inn in Phil-
lipsburg, in the early 1980s when Ferency wanted to learn to
throw the Olympic hammer.
Walshe, a thrower for the Leopards’ track team, had grown
up with a version of the Highland games in Ireland, although
they actually date to Scotland.
“He was fascinated by them,” Walshe said.
One day they headed down to Pipersville in Bucks County
for a Highland competition, not knowing they needed kilts
to compete. But they were allowed in anyway and Ferency
“cleaned up,” Walshe said, breaking all the previous marks.
They would compete together for about 10 years on the
Highland circuit and coach together at Lafayette, Walshe
said.
Walshe, calling Ferency a “reluctant traveler,” would have
to persuade his friend to compete throughout North Amer-
ican and even overseas. Kerbaugh and Walshe would often
chauffeur Ferency, who didn’t drive even well into his 30s,
friends said.
T H E E X P R ES S -T I M ES, A F F I L I AT E D W I T H L E H I G H VA L L E Y L I V E .C O M
Trump, in a July 25 phone call, told Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky that Yovanovitch was “bad news,”
according to a partial transcript released by the White
House. Neither Giuliani nor Trump has publicly specified
their objections to her.
She said in her statement Friday that she was abruptly told
this spring to depart Ukraine “on the next plane.” She left her
post in May, and was later told the president had lost confi-
dence in her and had been pressuring State Department offi-
cials for many months to remove her, she said.
Democrats leading the investigation said they sub-
poenaed Yovanovitch Friday morning after learning late
Thursday night that the State Department had directed her
not to appear. Trump has forbidden all government employ-
ees to cooperate.
Yovanovitch remains employed by the State Department
but is currently doing a fellowship at Georgetown University.
Her testimony in the face of Trump’s opposition appar-
ently won’t be the last as the congressional panels hold a
flurry of depositions to investigate the president’s efforts to
jumpstart foreign investigations that could help his 2020
reelection campaign.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she wants the com-
mittees to move “expeditiously” as they decide whether to
Ferency would become an all-time great, a world record
holder and a world champion.
When Bob Virgilio and Neville Gardner began to pitch
the concept for the Celtic Classic and Highland Games in
the late 1980s for Bethlehem, Walshe said, Ferency played
a key role. More than 30 years later, the competition is the
capstone event for the circuit, with the national champion-
ships happening annually in the shadow of the Hill-to-Hill
Bridge.
“He helped the Celtic Classic get on its feet,” Celtic Cul-
tural Alliance Executive Director Jayne Ann Recker said,
adding athletes over the years called Ferency “The Godfa-
ther.”
“People came to see him,” she said.
But it wasn’t only the fans that Ferency brought to Beth-
lehem, Walshe said.
“Paul’s contribution was he knew the athletes,” Walshe
said. “His legacy would have been we got the best of the ath-
letes to come right away.”
Virgilio was looking to stage a showcase and unlike other
Highland festivals, the athletic competition was put front
and center on the fairgrounds in Bethlehem, with the idea to
engage the audience, Walshe said. There were announcers
and bleachers and “our spin on what traditional Highland
games could evolve into. ... Then, everyone wanted to come,”
Walshe said
The event would eventually draw the 12 best Highland
games athletes in the world, at which point Walshe moved
into administration because he could no longer get into the
lineup. Ferency, on the other hand, competed well into his
40s, Walshe said.
Walshe also recalls how Ferency’s family took in the Irish
import and treated him as one of their own.
“His mother, sister and he adopted me,” Walshe said. “The
generosity of the family. As big as Paul was, he was approach-
able. The quintessential gentle giant. He was very generous
to share when he had — his size, his money, his time.
“... Ultimately the mark of his impact is just the number of
people he touched from all walks of life.”
Ferency worked at the Children’s Home of Easton and
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WASHINGTON
Pentagon
criticizes
‘impulsive’
Turkey
Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor
Associated Press
Turkey’s invasion of Syria to attack U.S.-
backed Kurdish forces was an “impul-
sive” move that will further destabilize
the region, Pentagon officials said Friday,
insisting that a separate American-led fight
against the Islamic State in the area would
continue despite the new conflict.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper told a
Pentagon news conference that Washing-
ton is “greatly disappointed” by the Turk-
ish incursion. He said it has badly dam-
aged already frayed relations with Turkey,
a NATO ally ousted from a Pentagon fighter
program in July for refusing to drop its pur-
chase of a Russian air defense system that
is incompatible with NATO.
Esper insisted the Kurds remain a viable
partner, although the U.S. has said it will
not step between them and the Turks.
“To be clear, we are not abandoning our
Kurdish partner forces, and U.S. troops
remain with them in other parts of Syria.
The impulsive action of President (Recep
Tayyip) Erdogan to invade northern Syria
has put the United States in a tough situa-
tion,” Esper said.
The Turkish incursion has complicated
U.S. military efforts in the region, even as
Washington seeks to deter Iran from fur-
ther attacks on Saudi Arabia following a
drone and cruise missile assault in Septem-
ber that damaged key Saudi oil facilities. In
response, the U.S. said it as deploying addi-
tional air defenses to Saudi Arabia.
Many have called President Donald
Trump’s decision Sunday to pull a small
number of U.S. troops away from the Turk-
ish border a grave mistake. Even some of
his staunchest Republican supporters have
sharply criticized the decision, saying it
opened the door for the Turkish invasion.
Some regard Trump’s move as a betrayal of
the U.S.-armed Kurdish fighters who have,
at great cost, partnered with U.S. forces
against the Islamic State group since 2015.
At the White House, Treasury Secre-
tary Steven Mnuchin put Turkey on notice
that it could face “powerful sanctions” for
its military incursion, and that the U.S.
will “shut down the Turkish economy” if
Ankara goes too far.
Mnuchin said the U.S. hopes it will
not have to use new, expanded sanctions
authority that Trump has authorized.
The administration threatened sanctions
against Turkey earlier this year for its pur-
chase of the Russian S-400 air defense sys-
Paul
Ferency,
throwing
the caber,
was on the
poster of the
first Celtic
Classic in
Bethlehem.
Courtesy
photo
later Intermediate Unit 20, friends said.
“The impact on disadvantaged and troubled people as
well as (elite) athletes,” Walshe said. “He had a generous
spirit and he will be sorely missed. ... As big as he was, little
kids just flocked to him.”
Ferency had several health issues in recent years, includ-
ing cancer, heart woes, a serious infection and a hip replace-
ment that went bad, Walshe said.
Ferency suffered a fall on Sept. 8 and the Lehigh County
Coroner’s Office said his death at 8:44 p.m. Thursday at St.
Luke’s University Hospital in Fountain Hill was due to com-
plications from the accident.
Mark Will-Weber, who was on the East Stroudsburg track
team in the late 1970s and briefly coached with Ferency in
the mid 1980s at Freedom High School, said, “He was a great
athlete himself. And as a coach he helped a lot of individual
throwers. ... Everybody’s going to miss the big guy.”
Ferency is survived by two children. Services had yet to
be announced.
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‘House that Beer Built’ Boy Scout

sexual abuse

soon will be a home suits are likely

headed to N.J.
Nailed it: Family to get keys New law expected to draw
to Habitat twin constructed filings from across the U.S.
with Valley brewers’ help
Kelly Heyboer For The Express-Times

Kurt Bresswein For The Express-Times
Stephen Hughes is director of construc-
tion for Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh
Valley, and he knows how hard it can be nail-
ing in floor truss clips over your head.
So when Habitat client Yolanda Gordon
reported to do her sweat equity, he told her to
do what she could and they’d get it finished
up later.
“Like four hours later I came back, they’re
all done. No big deal. And I think that goes to
show: hardworking, strong, determined and
deserving of this,” Hughes said alongside
Gordon on Saturday morning. “You’re driv-
ing nails in your own home. This is a beau-
tiful thing.”
Gordon is a mother of three, working full
time as a shipping clerk at United States Cold
Storage in Bethlehem, while studying busi-
ness management part time at Northampton
Community College.
This week, she becomes a homeowner
through the local Habitat for Humanity.
The affordable housing nonprofit on Sat-
urday dedicated its 121st home in 30 years
to Gordon, and this one came with a twist.
It’s known as the “House that Beer Built”
after members of the Lehigh Valley Brewers
Guild agreed to donate coupons that Habi-
tat collected into voucher books, for sale for
$40. Sales over the past two years generated
$10,500 toward Gordon’s house, at 406 Key-
stone Ave. in West Bethlehem.
“This is community,” Lehigh Valley Hab-
itat Executive Director Jessica Elliott said
at Saturday’s dedication. “It’s government
entities, it’s the breweries that want to be
involved with this, it’s the faith groups, it’s
our volunteers that show up on a regular
basis because they understand the impor-
tance of what we’re doing. ...
”This is positivity. This is the way that
people work together, this is the way a com-
munity comes together to make sure that
things like this are possible for hardworking
families.“
Gordon exceeded her 250 hours of sweat
equity, including volunteering at the ReStore
on Grape Street in Whitehall Township that
accepts donations of new and gently used
home goods and resells them to benefit the
local Habitat for Humanity.
Born and raised in Newark, she moved
to Pennsylvania in 2008 and started look-
ing in 2017 to purchase a house through
Habitat. She got accepted into the program,
SEE HOME, A2
New homeowner Yolanda Gordon hugs Joe Polizotto, construction manager for Habitat for
Humanity of the Lehigh Valley, at a dedication ceremony Saturday on Keystone Avenue in
West Bethlehem. Lehigh Valley brewers donated coupons that netted $10,500 toward con-
struction of the house. Photos by Kurt Bresswein, for The Express-Times
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home
with a driveway and yard is one of four Habi-
tat homes spread among two twins.
Brother Predest Davis gives the house a
blessing during the dedication ceremony
for the local agency’s 121st home.
Scott remembers he wasn’t feeling well
when his mother dropped him off for his
first camping trip with his Boy Scout troop
back in the early 1960s.
But Scott, then 12, didn’t want a routine
childhood illness to keep him from hiking
in a beautiful canyon near Amarillo, Texas,
and sleeping beneath the stars. One of his
troop leaders assured his mother he would
keep a close watch on him and have the boy
share his tent, Scott recalls.
“That was the first night I was basically
attacked and sexually abused,” said Scott,
now 69, who asked that his last name not
be used.
He says the sexual abuse that began in
the tent that night continued for more than
a year as he was abused by two Boy Scout
leaders until he finally quit the group and
moved away. Scared and confused, he says
he never reported the alleged abuse.
Now, 57 years later, Scott says he’s com-
ing to terms with how the alleged sexual
SEE SCOUTS, A6
LEHIGH COUNTY
Mack Trucks
workers set
to go on strike
Kurt Bresswein For The Express-Times
Nearly two weeks into an expired labor
contract, the Mack Trucks union said work-
ers would go on strike at midnight Satur-
day.
The United Auto Workers Local 677 labor
action involves about 3,500 employees at
facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland and
Florida. That includes the Mack Lehigh
Valley Operations off Route 100 in Lower
Macungie Township, where every Mack
truck built for the North American market
gets its start on the cab and vehicle assem-
bly line.
The union’s contract expired Oct. 1,
and an extension was agreed to through
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Drawings for Saturday, October

Mack
12, 2019. Numbers are unofficial. FROM A1
Verify results with a ticket agent.
11:59 p.m. Saturday, said Ray Curry, sec-
PENNSYLVANIA retary-treasurer and director of the UAW
MIDDAY Heavy Truck Department.
Pick 2: 70 Pick 3: 420 Sam and Employees who are working at that time
Pick 4: 9124 Pick 5: 18746 Gina “will exit their facilities in an orderly man-
Treasure Hunt: 2, 12, 20, 22, Masotto, ner after performing any tasks necessary to
24 owners of prevent damage” to manufacturing equip-
EVENING Bonn Place ment or products.
Pick 2: 15 Pick 3: 018 Brewing The union accuses Mack Trucks, a Volvo
Pick 4: 3480 Pick 5: 31178 Co., are Group subsidiary, of having “failed to pro-
Cash 5: 10, 21, 33, 34, 38 joined by vide any substantial offer” on sticking
Five of five: None their son, points including wage increases, job secu-
Four of five: $508.50 Davide, at rity, cost-of-living allowances, wage pro-
Three of five: $14.50 the Habitat gression, skilled trades, shift premiums,
Match 6: 3, 9, 11, 13, 19, 31 cermony. holiday and work schedules, health and
Six of six: $740,000 Kurt Bress- safety, seniority, pension and 401(k) issues,
wein, for The health care and drug coverage, overtime,
NEW JERSEY Express- subcontracting and temporary/supplemen-
MIDDAY Times tal workers.
Pick 3: 665 Fireball: 2 Union leadership is ready to recon-
Payoff: $273.50 vene the contract negotiations on Oct. 21,
Box: $91 Pairs: $27
Pick 4: 0472 Fireball: 2
Payoff: $3,956.50
Home according to Curry.
Mack Trucks President Martin Weiss-
burg said in a statement Saturday the com-
Box: $164.50 Pair: $39.50 FROM A1 pany is “surprised and disappointed” by
EVENING development for the local agency. the decision to strike, rather than allow-
Pick 3: 427 Fireball: 2 contingent on raising her credit score to above 600 Donors like the Lehigh Valley brewers come in ing employees to remain on the job while
Payoff: $196 in 12 months. to help offset costs. Shappell raised the plan of sell- negotiations continue. The company sees
Box: $32.50 Pairs: $19.50 ”Yolanda did it in three,“ Habitat family men- ing coupon books at a meeting of the Lehigh Valley its relationship with UAW leaders as posi-
Pick 4: 1498 Fireball: 2 tor Nancy Silver said. ”She did all of that, as you Brewers Guild, and its members jumped at the idea. tive and believes progress was being made,
Payoff: $2,531.50 know, while working full time, caring for her chil- ”We get to see the direct results of not only the Weissburg stated.
Box: $105 Pair: $25 dren, visiting with her mom, going to school, doing ‘House that Beer Built’ program but of community “Mack Trucks is part of the only heavy-
Cash 5: 15, 16, 19, 22, 29 Xtra: 4 everything — being a soccer mom, a football mom, and community coming together,“ Sam Masotto, truck manufacturing group that assembles
5 Card Cash: 7D, QD, 6S, 4C, JC trying to squeeze in everything she could to find a owner of Bonn Place Brewing Co. in Bethlehem, all of its trucks and engines for the North
Friday’s Mega Millions: moment for herself. But somehow, even with that said at Saturday’s dedication. ”I think that’s some- American market here in the United States,
14, 22, 30, 37, 60 little bit of spare time, she managed to find over 250 thing we strive for as a group of breweries.“ and continues to compete against products
Mega Ball: 8 Megaplier: 3 hours to put into this house. And look at it.“ Though construction is done on the three-bed- built in lower-cost countries,” Weissburg
Tuesday’s Mega Millions The home is one of four, spread among two room, two-bathroom home with driveway and stated.
jackpot: $65 million twins, built by Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh yard, Gordon still has work to do on the property, “We have no plans to close any U.S. man-
Monday’s Pick 6 Valley on the block. said Ray Lucera, site supervisor for Habitat. ufacturing; on the contrary, we’ve invested
jackpot: $2.3 million Gordon will live there with her son, Jahquir ”I’ve got to add to your list,“ he told her, ”I’m more than $400 million in our plants and
Laney, a student at Clearfield Elementary School, sorry. Your job now is to fill this house with love and logistics network over the last ten years,
and daughter Shakyra Branch, who goes to Lib- memories.“ and since 2015 have in-sourced work that
erty High School. Gordon’s oldest daughter, Shaz- Gordon thanked all those who helped with her has created more than 500 jobs in our U.S.
zia Branch, is in the U.S. Air Force and deployed to family’s home, before inviting everyone into her factories. We have significant new invest-
Japan. kitchen for a lunch she provided. ments in both facilities and products on the
Closing on the home is set for this coming week. “Thank God for this moment, it’s been a dream way.”
Habitat for Humanity provides each of its buyers come true,” she told those gathered. This would be the first Mack Trucks
with a no-interest loan, and payments are set as a “Everybody in this room, I appreciate you guys union strike in 35 years. In 1984, 9,200
percentage of income. Homes are split about 50-50 for showing up, I appreciate you guys for helping, UAW workers walked out for nine days
between new construction and rehabs of homes the volunteers. I’m just over-excited. I don’t really
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HARRISBURG

Tougher penalty sought for stalking kids

Ron Southwick rsouthwick@pennlive.com

Through no fault of her own, Madison
Zezzo, only 13 at the time, became the obses-
sion of a man in his 50s.
Erin Zezzo, her mother, recounted the
years of torment the Bucks County family
suffered. The man, the father of a friend,
stalked the girl online. He posted scores
of photos of her and professed his desire
to marry her. He pleaded guilty to a mis-
demeanor charge, received probation and
began stalking her again.
Over a period of years, he posted more
than 15,000 images of the teen and said he
wanted to father her children.
In 2017, he was convicted of a felony
stalking charge and sentenced to 18 months
to 7 years in prison.
The years-long nightmare haunts Mad-
ison and her family. It’s driving the fam-
ily to push for tougher laws to punish those
stalking children online.
Erin Zezzo joined Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.,
and other advocates at the Dauphin County
Courthouse in Harrisburg last week to make
their case. Toomey has introduced a bill to
add five years to the maximum sentence for
stalking convictions involving children.
“Stalking victims are haunted by their
stalker every day, never knowing when they
will show up, what they will say or what they
will do to gain access to their victims,” Erin
Zezzo said.
“These victims live their lives in constant
fear,” she said. “Nobody, especially a child,
deserves this.”
Toomey said the bill, the Combat Online
Predators Act, has bipartisan support. U.S.
Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., is also a sponsor of
the bill. U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Bucks
County Republican, has introduced a com-
panion measure in the House.
As a father of three, Toomey said he
“can’t imagine the horrors” the Zezzo fam-
ily endured.
“Social media creates, unfortunately, the
tools for predators to stalk, intimidate and
harass people, including children,” Toomey
said.
Toomey said he is hoping Congress can
pass the legislation this year. The House and
Senate passed similar bills last year but they
weren’t able to finalize the package before
the legislative session ended.
The legislation wouldn’t impose manda-
tory minimum sentences, Toomey said. But
it would give judges the ability to impose
longer prison sentences when warranted, he
said.
Jennifer Storm, Pennsylvania’s Victim
Advocate, said children and families need
the protection of tougher laws. More than
10 million American children have Internet
access and more than one in five of those
kids are solicited online, Storm said.
“This is a parent’s worst nightmare,”
Storm said.
The web “should be a place of learning
and exploration,” Storm said. “It has become
a virtual hunting ground for exploitation
and terror.”
About 7.5 million Americans have been
victims of stalking and many have been tor-
mented as minors, according to Safe Hori-
zon, a non-profit group. Many of those
victims are under the age of 18, federal
researchers say.
One in five female victims experienced
stalking as minors, according to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. Roughly
one in seven male victims were stalked when “Social media creates, unfortunately, the
they were under 18, the CDC reports. tools for predators to stalk, intimidate and
Learn more: Tips to help prevent stalking harass people, including children,” Sen. Pat
Storm, who has worked with Erin Zezzo Toomey, R-Pa., said at a new conference last
and her family, was mortified by their week in Harrisburg. Express-Times file photo
ordeal. In addition to the horror of deal-
ing with a relentless stalker, Storm said law
enforcement wasn’t equipped to help the
family, even though Erin Zezzo meticulously
documented the incidents.
“The irreparable harm and damage done
to this family will live on the Internet for-
ever,” Storm said.
Storm said the legislation would help
other families. She also called on the U.S.
Justice Department to evaluate how stalking
laws are being enforced.

HARRISBURG

Killings spur review

of Pa. parole system
Marc Levy Associated Press

An internal review of Pennsylvania’s parole system

spurred by five parolees getting charged in quick succession
with homicide is, in theory, acknowledging a long-stand-
ing complaint of parole agents over a long-term policy shift
designed to help more parolees succeed on the outside.
Law enforcement groups largely welcomed the acknowl-
edgement from the state Department of Corrections, with
the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association calling it a
“significant recognition.”
Parole agents, however, were skeptical it will change a sys-
tem that, they say, over the past decade has stripped them
of discretion to pull a potentially dangerous parolee off the
street.
The department’s recommendation, one of 15 in its Aug.
28 report, comes after changes in the law and internal policy
have ballooned parolee ranks and helped drive down Penn-
sylvania’s prison population.
It asks lawmakers to update a 2012 law and add a trigger
for an automatic six-month to one-year jail sentence for a
parolee who continually ignores parole conditions, such as
going to treatment or counseling. The 2012 law already has
five such triggers, including threatening behavior or posses-
sion of a weapon.
Corrections Secretary John Wetzel said the recommen-
dation came out of a discussion with district parole supervi-
sors. What emerged was that agents didn’t feel they can take
action unless a parolee’s record meets the triggers already in
state law, Wetzel said. The goal of this recommendation, he
said, is not to jail parolees for innocuous parole violations,
like a positive urine test for marijuana.
Wetzel ordered the internal review in July after five parol-
ees were charged with six homicides, most with connections
to domestic violence. The victims included two children,
three women and a Pittsburgh police officer.

Holiday closings

Monday is Columbus Day, marking the arrival of Christopher

Columbus in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492. Here’s what’s open
and shut:

Mail: Post offices are closed and there will be no residential or

business mail deliveries, only delivery of Priority Mail Express.

Federal, state, county and municipal offices: All federal and

state offices observe the holiday. Northampton County and
Lehigh County offices are open as are the county courthouses;
Warren County offices and court are both closed. Municipal
offices vary. The cities of Bethlehem, Easton and Allentown, as
well as Palmer Township and Wilson Borough, all are open. Forks
Township is closed.

Motor Vehicles: All New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission

offices and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation driver
license and photo centers are closed.

Libraries: The four branches of the Warren County Library sys-

tem are all closed as is the Phillipsburg Free Public Library. The
W.H. Walters Free Public Library, in Alpha, is open.
In Pennsylvania, the Easton Area Public Library and the Heller-
town Area Library are both open Monday. So are the Allentown
Public Library, the Bethlehem Area Public Library and the
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity.

Schools: Many schools are closed, including the Easton Area,

Nazareth Area and Northampton Area districts. Both the Wilson
Area and Bethlehem Area districts are closed for teacher in-ser-
vice days. The Allentown and the Parkland districts have staff/
professional development days.
In Warren County, Phillipsburg schools are closed and a teacher
in-service day scheduled.

Transportation: LANtaBus and LANtaVan services will operate

on a normal schedule Monday, Oct. 14.
TransBridge also will operate on a normal schedule.
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LEHIGH VALLEY

More than just purses: Exhibit

offers a stylish history lesson
Kurt Bresswein For The Express-Times

There’s the red alligator bag from Hermès
made famous by Grace Kelly in Alfred Hitch-
cock’s “To Catch a Thief.”
There’s the dachshund bag from fash-
ion designer and Allentown native Thom
Browne.
There’s the the once-in-a-lifetime look at
the world’s largest collection of Anne-Ma-
rie of Paris bags, crafted to look like “Cham-
pagne and Ice Bucket” and “Telephone” and
sold in one boutique in one hotel in Paris
during the 1940s.
“PURSEonality: A Stylish Handbag His-
tory” is an exhibit with these and more —
hundreds more — from the collection of
Emmaus resident and author Ilene Hoch-
Hundreds of purses and handbags owned by Lehigh Valley resident Ilene Hochberg Wood berg Wood.
are displayed in the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts in Bethlehem for an exhibit titled It opened Friday at Historic Bethlehem
“PURSEonality: A Stylish Handbag History.” Photos by Kurt Bresswein, for The Express-Times Museums & Sites’ Kemerer Museum of Dec-
orative Arts, 427 N. New St., and Moravian
Museum of Bethlehem, 66 W. Church St.,
both in Center City Bethlehem. A pop-up
exhibit went up in July at the America on
Wheels Museum, 5 N. Front St. in Allentown.
The exhibit runs through April. A $20
combination ticket is available for admission
to all three locations.
2nd ANNUAL Wood got her start collecting handbags
The exhibit includes around 15 percent
of Wood’s collection, believed to be the larg-
est collection in the United States and possi-
bly the world, second maybe to the Museum
of Bags and Purses in Amsterdam, Nether-
lands, according to Lindsey Jancay, director
of collections and programming at Historic
Bethlehem.
Wood is the author of several best-selling
books, including “Dogue,” a canine version
of Vogue magazine, which became an inter-
national bestseller; “Catmopolitan,” a feline
look at Cosmopolitan magazine, which spent
nine weeks on The New York Times best-
seller list in the No. 2 slot; as well as “Van-
ity Fur,” “Forbabes,” “Good Mousekeeping,”
“Who Stole My Cheese?!!!,” “Stylish Knits for
Dog,” “Dogs by Design” and “Posh Pups.”
Her collection grew as she married Irwin
Hochberg, and the couple moved into Max
Hess’ mansion in the West End of Allen-
town, Wood told Philadelphia Inquirer col-
umnist Elizabeth Wellington. After Hoch-
berg’s death, the collection continued to
grow during and after Wood’s marriage to
the late Allentown businessman and civic
leader Bob Wood.
Prior to her writing career, Ilene Hoch-

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PENNSYLVANIA’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION

Officials: Impeachment inquiry finds support

Ivey DeJesus idejesus@pennlive.com

Public opinion is coalescing in favor of The office of Rep. Scott Perry, The office of Rep. Made- “It’s not just Democrats,
the House’s Democratic-led impeachment a York County Republi- leine Dean, a Montgomery
inquiry of President Donald Trump. can, says it has received County Democrat, says the but Republicans saying
That’s the message of a number of polls, comments supporting and overwhelming number of
as well as members of Pennsylvania’s con- opposing the impeachment calls and emails to the office this has gone too far.
gressional delegation, who are reporting that inquiry. support an inquiry.
constituents are contacting them to register A lot of constituents
support for the impeachment inquiry. Rep. Fred Keller, a Snyder A spokeswoman for Rep.
“It’s interesting to watch. There’s a level County Republican, is Mary Gay Scanlon, a Dela- understand how some of
of concern that folks express. A level of con- calling for an end to “the ware County Democrat, says
sternation, perhaps, and real steeliness to nontransparent and legally the vast majority of constitu- this is being portrayed by
see that something is done,” said Matt Bie- unsupported impeachment ents support the inquiry.
ber, spokesman for Rep. Madeleine Dean, a inquiry.” the media as a partisan
Montgomery County Democrat who sits on
the House Judiciary Committee, which is pursuit but a lot of folks
overseeing the inquiry. The House is looking into Trump’s request misdeeds and lack of rule following by this
The congresswoman continues to hear to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky administration,” she said. understand that it is of
from constituents on either side of the aisle, to investigate Democratic presidential can- Scanlon supported an impeachment
Bieber said. didate Joe Biden. inquiry in May after former White House far graver importance.”
“It’s not just Democrats, but Republicans The poll found nearly six in 10 of those lawyer Don McGahn defied a congressional
saying this has gone too far,” he said. “A lot surveyed support the investigation. About subpoena, refusing to provide documents to Matt Bieber, spokesman for
of constituents understand how some of this half of the public wants to see Trump the House Judiciary Committee as part of Rep. Madeleine Dean
is being portrayed by the media as a parti- removed from office. the Mueller investigation.
san pursuit but a lot of folks understand that Pennsylvania’s most senior ranking con- “It has been a number one issue from the
it is of far graver importance. Public opin- gressional member, Rep. Mike Doyle, a Pitts- beginning,” Richards said. “The overwhelm-
ion does not usually shift this fast, but as burgh Democrat, is seeing the groundswell ing groundswell from constituents across needless, partisan investigations.”
the revelations come out, it’s harder to avert of constituent support for the decision in the district are not solely based on the frus- “House Democrats have been seeking to
the gaze from what the president has been recent days. tration over the whistleblower complaint, impeach President Donald Trump since he
doing.” “My office has been contacted by hun- but the complete lack of adhering to the rule was sworn in,” he said.
Between Sept. 19 and Oct. 3, the sub- dreds and hundreds of people about this of law.” The office of Rep. Scott Perry, a York
urban-Philadelphia office of Rep. Chrissy issue and the vast majority are very support- Some Republican members remain stead- County Republican, said: “We’ve been get-
Houlahan, a Democrat, received nearly ive of the ongoing impeachment inquiry,” fastly behind the president. ting comments on both sides of this issue,
3,000 constituent correspondences about Doyle said. “I also talk to constituents per- Rep. Fred Keller, a central Pennsylvania and we’re hearing a variety of viewpoints.”
impeachment. The messages are roughly sonally every day that express similar sen- Republican, on Wednesday called for an end In an email to PennLive, Bill Jaffee, press
3-to-1 in favor of the congresswoman’s posi- timents. Congress is working hard to get the to what he said was “the nontransparent and secretary to Sen. Pat Toomey, Pennsylva-
tion to open the inquiry, a staff member said. truth despite stonewalling and obstruction legally unsupported impeachment inquiry.” nia’s Republican senator, said: “I’m sure it
A number of national polls show grow- from the Trump administration, and I know “The White House’s letter to Speaker won’t come as a surprise to hear that Senator
ing support for the House’s impeachment my constituents want us to continue to do (Nancy) Pelosi and Democratic leadership Toomey is hearing from constituents who
inquiry. Much the same is found in Pennsyl- so.” is right: The President should not be forced oppose impeachment and from those who
vania, where a new poll from Fox43/Susque- The office of Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, a to comply with this rigged, partisan process support it.”
hanna Polling and Research shows a major- Delaware County Democrat, has been field- which denies the president due process and House Democrat Dwight Evans of Phila-
ity of people believe that the congressional ing similar bipartisan calls and emails to her is cloaked in secrecy,” he said in a written delphia said he feels a certain historical res-
impeachment inquiry is warranted. office. statement. “It’s time for this ‘impeachment onance in the impeachment inquiry.
The poll, released Tuesday, found that Spokeswoman Gabby Richards said inquiry’ to end before House Democrats do “I have supported impeachment since
51% of all people polled believe the inquiry that of all the outreach Scanlon’s office has any further damage to our Constitutional 2017, which is representative of my constitu-
has merit, while 46% view it as a political received from constituents on the issue of norms and the public’s confidence in our ents in Philadelphia, where the Constitution
stunt. Three percent are undecided. impeachment, the vast majority support it. government.” was drafted and proclaimed,” he said. “They
Similarly, a Washington Post-Schar “Honestly, since the congresswoman Keller said his constituents are telling are strongly supportive of an impeachment
School poll shows a shift in public senti- came into office, we have been receiving him that they are tired of House Democrats inquiry, and members of Congress all work
ment in favor of the impeachment inquiry. outrage from constituents regarding the “wasting taxpayer time and resources on for the citizens, not any president.”

HARRISBURG EASTON

Pa. warns hunters, anglers Growing enterprise: Renters

of online license scammers dig in at community gardens
Deb Kiner dkiner@pennlive.com Rudy Miller For The Express-Times

The Pennsylvania Fish
and Boat Commission and
Ga me C om m i s sion a re
warning people purchas-
ing hunting and/or fishing
licenses to avoid third-party
websites.
The agencies jointly said
in a news release that cus-
tomers have complained
about purchasing licenses
through these sites but then no advantage to using a You might not have a backyard, but that Where are the gardens?
never receiving the license. third-party website to buy doesn’t mean you can’t have a garden.
“The only proven, repu- a licen se,” M at scava ge Or that you don’t deserve one. Lower Hackett Community Garden,
table and reliable methods said. “Customers to these Miranda Wilcha has made it her mission 1913 Wood Ave.
for purchasing Pennsylva- websites are being asked to pair Easton renters with small plots of Lynn Street Community Garden,
nia fishing licenses and per- to provide the same infor- shared land where they can grow their own 1426 Lynn St.
mits are through the PFBC’s mation as they would if vegetables. She’s just about wrapped up her South 10th Street Community Garden,
online portal The Outdoor they purchased a license first harvest as community gardens coordi- 916 Pine St.
Shop or in-person from a securely through the agen- nator for the Greater Easton Development Juliana Street Community Garden,
retail license issuing agent,” cies directly. The differ- Partnership. 100-112 S. Fifth St., Easton
said Bernie Matscavage, ence is that by using a third- It’s her job to find neighbors willing to Easton Area Community Center,
director of the PFBC Bureau party site, you are paying plant in five community gardens through- 901 Washington St.

Footcare
of Administration. an unnecessary added fee, out the West Ward, to help them cultivate
According to the fish compromising your iden- their gardens and keep them engaged.
commission, one site used tity, and will likely not end “I think that there are just a million rea- food waste in 5-gallon buckets and drop it
a logo similar to the state up receiving a license at all.” sons to be involved in community garden- off between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays at
MicroVas Therapy for Painful Neuropathy Fish and Boat Commission When purchasing a fish- ing,” she said Wednesday. a booth behind the Easton Public Market.
logo and purported to be ing license directly from the Some reasons are: Then they can come back and collect com-
Dr. George Nassoor able to simplify the process, Fish and Boat Commission, ››   Plants help keep Easton cooler. post for their gardens or houseplants.
Celebrating 30 years in the however the fee was much you immediately receive ››   Vegetables are healthy to eat. “From Saturdays alone, we’ve gotten over
Easton/Phillipsburg area
higher than the $22.90 the a printable electronic ver- ››   It’s satisfying to eat something you grew 45,000 pounds of compost,” Wilcha said.
fish commission charges for sion. A hunting license from yourself. She also helps with the Vegetables in the
ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS a resident license. the Game Commission is ››   You can get to know your neighbors bet- Community program, which is spearheaded
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greenspace is very important to people’s cost on Thursdays throughout the summer
health, people’s mental health and the at one of Wilcha’s community gardens at
environmental health of our city as well,” 10th and Pine streets. Wilcha helps furnish
Wilcha said. activities at the Thursday market sessions.
Wilcha hopes to build on a successful (She doesn’t provide vegetables since most of
2019 to restart some Easton community those grown in the community gardens stay
gardens that weren’t cultivated in recent with the individuals who grew them.)
years due to lack of interest. Her program Now that the state grant has paid for a
was helped by the recent acquisition of a new truck, cooler and greenhouse, Wilcha is
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$52,000 grant, part of which will pay for a optimistic for the growth of the program and
new pickup truck. hopeful to expand to unused or underused
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lawn mowers and whatever else she needed port of our local legislators and the governor
in her own Honda CR-V. as it relates to this grant,” said Jared Mast,
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HAMPTON

Obituaries Worker killed by

ES 10/13
mega-mall crash
Joseph S. Smith
had ‘heart of gold’
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fully with his family by his side ion, Randy Wohlbach, and Sophie Nieto-Munoz For The Express-Times
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Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in St. Eileen Letsak all of Harmony
Luke’s Hospital, Township; sister, Violet Reed Although the two only met in July working at the Amer-
Warren. in Florida; four grandchildren,
ican Dream mega mall, they acted like they’d known each
Born Sept. 9, J.R. Letsak, Erica Letsak, Kim-
Gloria Kowalick 1928, in berly Smith and Jessica Smith;
other for years.
EASTON Stewartsville, he nieces and nephews. He was Eric Papenfuhs took Danny Bittencourt under his wing
Gloria (Mercadante) wife, Robin Litwa, of Lan- was a son of the predeceased by siblings, Bessie, as a mentor while they worked on floor coating and water-
Kowalick, formerly of Easton ghorne, PA, and David Kowalick late Raymond Dorothy, Bill, Sam, Ethel, Flor- proofing in the amusement park section of the mall project
(Palmer Twp), PA, passed away and his companion, Angie and Amy (Mar- ence, Daisy and Marie, and Ei- in East Rutherford.
on Oct. 11, 2019, at The Bridges Funk, of Macungie, PA; and two tin) Smith. leen’s companion, Dave Ryno. Papenfuhs was a fifth-generation construction worker
of Warwick, Warwick, PA. She grandchildren, Kevin Kowalick His wife, Lois, passed away Memorial funeral services and had been around job sites his whole life.
was 91. and Kelli Kowalick. March 12, 2018. He was a truck will be held Saturday, Oct. 19, “He was the best man ever and he helped me learn so
Gloria was born on April 8, Gloria was a dedicated and driver with Frey Motors in Un- 2019, at 1 p.m. in Doyle-Devlin much. I’m usually a bridge painter so this is a new thing for
1928, in Glen Cove, NY, to the loving wife, mother and grand- iontown before retirement. He Funeral Home, Inc., 695 Corliss me,” Bittencourt said Friday. “He made work fun to go to.”
late Luke and Annette (Alois) mother. She will be sorely was also the owner of J-P Smith Ave, Phillipsburg, NJ. Visita- Papenfuhs, a 37-year-old from Hampton, died Wednes-
Mercadante. missed and forever remem- Farms, LLC in Harmony Town- tion will be held that day from day afternoon when the Bobcat vehicle he was operating on
Gloria was the beloved wife bered by her family and ship. He served in the Army 12 p.m. (noon) to time of serv- the ground level of a parking deck struck a parked flatbed
of the late Walter Kowalick, friends. during the Korean War. Jo- ices in the funeral home. Ex-
who passed away in 2015; the A Mass of Christian Burial trailer, officials said. He was pronounced dead at a hospital
seph enjoyed fishing trips to pressions of sympathy may be
couple had been married for will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Fri- in Hackensack.
Canada and loved nature, espe- offered at www.devlinfh.com.
over 63 years. She was preced- day, Oct. 18, at St. Jane Frances cially watching birds. He was al- The family requests memori- Bittencourt said he was with Papenfuhs minutes before
ed in death by her son, James de Chantal Church, 4049 Hart- so previously a trainer with the als to Harmony Township Vol- the incident. The two were chatting about Papenfuhs’ new
Kowalick, and her sister, Mar- ley Ave., Easton, PA, immediate- football team with Pohatcong unteer Fire Company, 440 Brai- car, how he searched for weeks for the right model, and
yann (Mercadante) McCue. ly followed by interment at Township Recreation Assn. nards Rd., Phillipsburg, NJ haggled down a price. His 6-speed black Volkswagen Pas-
Gloria is survived by two Northampton Memorial Football. 08865. sat was his new baby — and he was proud of it, Bittencourt
sons: Gregory Kowalick and his Shrine, Easton, PA. He was a past member of said.
Shud-a-Gottem Gun Club; War- Doyle-Devlin Funeral Home “He had been talking about that car for weeks,” Bitten-
ren County #14 Tall Cedars of 695 Corliss Ave. court said through tears. “He just got it days ago. He was
Robert C. Sickels Lebanon; and Mansfield #36 Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 so happy.”
F&AM. (908) 454-1361 The crash occurred in a dark area where equipment and
BATH
He is survived by a son, Pat- materials were stored; since it was not a busy area, nobody
Robert C. Sickels, 75, of Bath, PA; Norma Godlewski and rick and his wife, Kelley, of Har-
PA, formerly of Phillipsburg, her husband, Rev. Dr. Michael, was around, Bittencourt said. It wasn’t pitch black, he said.
NJ, passed away peacefully on of Virginia, and Virginia Bickel, but there are so many things going on at the site, it needs
Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, while of Phillipsburg, NJ; sister-in- more safety to increase visibility, he said. There there were
in the care of the law, Carol Sickels, of Shirley L. Wellen no cones around the flatbed, he said.
Inpatient Hos- Springtown, NJ; former wife, EASTON “He must’ve taken a blind corner — I have no idea — and
pice Unit at Le- Eleanore Shomper, of Jim Shirley L. Wellen passed songs to her grandchildren. crashed into the end of the bed,” he said. “He was in sur-
high Valley Hos- Thorpe; along with many nie- away peacefully on Oct. 10, Shirley was a member of a very gery for six hours. The doctor told us about an hour after I
pital, Allentown. ces and nephews. Robert was 2019, in Easton, PA. special group of friends for got there that he was gone. And it all happened less than an
Born in predeceased by his brother, Born March 21, 1937, she was over 50 years. Most important- hour before (our shift ended).”
Phillipsburg, NJ, Llewellyn S. Sickels, Jr. the daughter of the late Floyd ly, Shirley was a loving and The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administra-
he was a son of A private Celebration of Life and Martha Van kind family woman who was a
the late gathering will be held at the con-
tion (OSHA) and the New Jersey State Police have not pro-
Syckle. She took devoted wife, mother, grand-
Llewellyn S. “Bill” and LaVern I. venience of the family. There vided an update on the cause of the crash, which remains
pride in the fact mother, and sister who took
(Vanderveer) Sickels. He attend- will be no calling hours. Ar- under investigation. A first phase of the long-delayed mall
that she was great pride in her family.
ed Phillipsburg High School. rangements for Robert’s crema- born on the first Shirley is survived by her and entertainment complex in the Meadowlands is set to
For more than 30 years, tion were entrusted to the full day of son, James Wellen and his wife open Oct. 25.
Robert was employed by the for- George G. Bensing Funeral spring, and she Sheryle of Forks Township; her Papenfhus worked for Sentinal Systems LLC, of Hewitt,
mer Victor Balata Co. in Wilson Home Inc., Village of Moores- lived her life rep- daughter, Jill Brotzman and her in West Milford. The company did not have any violation
Borough, PA, where he worked town – Bath. resenting the husband Thomas of Lopatcong history with OSHA.
in various capacities before re- In lieu of flowers, memorial brightness, excitement, and Township; and one brother, A phone number listed for Sentinal Systems went unan-
tiring. An avid hunter, he also contributions may be offered to beauty of what spring means. Floyd Van Syckle and his wife swered Friday afternoon.
enjoyed camping, bowling, rid- St. Jude Children’s Research She married her high school Sallie of Sun City, AZ. Bittencourt said he believed the company “did the best
ing motorcycle, horseback rid- Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas sweetheart, Larry Wellen, She is also survived by four they could.” His boss rode to the hospital with Papenfuhs
ing, and reading. Place, Memphis, TN 38105. whom she couldn’t live with- grandchildren, whom she treas- while waiting for his father to come from Michigan, and
He will be lovingly remem- out, and joined him again just ured: Jessica Wellen Brotzman later joined Sentinal staffers at the hospital. Staffers were
bered and dearly missed by his George G. Bensing eight weeks after his passing. and Casserine Brotzman, and
children, Michael Sickels, of able to take Thursday and Friday off, he said.
Funeral Home For 20 years, she and Larry en- Marie and Calvin Wellen.
Bath; Steven Bowen, and Jean Some colleagues went for drinks in his honor Thursday,
2165 Community Drive joyed their winters in Sun City, In addition to her husband
Sickels, both of Jim Thorpe, AZ.
and other employees planned to gather at a local hall for a
Bath, PA 18014-9503 and parents, Shirley was
PA; grandchildren, Kadence, Shirley graduated from predeceased by a sister, Judith small memorial.
(610) 759-3901
Gabriel, and Steven; sisters, Phillipsburg High School in Van Syckle Beers, and a grand- “It was an accident, (stuff) happens sometimes and you
Gloria Kocher and her hus- 1955. She earned a degree from daughter, Love Faith Brotzman. can’t control life,” he said. “Eric was a big, lovable guy. He
band, Ralph, of Danielsville, the State Teachers College at A Celebration of Life service had a heart of gold, loved everyone, and I just want people
East Stroudsburg (now East will be held privately under the to know he was really freakin’ awesome.”
Stroudsburg State University). direction of Doyle-Devlin Funer-
She began her teaching career al Home, Inc. in Phillipsburg.

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Hundreds picket Mack
as part of 3-state strike
Union workers and supporters protest an expired labor contract Sunday outside the Mack Lehigh Valley Operations cab and vehicle assem-
bly plant off Route 100 in Lower Macungie Township. Pamela Sroka-Holzmann, for The Express-Times
Pamela Sroka-Holzmann For The Express-Times
In a labor action spanning three states, hundreds of work-
ers began picketing outside the Mack Lehigh Valley Opera-
tions cab and vehicle assembly plant off Route 100 in Lower
Macungie Township on Sunday morning.
The union’s contract expired two weeks ago.
According to the United Auto Workers Mack Trucks
union, members walked out at midnight on Saturday. The
regional facility is where every Mack truck built for the
North American market gets its start on the cab and vehicle
assembly line.
About 3,500 Mack Trucks employees in the three states
— Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida — are participating.
In a posting on the United Auto Workers Local 677 web-
site, Secretary-Treasurer Ray Curry informed the company
that the UAW Mack Truck Council voted to begin the strike
and any employees working at 11:59 p.m. were told to exit
company facilities in an orderly manner.
Employees returned at 8 a.m. on Sunday to begin picket-
ing outside the facility. “Please wear red — In Solidarity!,”
the posting stated.
The union’s contract expired Oct. 1, and an extension was
agreed to through 11:59 p.m. Saturday. Union leadership is
ready to reconvene negotiations Oct. 21, Curry said.
“Over the last three months, we have met with company
representatives in an effort to address issues raised by our
members,” Curry wrote to D. William Waters, director of
employee and labor relations at Volvo Trucks North Amer-
ica, Mack’s sister company.
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The union accuses Mack Trucks, a Volvo Group subsid-
iary, of having “failed to provide any substantial offer” on
sticking points including wage increases, job security, cost-
of-living allowances, wage progression, skilled trades, shift
premiums, holiday and work schedules, health and safety,
seniority, pension and 401(k) issues, health care and drug
coverage, overtime, subcontracting and temporary/supple-
mental workers.
Mack Trucks President Martin Weissburg previously
said he is “surprised and disappointed” by the decision to
strike, rather than allowing employees to remain on the job
while negotiations continue. The company sees its relation-
ship with UAW leaders as positive and believes progress was
being made, Weissburg stated.
Weissburg said the company has no plans to close any
United States manufacturing and has invested more than
$400 million in its plants and logistics network over the past
10 years. Since 2015, the company has in-sourced work, cre-
ating more than 500 jobs in U.S. factories, he said.
“We have significant new investments in both facilities
and products on the way,” Weissburg said.
This is the first strike for Mack since 1984, when 9,200
workers stayed out for nine days, closing the manufacturer’s
U.S. plants before a tentative agreement was reached,” the
Morning Call newspaper reported.
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Pastor removed
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investigation,
diocese says
Minor allegedly assaulted
in late 1980s, early 1990s
Pamela Sroka-Holzmann
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The pastor of St. Ursula Church in Foun-
tain Hill has been removed from minis-
try amid allegations he sexually abused
a minor child in the late 1980s and early
1990s.
The Rev. Robert J. Potts, now 82, is
accused of the abuse while serving as
pastor of the former St. George Parish,
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County. Potts was
ordained in March 1964.
The Diocese of Allentown, which made
the announcement of Potts’ removal Sun-
day afternoon, stated the allegation was
recently made to administrators of the
Independent Reconciliation and Compen-
sation program. Those administrators then
notified the diocese, said spokesman Matt
Kerr.
The Diocese of Allentown had no prior
knowledge of the allegation until being
notified by program administrators, Kerr
said, noting the program was established
by the diocese to provide compensation to
abuse victims as one part of their healing.
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In its purest form, even a small amount
of fentanyl can cause a severe and poten-
tially deadly reaction, putting users, people
close to them and first responders at risk,
according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Thanks to troopers statewide, there are
110 pounds less of fentanyl — valued at
nearly $1.8 million — on the streets than
there was a year ago.
State police on Thursday released drug
seizure totals for the third quarter of 2019,
through September. Lehighvalleylive.com
requested the previous three quarters’
totals for a broader look at their efforts to
stem drug abuse.
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ing more than $10 million worth of powder
cocaine, weighing more than 550 pounds.
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EASTON
Creating an AirBnB
they’d ‘want to live in’
An Easton home with a classic look and a modern soul has opened as an Airbnb as a Williams Township couple takes on a
new business quest. Photos courtesy maryannerussell.com
Tony Rhodin For The Express-Times
“Restomod.”
For those who follow cars on TV, it’s the
act of bringing back a classic so it looks like
its original self but has many hidden extras
such as a modern engine, suspension and
brakes that would never be added to a true
restoration but can make all the difference
when driving.
The best of both worlds.
Husband and wife developers Mark Cala-
fatello and Maryanne Russell recreate resto-
mod homes, they both said in recent inter-
views.
And the most recent venture for the Wil-
liams Township couple, who arrived indi-
rectly a few years back from New York City, is
a four-bedroom, two-bath Airbnb in a quiet
corner of Easton’s South Side.
The first guests arrived Thursday after-
noon. Several more are booked in the com-
ing weeks.
The couple bought the place more than
two years ago and did a gut renovation,
which, in this case, meant removing, dip-
ping and refinishing all craftsman-like
woodwork. They restored a wood natu-
ral built-in that divides the formal living
room from the large dining room. They also
restored the wood baseboards and the doors.
The interior walls were removed, as was
any remaining knob-and-tube wiring. The
place got the full spray-foam insulation
treatment to go with new wiring, heat plant,
central air, roof, drywall, custom windows
and plumbing, as well as refinished floors
and a new hard-wood kitchen with porce-
lain counters. Pretty much everything was
done. The house has a washer and a dryer in
the finished basement, a space that features
a game room.
But the red brick “four-square crafts-
man” built in 1928 and sitting on a double lot
appears more classic than modern, despite
the front door lock that can be opened with
a cellphone.
And that’s the whole point.
TAKING THE PLUNGE
A friend who had already taken a step into
the Airbnb world intrigued them with the
concept. They would be able to do a few of
the things they like the most — shopping,
collecting and sharing their great finds.
They call their taste “eclectic.” With her
background as an award-winning profes-
sional photographer with four of first ladies
of the United States in her portfolio and his
background in antiques and art with a fam-
ily history in fashion, they can see what’s
needed before it’s bought — or even found.
The home’s period details survived, par-
ticularly in the formal living room, but the
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BETHLEHEM
Partnership with
Lehigh to launch
NPR radio station
Sara K. Satullo For The Express-Times
There’s going to be a new public radio station in town
come Nov. 1 when Lehigh Valley Public Media launches its
own news radio station.
The parent organization of PBS39/WLVT and Lehigh
University this week announced a partnership that greatly
expands the programming airing on Lehigh’s college radio
station WLVR-FM broadcasting locally at 91.3 FM.
As an NPR member station, Lehigh Valley Public Media
will broadcast content simultaneously on the main HD-1
channel while student-produced content will air on
Lehigh’s HD-2 radio channel.
“The Lehigh Valley is the third-largest region in the state
that does not have a dedicated news and information sta-
tion,” Christine Dempsey, senior vice president of radio for
Lehigh Valley Public Media, said in an interview. “It comes
down to: What frequencies are available? Where can you
get a spot on the dial? That’s why this partnership with
Lehigh University is so important. They had the spot on the
dial. That’s why we worked together to provide this service
to the community.”
The public media group wants the station to become
another source of local breaking news while also bringing
listeners content from NPR, APM, PRX and the BBC.
“I am excited to create and build a new full-service news
outlet in our community,” Dempsey said. He most recently
worked for WABE-Atlanta. “Bethlehem is home for me and I
am proud to bring local journalism from our team of report-
ers to the Lehigh Valley and beyond.”
The new station is not positioning itself as a competi-
tor to WDIY, the Lehigh Valley’s community public radio
station, although they’re sure to fight for listeners. The
community station is largely volunteer-run with a primar-
ily music-based format, Dempsey notes. WLVT’s station
will be news-focused with morning and afternoon news
anchors and local news broadcasts.
“The way I have designed the schedule is to give listeners
as many options as possible (while) not overlapping with
programs on WDIY and WHYY (the Philadelphia NPR affil-
iate),” Dempsey said.
The effort dovetails into Lehigh Valley Public Media’s
2017 strategic plan, which lays out how PBS39 will act as “a
vital community resource for impacting change” over the
next two decades.
It aims to become the region’s “pre-eminent source of
objective analysis and coverage of important community
issues” using multiple digital platforms to reach the largest
possible audience.
“WLVT is looking for the best means to deliver news and
information and content to the community,” Dempsey said
of the station’s long-term goals. “That’s what the radio sta-
adjacent family room has a 65-inch TV in tion is allowing us to do.”
case college or pro football is on the agenda.
It’s a home to be lived in.
The artwork, which fills the home but “This is a completely collaborative
is subtle enough in tone not to dominate,
comes from their own collections and those endeavor.”
of friends. The furniture is stylish but wel-
coming and user-friendly. Christine Dempsey, senior vice president of
The standard with all their rental proper- radio for Lehigh Valley Public Media
ties is that they “would want to live in it.” If
not, “it’s not good enough,” Calafatello said.
Their efforts, including the South Side These lofty goals got an $82 million boost when PBS-
house, are “very ego and pride driven,” he 39 — along with more than 100 other broadcasters — sold
said. their broadcast frequency rights through the Federal Com-
But will it work? He’d never even stayed in munication Commission’s first spectrum auction in 2017.
an Airbnb and she’d only done so once. (The station actually got $121.7 million in the auction, but
it then had to lock in channel-sharing partners to stay on
the air.)
The red brick ‘four-square In 2018, PBS39 invested that windfall into its Report-
ers Corps, a team of 10 multimedia journalists tasked with
covering 10 counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and
craftsman’ built in 1928 and launching News Tonight.
Dempsey plans to hire a radio news director, operations
sitting on a double lot appears director, a traffic person and a morning and evening news
anchor to produce the local newscast airing during listen-
ers’ commutes. The Reporter Corps work will be incorpo-
more classic than modern, rated into the local news programming and they’ll produce
longer radio pieces.
despite the front door lock that The station will also launch a separate new website
where it can post local, national and international stories
“This is a completely collaborative endeavor,” said
can be opened with a cellphone. Dempsey, who lives in West Bethlehem. “What we produce
on TV, what we produce for radio and what we produce on
our website.”
They checked with the city and learned WLVR traces its history to 1946, when it was affiliated
what they needed to do, which was little dif- with the Lehigh student newspaper, The Brown and White.
ferent from what they did to the homes they Lehigh University sees the collaboration as a great
restored Downtown and in the city’s West way to maximize student learning opportunities via paid
Ward. internships, guest speakers and a collaborative and ongo-
Any short-term rental, such as an Airbnb, ing service-learning class focused on news and journal-
is regulated the same way as a long-term ism.
rental, city codes Director Stephen Nowroski “The rewards for students extend well beyond the jour-
said in an email to lehighvalleylive.com. nalism profession as the skills learned extend beyond any
Owners must obtain a business license, one field,” said Jack Lule, chair of Lehigh’s journalism
register as a rental, have an annual rental and communications department. “Benefits include the
inspection and receive a rental license. research, fact-checking, storytelling and multimedia skills
But a bigger challenge in a city that related to media production, as well as highly-prized criti-
doesn’t have a huge Airbnb presence is a lack cal-thinking and collaboration skills.”
of reviews, which are often the second step Students won’t just get training and education opportu-
for potential guests after they check out the nities. The goal is for students to actively contribute to the
photos (more than two dozen of which Rus- station’s day-to-day work.
sell shot and posted on the home’s Airbnb Through the internship program, Lehigh students will
site). It’s how potential guests begin to build learn best practices around the craft of journalism, sto-
trust with their potential hosts. rytelling, media production, and broadcast, print, digital
All the couple can do now is open the and social marketing. The goal is to not only provide train-
door, invite some folks in and learn from the ing and educational opportunities to Lehigh students, but
feedback. to engage students to actively contribute to Lehigh Valley
In three to six months, once the early Public Media’s day-to-day work as a nationally-recognized
reviews are in, they should be more secure, public media outlet.
Calafatello said. There will be an opportunity for news/talk programs
“It’s a creative venture for us,” Russell and podcasts that students contribute to or produce to be
said. broadcast locally, and submitted for broadcast nationally.
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Venue banking big on Broadway musicals this season to stay relevant on nightlife scene
In its 93rd season, the nonprofit State Theatre has changed its focus to what it sees as its biggest strength: Hosting acclaimed touring Broad-
way musicals. Express-Times file photos
Kurt Bresswein For The Express-Times
The tagline at the bottom of the State Theatre’s 2019-20
season program says it all: “Broadway in your own back-
yard.”
What the program might not spell out is a change in the
venerable theater’s approach to remaining relevant in a sat-
urated Lehigh Valley nightlife scene.
“This the first program we have put out since, oh, forever,
as long as I’ve been at the theater, that didn’t have any head-
liner names in it,” Shelley Brown, president and CEO of State
Theater Center for the Arts Inc., said last week. “The headlin-
ers being those super-recognizable acts that you don’t have
to ask the question of who they are. We are hopefully adding
some names, but as we go to press this is the first time that’s
ever happened, and that’s the way we planned it. That’s the
good news.”
In its 93rd season, the nonprofit State Theatre has
changed its focus to what it sees as its biggest strength: Host-
ing acclaimed touring Broadway musicals like “Beautiful:
The Carole King Musical,” “Jersey Boys” and “Rent,” which
is on a 20th anniversary tour.
Brown counts 25 entertainment venues within about a
50-mile radius that the State Theatre is competing with for
entertainment dollars. When she joined the theater’s staff in
1992, there were three, she said.
“We are the best facility for Broadway in the entire region,”
Brown said during an update before Easton City Council on
Wednesday night.
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Painting with nearly Passenger

injured in crash
a century of experience sues driver, bar
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A Philadelphia woman seriously hurt in a crash involv-

Edith Roeder, 99, of Allentown, relaxes in her home studio where she does all her painting. See more photos
at lehighvalleylive.com. Saed Hindash, for The Express-Times
Connor Lagore For The Express-Times
The conductor beckons for the delphiniums to begin with
their violins, then calls for the roses in the brass section to
come alive in support. Front and center, the pink chime in
with their woodwinds. Holding the orchestra together in the
background is the brick foundation and its resounding tim-
pani.
This isn’t a night out to see the orchestra. This is a paint-
ing by Edith Roeder of the flowers in her garden, titled “Sum-
mer Symphony.”
This is just one of Roeder’s 47 paintings that will be on
display at Laura’s Custom Framing and Fine Art in Emmaus
during Roeder’s solo show, which runs until Nov. 23. The
gallery opening started Friday, but the 99-year-old artist
planned to get there early, prepared and excited to greet all
of the guests. She even made sandwiches.
The near-centenarian has been at it for nearly 40 years.
How does she still have that energy about her art?
“I don’t know,” she said. “But I have it — if I get enough
sleep.”
Roeder has been dedicated to painting since 1981 when
she retired from teaching English at Northern Lehigh High
School, but art has long held a place of importance in her life.
As a junior high student, she would sit at the kitchen table
with her sister and sketch the Greek statues in her sister’s
textbooks.
Those lessons she learned on her own years ago are evi-
dent in her work.
“This was really fine training for me,” she said. “Because I
learned perspective. I learned how to sketch with shadows.”
To prepare to paint something, Roeder will find the per-
fect angle of a scene that includes both bright light and
shadow, and she’ll take a photograph that captures that per-
fect image. She finds a lot of her subjects in her own garden,
which she still actively tends. But she’s also deeply passion-
ate about finding beautiful old farmhouses and mills, partic-
ularly ones made of stone.
Roeder eventually turns the photographs into works of
oil painting on canvas, working from her screened-in back
porch.
“Painting on the porch is not ideal,” she lamented. “It is
not heated, and it is not cooled. So I can only paint there for
a limited time.”
Some days, it’s not bright enough to see very well. “I am
very fortunate at my age to have excellent vision, but it’s not
as good as it was.”
Her hearing is going, too. Her telephone has a machine
that types out words being spoken on the other end for her
to read. However, that’s never stopped her from painting
with music.
The music is just in her head.
“I love music as much as I love to paint,” she said. “And
I believe that my sense of rhythm is what attracts peo-
ple to my art. I believe an artist must have a good sense of
rhythm. I think it holds the whole painting together.”
“Summer Symphony” has a title that’s quite on-the-nose
in that sense. Her rhythm is apparent in her other works.
Gallery owner Laura Barton saw it too. She must have.
Why else would she agree to give Roeder a show before even
meeting her?
Barton represents the Parkland Art League, of which
Roeder is a member. Another league member recom-
mended to Barton that she host a gallery show of Roeder’s
work. “She told me a little bit about her,” Barton said. “And I
said, ‘Yes, I absolutely have to have a show for Edie.’ ”
And so now the walls of Barton’s gallery are covered with
Roeder’s work and there’s a glass case of her handmade
hats. Two of the paintings have already sold. A customer
was in to get something framed and Barton told him about
Roeder. He later called her and said he wanted two of the
paintings.
At her few previous shows as many as 20 former students
came to show their support. They still send her birthday
cards. When Roeder taught she also put on plays and musi-
cals, where she got to know many of her students outside of
the classroom. Her connections with many of them remain.
Barton said she took Roeder shopping to pick up some
wine for the opening. As they approached the register,
the clerk exclaimed, “Oh my God, you were my English
teacher!”
Roeder amassed a lot of former students in 25 years of
teaching. Many have remained close through 40 years of
painting. But in 99 years of living, her passion for art and
culture hasn’t wavered. However, it hasn’t always stayed
the same.
“My colors are changing,” she said, talking about her
paintings, but also reflecting on the passage of time. “My
palette is changing.”
Connor Lagore, NJ Advance Media,
clagore@njadvancemedia.com
ing a $300,000 sports car has sued the driver, a Bethle-
hem bar for allegedly serving the driver alcohol and a
Bethlehem hookah lounge also for allegedly serving him
alcohol.
The lawsuit filed by Kelsey Gibson, 30, of Philadelphia,
says Alfredo Gene Delgado of North Whitehall Township,
was visibly intoxicated immediately prior to the crash
Sept. 19.
Police said Gibson was thrown from a 2018 McLaren
720S after he drove into the back of a box truck on Route
22 near the Airport Road exit in Hanover Township,
Lehigh County.
A gofundme.com fund raising website for Gibson says
she suffered “severe injuries all over her body: broken
ribs, a punctured lung, deep cuts on her head and body,
a broken nose, lacerations to her liver and kidney, severe
road rash on her face and body and a massive leg wound.”
The lawsuit says Delgado had been drinking at Revel
Social and H2O Hookah Lounge on Sept. 18 and Sept. 19
prior to the crash. The lawsuit says Delgado was visibly
intoxicated at Revel Social and “exhibited dangerous
behavior” and “presented a high risk of harm to others”
when staff at the bar at 217 Broadway continued to serve
him alcohol.
The same goes for the hookah lounge at 15 E. Third St.,
according to the lawsuit. Neither business should have
allowed him to drive and put others at risk on area roads,
the lawsuit says.
Listed phone numbers couldn’t be found for Delgado
or for TBS Venture Inc., the corporate owner of Revel
Social. The company is headquartered in the 10000
block of Saint Thomas Drive in Philadelphia.
Revel manager Jay Patel said his business denies
doing anything wrong. Revel stopped serving alcohol at
1:30 p.m., about two hours before the crash, he said. He
added that he hopes Gibson makes a speedy recovery.
A number wasn’t available for Bilal Ahmed of North
Brunswick, New Jersey, who is listed in the lawsuit as an
owner at the hookah lounge.
Waqas Siddiqui of Iselin, New Jersey, is also listed as
an owner. A woman who answered Siddiqui’s phone said
he hasn’t had an ownership stake in the lounge for two
years.
A messages left at the H2O Hookah Lounge wasn’t
returned Monday.
Delgado was not injured in the crash, police said. He
hasn’t been charged with any crime in connection to the
crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police Trooper
Nathan Branosky.
“Our accident reconstruction team is executing search
warrants and continuing the investigation. We hope to
conclude this investigation within the next couple of
months,” Branosky said Monday.
The website AutoTrader.com lists a handful of 2018
McLaren 720s cars for sale ranging in price from about
$260,000 to $270,000.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Northampton
County Court by attorney Mark Altemose.
Rudy Miller, NJ Advance Media,
rmiller@lehighvalleylive.com
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
DA: Law needs
to be clarified
on shooting pets
Steve Novak For The Express-Times

ELECTION 2020 ALLENTOWN When the time comes, euthanasia is the only accept-
able way to put down a pet in Pennsylvania, according to

Republican announces PPL involved in $67B merger

discussion with Connecticut
state statutes. Except according to the very next line in
the law – there it says owners can legally shoot their pets.
It doesn’t say if the dog or cat must be sick or injured.

challenge for Wild’s seat power company, report says

Rudy Miller For The Express-Times
Former Lehigh County commissioner Lisa Scheller
announced Monday she’ll run for the U.S. Congressional
seat in the Lehigh Valley.
Scheller, a Republican, seeks office in the 7th District,
according to a news release. The seat is held by Democrat
Susan Wild. It covers all of Lehigh and Northampton coun-
ties and part of Monroe County.
Scheller pledged to serve a maximum of four terms in the
House. She believes an outsider can bring change to a grid-
locked Congress, according to the release.
She took control of her family-owned company, Silberline
Manufacturing, after the death of her brother in 1998. The
company makes aluminum-based pigments for the automo-
tive and other industries.
A resident of Allentown, Scheller is the mother of two
grown children.
She was elected to the Lehigh County Board of Commis-
sioners in 2011. She served as board chair for two years of
her term. She calls herself a fiscally conservative fighter who
as a commissioner advocated for spending restraint, lower
taxes, job creation and an end to special interest giveaways,
her release says.
Allentown-based PPL and a Connecti-
cut power company are negotiating what
could be a $67 billion merger, according
to a published report.
The report in the Financial Times says
the merger with Avangrid would create
one of the largest publicly traded utilities
in the United States.
Avangrid has $32 billion in assets and
operations in 24 U.S. states, according to
the company website. It owns eight elec-
Lisa tric and natural gas utilities, serving 3.25
Scheller, million customers in New York and New
candidate England.
for U.S. PPL provides energy services to more
Congress than 10 million customers in Pennsylva-
in the 7th nia, Kentucky and the United Kingdom,
District. its website says.
Courtesy PPL spokesman Ryan W. Hill said
photo the company doesn’t comment on mar-
ket rumors. A message left with Avan-
grid media relations wasn’t immediately
returned.
The Financial Times report’s sources
say there’s no certainty a deal will be
reached. — Rudy Miller
This complication has prevented the Northampton
County District Attorney’s office from prosecuting
potential cases of animal cruelty.
District Attorney John Morganelli on Monday said he
wants state lawmakers to clarify the statute once and
for all – and to strengthen punishments for people who
neglect animals. Morganelli, who is running for a county
judgeship, said he wanted to alert legislators to the
inconsistencies within the law before his term expires.
“When these kinds of cases come to the public atten-
tion, emotions run high and citizens expect swift and
certain justice,” he said. “A community that tolerates
cruelty to animals is a community without a heart.”
Pennsylvania law breaks down animal abuse into
three categories: neglect (failure to provide an animal’s
basic needs), cruelty (intentional abuse) and aggravated
cruelty (extreme intentional abuse, like torture). But
punishments for the first two categories result in what
Morganelli called “rather lenient” sentences – up to two
years imprisonment in the worst cases, or little to no jail
time at all.
Morganelli recommended boosting the maximum
charge for neglect or cruelty from third- or second-de-
gree misdemeanors to a first-degree midemeanor, which
carries a maximum possible sentence of five years.
Steve Novak, NJ Advance Media,
snovak@lehighvalleylive.com
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Opinion
BETHLEHEM
Nonprofit program at
farm is not a daycare
Katie Taylor Guest Columnist
Camel’s Hump Farm on the Johnston Estate restores the
use of the last farm in Bethlehem to serve the needs of the
community as an environmental education center and com-
munity garden.
The Friends of Johnston Inc. is a charitable nonprofit
organization committed to the preservation, restoration
and sustainable adaptive reuse of the estate of Archibald
Johnston, the first mayor of Bethlehem. In 2015, Friends of
Johnston purchased 31/2 acres of Camel’s Hump Farm and
historic buildings. The property is zoned rural residential;
an environmental education center is a permitted use. In
2013, prior to purchase in 2015, Friends of Johnston received
approval from the city zoning officer for a childcare program
as a permitted use. Now the city appears to be having second
thoughts.
Providing a nature-based preschool, which also creates
new jobs for local educators, is the mainstay of Friends of
Johnston’s financial plan to support regular free events
and programming to the public, as well as support their
land stewardship of the adjacent 44 acres of preserved
open space. This land, with the support of the Northamp-
ton County, the state Department of Conservation of Natu-
ral Resources and Natural Lands Trust, was saved from com-
mercial development.
The Friends of Johnston’s mission is to provide hands-on
nature-based learning to students, from preschool age to
senior citizens. Friends of Johnston has worked with local
schools of all academic levels. The organization works with
people of all ages, races, sexual orientations, veterans and
special needs from quadriplegics to children with autism, at
no cost to the participants.
From 2014 to 2017, Friends of Johnston held fami-
ly-friendly public events and updated the historic buildings
to meet commercial and ADA code for use as the environ-
mental education center with a nature-based preschool. The
mayor even made a proclamation of Friends of Johnston Day
to honor the work the friends accomplished to preserve the
estate and serve the community.
Then, in 2017, something changed and permits for events
were suddenly denied. The problem seemed to arise with the
change in staff in the city and was primarily due to the city’s
failure to define the allowed functions of an environmental
education center in their ordinances.
The Friends of Johnston’s mission is to provide hands-on nature-based
learning to students, from preschool age to senior citizens.
FEEDBACK
Students’ moving tribute to veterans
Last Friday was a beautiful night for football in Phillips-
burg. The night was made even better for veterans by the
students of the Future Farmers of America of Phillipsburg
High School, their families and staff from the Phillipsburg
School District. A dinner was served to veterans and their
families on the middle school lawn before the game. The
respectful student servers thanked the veterans for their
service. We were treated to a concert by the marching band
before being escorted to the stadium.
Bill Nixon, a retired teacher, named the Phillipsburg
High School graduates who are listed as missing in action,
and explained the significance of the POW/MIA flag.
The game began with a wonderful rendition of God Bless
America by a young woman and a moving national anthem
by the band.
At halftime the veterans walked in front of the home
stands, carrying the flag representing their branch of the
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The current issue at the center of a zoning appeal is
whether early childhood environmental education is con-
sidered education or daycare. The opposing counsel in
the dispute uses the broad definition of a childcare center
— a place where children under the age of 18 are cared for
without their parents for more than two hours per day —
to define Friends of Johnston’s nature-based preschool as
a daycare. This reasoning is considerably flawed. By the
city’s broad definition, institutions such as a high school,
an art school, a foreign language school, a special needs
program, and a Montessori preschool would be considered
daycares instead of educational programs. Additionally,
most educators receive years of professional training to
teach and to abide by educational program standards.
At the root of the misunderstanding are the functions of
an environmental education center. The answer is complex
as centers are transitioning to serve their communities’
changing needs. Over 250 centers have full-time nature-
based early childhood education, including the Schuylkill
Center and Berks Nature Center in eastern Pennsylvania.
As the number continues to rise, the resurgence of pro-
gramming for the arts, nature, climate, agriculture, and
health and wellness is provided to communities by envi-
ronmental education centers.
To be clear, environmental education center educa-
tors do teach environmental education to children from
daycare centers — but the environmental center is not a
daycare. Friends of Johnston follows curriculum and
standards for environmental education set by the state
departments of Environmental Protection and Education.
The decision to approve this permit has been trapped in the
city zoning department since 2017 but is now in the hands
of the zoning hearing board, which will meet on the issue
today at 4 p.m. at city hall.
If the Friends of Johnston’s early childhood environ-
mental education preschool is ruled a daycare by the zon-
ing hearing board, the property’s zoning will not support
the programming as permitted use. Such a decision would
cut off funding needed to support and sustain the charita-
ble work of Friends of Johnston.
Katie Taylor is an organic farmer and a volunteer for
Friends of Johnston Inc.
armed forces, as the fans applauded. By far the loudest ova-
tion that brought tears to many an eye was from the student
body. The veterans were greeted by a gauntlet of students
thanking them for their service.
It was a moving ceremony.
This event has been held for 13 years before a home game.
I have never seen a local event more moving or important to
our local veterans. Thank you to Nixon, the FFA students,
FFA adviser Greg Babbitt, the teachers and students, Super-
intendent Greg Troxell and the district administration. It
was truly a wonderful night.
Connie Farmer Palmer Township
Not all Democrats in Congress are socialists
Having read some rather interesting letters to the editor
in the past week, I thought I’d present a different perspec-
tive.
First, I must admit I have a college education and there-
fore, by one Republican writer’s recent comments, I must be
Nick Falsone, Community Editor/Managing Producer
ECONOMY
Pa. should
back hike in
minimum wage
Stephen Herzenberg Guest Columnist
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is about as estab-
lishment as it gets, with tight connections to Wall Street
and the financial services sector.
That makes it particularly noteworthy that three Fed
researchers last week reported large wage gains for New York
southern tier low-wage workers from the state’s minimum
wage increases, without job losses, while workers in neigh-
boring Pennsylvania northern tier counties lag behind.
Representatives in Pennsylvania’s northern tier legis-
lative districts should take notice. In fact, they should do
more than that: They should commit themselves publicly
to voting for a higher Pennsylvania minimum wage so that
their rural constituents can enjoy the higher wages without
job loss enjoyed by their New York neighbors.
The Federal Reserve Bank economists use a research
method that has become a staple of minimum wage
research since the 1990s. This method capitalizes on the
natural experiment that results when one state increases
its minimum wage (in this case, New York) and the state
next door doesn’t (in this case, Pennsylvania). Since con-
tiguous counties in neighboring states tend to have similar
economies and unemployment rates, any divergence in the
experiences of low-wage workers after a minimum wage
increase can be plausibly interpreted as the result of the
policy difference across the two places.
The Fed economists perform their border analysis on the
rural border counties that are part of Pennsylvania’s north-
ern tier and New York’s southern tier. They focus on two low-
wage industries: leisure and hospitality and retail trade.
Since the end of 2013, New York has increased its over-
all minimum wage in these counties from the federal level
of $7.25 per hour to $11.10 per hour. The New York mini-
mum wage in fast food — part of the leisure and hospital-
ity industry — is even higher: $12.75 per hour. Meanwhile,
Pennsylvania’s minimum wage remains stuck at $7.25.
What has been the impact of this sharp policy difference?
By the end of 2018, New York leisure and hospitality
workers in the countries bordering Pennsylvania enjoyed
a 25% wage increase (adjusted for inflation) over the pre-
vious five years. Their counterparts in Pennsylvania only
received a 7% increase. Employment in leisure and hospi-
tality has risen more in the New York border counties, too,
climbing 11% compared with only 5% in Pennsylvania bor-
der counties. So much for the idea that the minimum wage
is a job killer.
In the retail sector, inflation-adjusted wages increased
12% in New York border counties from 2013 to 2019, but only
3% in neighboring Pennsylvania counties. Employment in
retail fell by an identical amount in each state (6%), possi-
bly because of the growth of online retail.
The findings of the Federal Reserve Bank researchers
are completely consistent with Keystone Research Center’s
own analysis of the food services industry using the same
data base. The Fed researchers conclude that: “In gauging
the effects of New York’s escalating minimum wage on two
sizable low-wage industry sectors, one growing and the
other shrinking, we find that it appears to have had a pos-
itive effect on average wages but no discernible effect on
employment.”
One factor likely contributing to the faster growth of
employment in leisure and hospitality in New York is that
Pennsylvania border employers now find it hard to com-
pete for workers. This can be a real headache for low-wage
employers because high rates of turnover continually pro-
duce vacancies in low-wage industries.
Meanwhile, vacancies likely fill more quickly in New
York because of its higher wages, plus turnover will have
fallen, creating fewer openings in the first place.
Because a Pennsylvania minimum wage increase
would help attract and retain employees, low-wage busi-
nesses in Pennsylvania’s northern tier would benefit from
the increase and be able to grow their businesses to meet
higher customer demand.
The implication of the Fed research for Pennsylvania
lawmakers is clear. They need to support an increase in the
Pennsylvania minimum wage so that their constituents
don’t have to go to New York any more to get a decent pay-
ing job.
Stephen Herzenberg is the executive director of the Keystone
Research Center.
a Democrat. Guilty as charged.
Second, not all Democrats are socialist (the flavor of the
day for this election). There are 102 women currently in the
House of Representatives — 89 Democrats and 13 Republi-
cans.
Of the 89 Democrats, only two identify as democratic
socialists, which might surprise those readers who watch a
certain network.
Five of the Democratic women call themselves the
“badasses.” Two of them are ex-CIA officers, two are former
Navy officers and one was an Air Force officer. All five were
elected in districts that Donald Trump carried in 2016. They
were all against impeachment until now.
Third, I’d urge people — fully realizing it won’t do any
good — to remember that people such as Sean Hannity and
Rush Limbaugh are entertainers, not news reporters.
When Fox News has a segment highlighting the five
badasses, please let me know and I’ll tune in. Sorry to see
Shepard Smith leave Fox News. That leaves only Bret Baier
and Chris Wallace left to report the actual news.
Chris Jones Palmer Township
James S. Flagg, Editorial Page Editor
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BLAIRSTOWN TWP. BETHLEHEM

Official: No one hurt as Pot, guns, cash

found in car,
garage fire engulfs house home, cops say
Tony Rhodin For The Express-Times

A Bethlehem resident’s tip some months ago led to an

A fire early Monday destroyed a home at 3 Frontage Road in Blairstown, the fire chief said. No one was hurt. Courtesy photo
Tony Rhodin For The Express-Times
A fire that began early Monday morning in an attached
garage spread to and eventually destroyed a house in Blair-
stown Township, a fire official reports.
Residents called 911 about 3:50 a.m. and were out of the
home at 3 Frontage Road when firefighters arrived, Blair-
stown Hose Company No. 1 Chief Calvin Inscho said. No one
was hurt.
The home was a total loss, Inscho said.
There were gasoline and propane containers in the garage
and there were reports of explosions, Inscho said.
A state fire marshal will help search for the blaze’s cause,
Inscho said.
It took about 90 minutes to get the fire under control and
firefighters were still on the scene at 7:30 a.m., Inscho said.
Property records show the home is owned by Lyrvole
Antoine, but Inscho couldn’t immediately confirm that or
how many people had been in the house early Monday.
A tanker task force was called out to get water to the fire,
Inscho said.
In addition to the township department response, fire-
fighters from Hope Township, Knowlton Township, All-
amuchy Township, Hackettstown, Stillwater Township,
Fredon Township, Mountain Lake (Liberty Township), Bel-
videre, Oxford Township and Independence Township took
part in the effort, Inscho said. Other departments covered
BETHLEHEM TWP.
Fake license used in attempt
to acquire iPads, police say
calls for those at the scene.
Township police and New Jersey State Police as well as
emergency medical crews from the township and Lakeland
also responded, Inscho said.
Tony Rhodin, NJ Advance Media,
arhodin@lehighvalleylive.com
taken — and Sept. 25 in the 1000 block of Kiowa Street
— cash and electronics were taken, Capt. Bill Lake said.
About an hour after the second burglary, an attempted
overnight break-in was reported in the 1100 block of North
investigation that resulted Friday evening in the arrest of
a 27-year-old city man who had nearly five pounds of mari-
juana, 500 individually packed THC vape jewels, two hand-
guns and $28,000 in cash, city police report.
Joseph Christopher Sheeran was pulled over by city Spe-
cial Operations/Vice Unit and Lehigh County Drug Task
Force detectives, Chief Mark DiLuzio said in a news release.
A city K-9 sniffed out drugs in the vehicle and the police
recovered a pound and a half of pot, DiLuzio said.
Detectives then served a search warrant at Sheeran’s
home at 1311 North Blvd. and found three more pounds of
high-grade marijuana, the vape jewels, each containing 85
to 90 percent pure THC oil; some cocaine, the weapons, a
vacuum sealer, large vacuum seal bags, a money counter,
grinders, digital scales, several fake text book concealable
safes and the cash, DiLuzio said.
The approximate street value of the drugs is $45,000,
DiLuzio said.
Sheeran was arraigned early Saturday morning before
District Judge Douglas Schlegel on two counts of posses-
sion with intent to deliver drugs, one count of possession
of a controlled substance, one count of possession of drug
paraphernalia and a traffic citation involving following too
closely, records show.
He was sent to Northampton County prison in lieu of
$10,000 bail, records show. He was bonded out on Sunday.
His preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled 9 a.m.
Oct. 25 in District Judge Vivian Zumas’ court in Hanover
Township, Northampton County.
Court papers don’t list an attorney for Sheeran.
“This arrest and seizure of drugs was a result of a citizen
calling in a tip several months ago and detectives follow-
ing up on that tip with surveillance and good old fashion
police work over the past several months,” DiLuzio said in
the news release. “Thank you to the individual who made
the tip with the information and to the Bethlehem detec-
tives and task force detectives who conducted this inves-
tigation.”
Tony Rhodin, NJ Advance Media,
arhodin@lehighvalleylive.com
Courtesy photo
WILSON news release.
BOROUGH Someone used the credit
cards throughout the Easton
Man sought in credit area and ran up a bill that
exceeded $3,000, police
card theft from gym said.
Wilson Borough police If you recognize the man
are trying to identify a in the photos, you are asked
man they say stole three to call Detective Daniel Pac-
credit cards Oct. 3 from a chioli at 610-258-8542 (work)
locker at the LA Fitness off or 484-241-6787 (cell).
25th Street. — Tony Rhodin
Police on Monday

A 29-year-old man from the Bronx presented a fake
Pennsylvania driver’s license when he tried to pick up three
fraudulently ordered iPad Pros on Friday at the UPS facility
at 2301 Highland Boulevard in Bethlehem Township, police
report.
UPS personnel flagged the license when Christopher
Ernelyn Frias tried to retrieve the devices, which had a
total value of $3,225, according to Capt. Greg Gottschall.
UPS called township police, Gottschall said. Frias told
a responding officer that his cousin ordered the iPads,
Gottschall said.
Frias gave the officer a legitimate New York state ID, but
when Frias was searched, the officer found the bogus Penn-
sylvania identification, Gottschall said.
Frias was arraigned Friday night before District Judge
Douglas Schlegel on two counts of forgery, one count of
theft by deception, one count of access device fraud (coun-
terfeit, altered, incomplete) and one count of receiving sto-
len property, records show.
Frias was being held in Northampton County Prison
in lieu of $50,000 bail, but was bonded out on Saturday,
records show. His preliminary hearing is tentatively sched-
uled 9 a.m. Oct. 24 in District Judge Patricia Broscius’ court
in the township, records show.
Court papers did not list an attorney for Frias.
— Tony Rhodin
ALLENTOWN
Attempted robbery suspect now
charged in burglaries, authorities say
A man who was in Lehigh County Jail awaiting a pre-
liminary hearing in an attempted robbery case has been
charged in two burglaries and an attempted burglary in
Allentown, court records show.
Cornelius Dwayne Freeman, who lived in the 1100
block of Bulldog Drive in South Whitehall Township, was
arraigned at 10:36 a.m. Sept. 29 before District Judge Karen
C. Devine on charges of simple assault and attempted rob-
bery from the Sept. 17 offense in Allentown, court papers
say. He was sent to jail in lieu of 10 percent of $25,000 bail,
records show.
At the same time, Allentown police were investigating
overnight burglaries reported early in the morning of Sept.
11 in the 1200 block of North Maxwell Street — cash was
Footcare
Kearney Street, Lake said. released two surveillance
The resulting investigation led to Freeman, Lake said. photos in hopes someone
He was arraigned at 9:30 a.m. Friday before District Judge might recognize the man.
Ronald S. Manescu on two counts of burglary, one count of A 29-year-old Forks
attempted burglary and two counts each of theft, receiv- Township man reported MicroVas Therapy for Painful Neuropathy
ing stolen property and criminal trespass, court records the credit cards stolen
say. Bail was set at $25,000. about 8 p.m., police said. Dr. George Nassoor
Freeman’s preliminary hearing in the burglary probe “Officers were able to Celebrating 30 years in the
is tentatively scheduled 1:30 p.m. Friday in front of Dis- determine that a male sus- Easton/Phillipsburg area
trict Judge Michael D’Amore, and his preliminary hearing pect entered the locker
in the attempted robbery case has been pushed to 10 a.m. room and stole the credit ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS
Nov. 5 in front of D’Amore, as well. cards,” police said in a 430 MEMORIAL PKWY., PHILLIPSBURG, NJ
Freeman’s public defender in the attempted robbery 908-454-3770
From the Easton area 610-252-6111
case didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment.
— Tony Rhodin
PALMER TWP. EARN UP TO
Father punched his son 20 times in $1000 MONTHLY
the face during dispute, police said
A boy told Palmer Township police his father punched NO COLLECTIONS
him in the face 20 times during an argument while he
worked on chores, according to police.
The criminal complaint for Walter V. Tomasheski says
the victim is a juvenile male but doesn’t list his age.
The boy went to the police station Saturday with his
swollen face covered in blood, with both lips split and with
blood stains on his clothes, police said.
He allegedly told police ha had been arguing with
Tomasheski for days. On Saturday, he started arguing
again as he worked on his chores at the home in the 2700
block of Swanson Street in Palmer Township.
Then the boy’s father punched him in the face and
stomach, police said. When the boy fell to the ground, his
father allegedly punched him 20 times in the face.
Police said the boy appeared confused or in an “altered
mental state” when he arrived at the police station.
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ple assault, reckless endangerment, endangering the wel- 2-3 am
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ALLENTOWN
Scaring up Halloween fun
Lehigh Valley Phantoms mascot Melvin passes by Sunday during the Allentown Halloween Parade.
Photos by Saed Hindash, for The Express-Times
In costumes ranging from clowns to princesses and superheroes, the spirit of celebration was in the air
for attendees of the annual Allentown Halloween Parade. The theme this was “Harvest Fest,” bringing
a diverse lineup showcasing 10 youth and adult bands. These included The Allentown Hobo “Almost”
Marching Band and the Allentown All-City Band. The Allentown High School and district middle school
bands, along with Allentown Central Catholic High School and Parkland High School bands also pro-
vided their talents. See more at lehighvalleylive.com.
Johanna Race, of Allentown, got dressed up in her Day of
The Dead costume, as she records the parade.
Callai Kocher 6, of Lower Macungie, comes dressed as a
peacock.
PENNSYLVANIA
A look at safety after carnival ride death
David Wenner dwenner@pennlive.com
A 10-year-old girl died on Saturday night following a car-
nival ride accident at a festival in New Jersey. She was report-
edly “ejected” from the ride; the accident is being investi-
gated.
It occurred a month after two people were injured in a Fer-
ris wheel accident at the York Fair in Pennsylvania.
Here are some answers to questions about the frequency
of such accidents and what’s done to protect people.
Q: How often do people get hurt on carnival and amuse-
ment park rides?
A: There were about 290 injuries from amusement park
accident in Pennsylvania in 2018, according to the Pennsyl-
vania Department of Agriculture, which regulates the rides.
Q: What rides account for the most accidents?
A: Trampolines and water slides caused the most injuries,
according to the state. That includes 68 trampoline injuries
and 57 water slide injuries. Some others:
››   25 injuries involved roller coasters, with injuries ranging
from ankle injuries while boarding to whiplash during the
ride.
››   15 injuries involved dodgeball.
››   9 involved go carts.
Carnival rides accounted for very few injuries in 2018:
T H E E X P R ES S -T I M ES, A F F I L I AT E D W I T H L E H I G H VA L L E Y L I V E .C O M
— Saed Hindash
Ayla Blatt, of Kutztown, is all smiles as she rides a float.
Jennessy Rodriguez, 11, of Allentown, is looking for hugs.
there was one reported Ferris wheel injury and two merry-
go-round injuries.
Q: What are the most common causes of the accidents
and injuries?
A: Of the 290 Pennsylvania injuries in 2018, 231 were
deemed the fault of the rider — things like not follow-
ing instructions or violating height restrictions. About 50
were blamed on operator error and eight were attributed to
mechanical problems.
Q: Do the rides get inspected?
A: Yes. The agriculture department has a team of inspec-
tors and the department also investigates accidents. How-
ever, the department’s force of inspectors is too small to
cover all the rides. There are another 1,300 state-certified
private inspectors. Many of these are employees of compa-
nies that provide the rides and are involved the set-up and
maintenance of the rides.
Q: How can I assess the safety of a ride?
A: Inspection reports are supposed to be available for the
asking at carnivals and at permanent amusement parks.
People can also check the agriculture department’s website
to find out if and when a ride was inspected.
T U ES DAY, O CTO B E R 1 5, 2 0 1 9 A7
PENNSYLVANIA
Across Pa., Trump tax
break isn’t delivering
where needed most
Charlotte Keith Spotlight PA
The cracked glass doors of the vacant post office building
reflect back the historic town center of New Castle, in west-
ern Pennsylvania.
Across the town center, another former anchor of down-
town is dark. Part of the cavernous ground floor of what was
once the headquarters of the utility company Penn Power
now houses the city’s Christmas decorations.
Bill Mitsos, 55, is the co-owner of the M&P Coney Island
hot dog restaurant, which is one door down from the Penn
Power building. He said he remembers when the family
business, founded in 1923, attracted a crowd every day for
lunch. Now, almost all of the sales come from another loca-
tion, in the suburbs.
“It’s one of the few places left downtown and we’ve kept
it open on purpose,” Mitsos said.
A federal tax-incentive program passed in 2017 by
Republicans in Congress has been hailed by President
Donald Trump as a lifeline for ailing Rust Belt cities such
as New Castle, where residents share an all-too-familiar
struggle despite the rebound of the U.S. economy.
The central premise of the program is simple: Offer
wealthy investors generous tax breaks for putting money
into real estate or businesses in distressed areas. Those
areas were designated “opportunity zones.”
In Pennsylvania, however, early signs suggest that the
program is not living up to the claims of transformative
change and is unlikely to be a cure for the communities
most in need of a boost. Instead, investors appear to mostly
prefer areas already experiencing redevelopment, where
the payday will be far greater.
“It wouldn’t surprise me if the vast majority of invest-
ment went to a handful of zones in central cities that are
already exploding with growth,” said Adam Looney, a sen-
ior fellow at the Brookings Institution, who has studied the
program.
And the areas desperate for redevelopment? “Investors
will mostly skip over those places,” Looney said.
BETHLEHEM AMONG SUCCESS STORIES
There’s still plenty of time to take advantage of the pro-
gram, and a lack of public reporting requirements makes it
difficult to track exactly where the money is going. There
are also clear success stories, such as a business incuba-
tor planned near Scranton, an old warehouse being con-
verted into apartments in Bethlehem, and a start-up com-
pany moving from suburban Chester County into the city
of Coatesville.
Perhaps the most organized effort around the program
has been in Erie, where local leaders said they have already
secured roughly $13 million in new investment.
In Warren — one county over, on the edge of the Allegh-
eny National Forest — “getting the designation was easier
than trying to make use of it,” city manager Nancy Free-
nock said.
Jennifer Wakeman, executive director of DRIVE, an eco-
nomic development agency serving Columbia and Montour
Counties, said there was no clear answer.
“I don’t know how we make our rural area compete,”
Wakeman said.
The primary benefit of investing in opportunity zones
is that, after 10 years, any profits, or capital gains, are free
from federal taxes. For real estate investors looking to max-
imize their returns, the most appealing deals are in places
where property values are likely to soar over the next dec-
ade, yielding a tax-free windfall.
But to make money, you need to have money. Investors
must already have earned capital gains — profits from sell-
ing stock or other investments. Only an estimated 8.6 per-
cent of U.S. taxpayers paid capital gains tax in 2018, accord-
ing to the Tax Policy Center, a Washington think tank.
Those capital gains must be put into special funds dedi-
cated to opportunity zones. Many of those funds have min-
imum investments starting at $100,000, or are open only to
accredited investors — people who consistently earn more
than $200,000 a year.
INCENTIVES ‘DON’T MAKE A BAD DEAL GOOD’
With more than 8,700 opportunity zones across the
United States, including 300 in Pennsylvania, investors
that do make the cut have plenty of options, including
fast-growing census tracts in Philadelphia that would likely
see continued investment even without the tax breaks.
“Unsurprisingly, Philadelphia has been receiving the
most attention so far nationally, but a lot of other smaller
cities in Pennsylvania are just as viable,” said Evan Weiss,
an opportunity zone policy expert who works as an adviser
for New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.
Gov. Tom Wolf had the final say over which eligible cen-
sus tracts became opportunity zones but largely followed
the recommendations of local leaders.
Officials at the city planning department said they tried
to balance areas that were already growing with ones that
had been starved of investment. Choosing only the most
distressed neighborhoods, they said, would risk dampen-
ing investors’ interest.
Pittsburgh, led by Mayor Bill Peduto, took a much differ-
ent approach. Citing the risk that opportunity zone invest-
ments could cause “speculative pressure in vulnerable real
estate markets” because of a lack of regulation, city offi-
cials recommended areas with little ongoing development
activity.
In presentations to local leaders, state officials have
made clear that the opportunity zone incentives aren’t
powerful enough to make people invest where they other-
wise wouldn’t.
The incentive “doesn’t make bad deals good. It’s only
going to make good deals better,” said Scott Deitrich, the
state’s point person for opportunity zones, during a presen-
tation in June. “If investment is not occurring in real estate
markets within your community already, it’s not likely that
this incentive will spur that investment.”
And so, despite the lofty claims around the program, it’s
unclear where it leaves such communities still struggling to
recover from the collapse of the steel industry.
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom
powered by The Inquirer in partnership with the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette and PennLive/Patriot-News.
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BETHLEHEM ALLENTOWN

Parking deck gives way Serial killer gets

lighter sentence

to brewery, apartments in 1992 slaying

Judge urges triple murderer
Flatiron Flats development is expected to transform a Southside neighborhood to donate brain to science

Rudy Miller For The Express-Times

The Lehigh Valley’s only serial killer will

have a chance at parole for one of his mur-
ders, although it’s unlikely he’ll ever be
released from prison.
Harvey Miguel Robinson was resen-
tenced on Tuesday to 35 years to life for the
1992 murder of Joan Burghardt, a 29-year-
old nurse’s aide. He was convicted in 1994
of killing Burghardt; Charlotte Schmoyer, a
15-year-old newspaper carrier; and Jessica
Jean Fortney, a 47-year-old grandmother.
Robinson is 44 but was a teenager at the
time of the three murders.
He successfully appealed his life sen-
tence in the Burghardt case on the basis
that he was a juvenile and that the penalty
was too harsh for a young person.
Robinson was initially sentenced to
death for all three cases. He agreed to a
life sentence for the Schmoyer case and
is appealing his death sentence in the
Fortney case, according to defense attor-
ney Gavin Holihan and Lehigh County

SEE ROBINSON, A2

Harvey Miguel Robinson was

convicted of killing three
women in Allentown in the
early 1990s.

This South Bethlehem parking garage is becoming Flatiron Flats, a $4 million project that will bring Seven Sirens Brewing Company, a new PHILLIPSBURG
district judge’s office and apartments to the neighborhood. Photos by Sara K. Satullo, for The Express-Times

Sara K. Satullo For The Express-Times

Bids come in
Along Broadway and West Fourth Streets in Southside
Bethlehem, the $4 million Flatiron Flats project is part of
high for police
developer Larry Eighmy’s ambitious plan to sustainably
transform a slice of the neighborhood around his iconic five-
story Flatiron building, currently undergoing its own renais-
move to armory
sance.
Through a mix of urban infill and adaptive reuse, Steve Novak For The Express-Times
Eighmy’s turning an underused three-story parking garage
at 327 Broadway into the home of Seven Sirens Brewing Co., It will cost at least $1.5 million for Phil-
a district judge’s office, apartments and, soon, a rooftop beer lipsburg to turn the former National Guard
garden. The building is owned by Eighmy’s development armory into a temporary police headquar-
company. The revitalization is spearheaded by his Stone ters and move the department out of the
House Group. mold-infested town hall.
Taking the space from a concrete parking deck to a place Exactly when that will happen is still
where folks can work, live and play has not been without its unclear.
challenges. Bids for work on the Heckman Street
The veteran-run Seven Sirens hoped to already be serving armory were returned last week. The
beers to customers at its 32-foot custom bar. Instead, the ply- town council had previously appropriated
wood top went on the bar last week, in the latest sign of prog- Eventually, the veteran-run Seven Sirens Brewing plans to $1.4 million for the work but will have to
ress in the brewers’ massive undertaking. create a rooftop beer garden. increase its spending.
But there are lots of bright spots, the development team The police have been waiting nearly
said during a tour of the space Friday. three years to move out of town hall, where
After months of work, the concrete and steel parking toric elements were lost to time, said Terry Duncan, an asso- mold forced other municipal offices out in
garage is finally weather-tight and outfitted with the bones ciate with the group. 2017. The state has threatened the town
— a roof, elevator and stairwells — needed to make the full Built in the 1890s, the garage was first the Bethlehem Steel with fines if it does not relocate the depart-
build-out of Flatiron Flats a reality. Seven Sirens anticipates Co. store. At 21,000 square feet, it was once the Lehigh Val- ment.
wrapping up construction by December with subsequent ley’s largest retail space, boasting a large grocery store, meat Town officials have previously said they
floors of the flats to follow. market and dual entrances on West Fourth Street and Broad- hope police could be moved by December
The project sits in the South Bethlehem historic district, way. or January.
making it subject to the oversight of a historic commission.
Yet, the Stone House Group thought much of the space’s his- SEE FLATIRON, A7 SEE PHILLIPSBURG, A2

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Phillipsburg Lottery

Drawings for Tues., Oct. 15, 2019.

FROM A1
Two companies submitted
estimates in last week’s round
of bids for a short-term police
station: CMG, of Easton, will
do it for $1.56 million while
De Sapio Construction, of
Frenchtown, put a $1.67 mil-
lion price tag on the work.
A n ordina nce to add
about $650,000 of town
funds for the project was
due to be heard at Tuesday
night’s council meeting but
of the armory for a few years Numbers are unofficial. Verify
was pulled from the agenda, until the municipal build- results with a ticket agent.
the town clerk said earlier in ing is fixed up. After that, the
the day. armory is to be turned into a PENNSYLVANIA
A special meeting is being town-run community center, MIDDAY
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MIDDAY
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Assistant District Attorney right to further appeals in has been an appeal issue for Robinson had no comment committed his crimes will Payoff: $727.50
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Burghardt case but decided overthrown, Robinson could small good to come from his to science, Robinson mum- wouldn’t hurt to try. Payoff: $259.50
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ecutors have had in other convictions, including the of sports-related concus- investigate whether that’s Robinson appeared in Payoff: $3,668
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tenced to life. sider a request from Lehigh way since Robinson’s convic- a devout Muslim, Holihan had his hair tied up in a Xtra: 4
“It puts this case to rest, County Judge Edward Reib- tions. said. ponytail on the crown of Five of five: None
finally,” Burd said Tues- man to donate his brain to Asked whether Robinson Holihan said he’s not sure his head. He smiled at a Four of five: $540
front row of court support- Three of five: $17

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New Jersey
WHITEHALL TWP. EASTON

Shoplifting suspect rolls Rt. 22 crash follows

police pursuit
car in chase, police say through P’burg
Sarah Cassi For The Express-Times

A driver accused of leading police on a pursuit Tuesday

on Route 22 in the Phillipsburg area crashed on the high-
way in Easton and fled on foot, according to emergency
radio broadcasts.
The female driver allegedly ran toward Lafayette College
and was caught by college police a little before 3 p.m.
Authorities said it was the same woman involved in the
police chase in New Jersey.
Police broadcast about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday that a woman
driving a white SUV hit a police car in Pohatcong Township
and took off.
The woman sped along Route 22 into Phillipsburg, and at
one point drove west on the eastbound side of the highway,
which is when the officer canceled the pursuit, the broad-
casts indicated.
A few minutes later, emergency responders were called
for a crash on Cemetery Curve on Route 22 in Easton.
A white SUV crashed and ended up on the shoulder of
the highway, and the female driver reportedly took off on
foot toward the college.
She was found behind the Pi Beta Phi sorority.
Lafayette police Lt. Kevin Heil said officers got to the
area, saw the woman walking and arrested her without
incident.
She could be seen sitting on the ground in handcuffs.
Lafayette Police Chief Jim Meyer said there was no
threat to the campus, and no alert issued as the incident
was over quickly.
This silver Subaru rolled over after Rodney C. Crosland, accused of stealing a sweatshirt Monday from the
Kohl’s in Whitehall Township, tried to flee, township police say. Photos by Mike Nester, for The Express-Times Staff writer Tony Rhodin contributed to this story.

Tony Rhodin For The Express-Times

A 44-year-old Bethlehem man on Monday afternoon stole
a Levi’s sweatshirt valued at $29.99 from the Kohl’s at White-
hall Mall then rolled a silver Subaru trying to evade respond-
ing officers, Whitehall Township police said.
With authorities looking for the Subaru after the retail
theft was reported at 4:39 p.m., Rodney C. Crosland sped
past a police vehicle in the mall parking lot before the crash,
township Police Chief Michael J. Marks said. There were sev-
eral people and other vehicles nearby as police attempted to
stop the car, Marks said.
After crashing, Crosland tried to run off but was quickly
taken into custody, Marks said. An open bottle of E&J
Brandy was found in the car, as was drug paraphernalia,
according to police.
Crosland was treated at an area hospital for crash-related
injuries, Marks said.
Crosland was arraigned before District Judge Jacob E.
Hammond on charges of fleeing and eluding a police officer,
leaving the scene of a crash involving death or injury, reck-
less endangerment, possession of drug paraphernalia, retail
theft, reckless driving, careless driving, driving at an unsafe
speed, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, restrictions
of alcoholic beverages and driving while suspended, records
show.
Crosland was sent to Lehigh County Jail in lieu of $20,000
bail, records say. His preliminary hearing is tentatively
scheduled for 1:45 p.m. next Tuesday in District Judge
Charles H. Crawford’s court in the township.
Tony Rhodin, NJ Advance Media,
arhodin@lehighvalleylive.com
An open bottle of E&J Brandy was found in the car, as was drug
paraphernalia, according to police.
Crosland was sent to Lehigh County Jail in lieu of $20,000
bail on an array of charges.
LOPATCONG TWP.
Driver in crash
turns himself
in, police say
Sarah Cassi For The Express-Times
A driver who crashed into a tree and then fled, leaving an
injured teen boy behind, turned himself in to authorities
on Monday, Lopatcong Township police said.
Jayson Vierbuchen, 26, faces 10 charges stemming from
the Sunday morning crash along Route 519 (Uniontown
Road) near Belview Road, including leaving the scene of a
motor vehicle crash that resulted in serious injury to a juve-
nile, hindering apprehension, reckless driving, having an
open container of an alcoholic beverage and driving with a
suspended license.
Vierbuchen, of the 200 block of Belview Road in the
township, was lodged at Warren County Correctional Facil-
ity pending his first court appearance.
Police said the Scion xB crashed into a tree on private
property about 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
A 16-year-old boy suffered serious injuries and was flown
by medical helicopter from Warren County Fairgrounds to
St. Luke’s University Hospital in Fountain Hill.
Vierbuchen, who was not injured, ran from the accident
scene and was later found by officers, police said.
Sarah Cassi, NJ Advance Media,
scassi@lehighvalleylive.com

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LOPATCONG TWP. WARREN COUNTY

Key City Diner’s not for Off-duty officer,

trooper help
night owls any longer revive woman
Kurt Bresswein For The Express-Times

An off-duty police officer from Warren County and an

off-duty New Jersey State Police trooper were among those
who helped revive an elderly woman at a concert earlier
this month.
Mansfield Township Police Officer David Hanf heard
someone calling for help from the women’s restroom while
attending actor and singer Hugh Jackman’s concert Oct.
6 at the Prudential Center in Newark, according to a Face-
book post from the police department.
“He responded immediately and found family members
tending to a 73-year-old woman seated in a chair,” police
posted.
Hanf along with a nurse on the scene named Stacy
Rivera and the victim’s son lowered her to the floor, checked
her vital signs and began performing CPR.
Off-duty Trooper Cassandra Pugh then arrived and
assisted until emergency medical responders could take
over.
“The victim was transported to the hospital and is
recovering and doing well,” Mansfield police said. “We are
extremely proud of Officer Hanf and everyone involved in
the lifesaving efforts.”
This was not the first time Pugh’s actions helped save
someone’s life. While on assignment in Puerto Rico in
2017 to assist residents after Hurricane Maria damaged
the island, Pugh and three other officers helped stop a
knife-wielding man in a car from harming himself and his
wife.
The Key City Diner in Lopatcong Township is now open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., according to manager
Greg Theodoropoulos. Express-Times file photo

INDEPENDENCE TWP.
Rudy Miller For The Express-Times

Whether you left the Phillipsburg bars and weren’t ready

to go home or needed an extra early pre-dawn breakfast, the
Key City Diner was waiting to serve you 24 hours a day.
But the tradition that started in 2002 ended Sunday,
according to a post on the Lopatcong Township diner’s Face-
book page.
The diner will now stay open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.,
according to manager Greg Theodoropoulos.
His family owns two area diners. He and his mother,
Sophia Theodoropoulos, run Key City Diner. Greg’s father,
John, and brother, Pete, run the Nazareth Diner. The fam-
ily bought the Nazareth Diner in 1989 and Key City in 2000.
“It’s just been slower at night,” Greg Theodoropoulos said.
When the family bought the Key City Diner they were just
about the only late night option on that side of the Delaware
River.
Now insomniacs can visit McDonald’s or Wawa.
Theodoropoulos said he can save money on insurance by
EASTON AREA SCHOOLS
closing the business at night.
He said it costs about $500 to $600 to stay open all night
but the shift only generates about $300 in revenue.
“It was just a combination of all those things,” he said.
The diner remains a great place for burgers, club sand-
wiches, omelets and homemade French toast, he said.
“We have a good staff, great customers and clientele,”
Theodoropoulos said. The diner retains a loyal following.
The Facebook post generated more than 100 shares and
more than 70 comments.
Don’t worry about the diner shutting down.
Despite the cutback in hours, there are no plans to close
any time soon.
“I hope we’re here for another 30 to 40 years. At least
until I retire,” Greg Theodoropoulos said.
Rudy Miller, NJ Advance Media,
rmiller@lehighvalleylive.com
Warren County
road ranks
among scariest
Steve Novak For The Express-Times
Is Shades of Death Road creepier than the hotel that
inspired “The Shining?” Probably not to the people who live
there, but the oddly named 7-mile wooded lane through
Warren County is still one the scariest places in the world,
at least in one online ranking.
FinanceBuzz.com recently published a list titled “The 5
Scariest Places in the World to Visit (and We’re Not Talking
About the Price Tag)” and placed Shades of Death Road as
No. 3, going heavy on the local lore:
“If you dare to get out of your car, there’s a haunted lake
just off the road as well, which often produces wraith-like
vapor formations on top of the water. If you’re feeling par-

Grad found dead after hiking in Alaska
Rudy Miller For The Express-Times
An Easton Area High School graduate on a hiking trip in
Alaska was found dead Sunday, according to The Associated
Press.
Neil Durco left for the hunting trip Oct. 7 with minimal
gear and was reported missing the next day, according to
report.
A massive search ensued, although weather initially
delayed an air search, the Associated Press says.
Durco was found at the bottom of a steep chute, accord-
ing to AP.
He was 33 years old and was hiking near his home in
Cordova, Alaska, the report says.
Easton Area School District Assistant Superintendent
Alyssa Emili confirmed Durco graduated from Easton Area
High School in 2004.
A gofundme.com site raised more than $20,000 for the
search effort to find Durco.
A vigil is planned for Oct. 19 at 253 Thomas Road in Toby-
hanna Township, Monroe County, according to a Facebook
post.
“Neil liked to celebrate and commemorate everything
he could with beer and a bonfire, so that’s what we’re doing.
Anyone and everyone who was lucky enough to have their
lives touched by the greatest guy ever are invited,” the post
says, adding “We all want to hear about all the great and
weird things he did to touch our lives and make us laugh.”
The post recommends carpooling because parking in
the area is limited.
ticularly fearless, drive up the road from Ghost Lake and to
a cross street called Lenape Lane. At the end of this dead-
end road sits an abandoned stable where apparitions and
floating orbs are seen. Look out, though, as they say if the
white orb chases you and turns red, you will die.”
The other entries are the haunted Ancient Ram Inn in
Gloucestershire, England; the Aokigahara Forest (aka Sui-
cide Forest) in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan; the Shang-
hai Tunnels in Portland, Oregon; and the Stanley Hotel
(the inspiration for “The Shining”) in Estes Park, Colorado.
Since it’s a financial website, FinanceBuzz provides travel
tips for each location.
In reality, Shades of Death Road winds for miles through
neighborhoods and swamps in the Great Meadows area.
The origin of its unusual name is unknown, though leg-
ends suggest it could refer to it a bad malaria outbreak in
the 1850s, a violent attack on the local Lenni Lenape by Iro-
quois tribes or for highwaymen who robbed travelers on
the road.
Residents are used to seeing gawkers, especially in fall.

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Hunters killed 94 bears
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There were 42 bruins
killed during opening day
in 2018.
Numbers provided by
the Division of Fish & Wild-
life did not break down the
zones where the bears were
harvested on Monday.
The hunt is restricted to
five zones. Gov. Phil Murphy
has again prohibited hunt-
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arrows.
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in 2018, the fewest since
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basement. Sara K. Satullo, for The Express-Times
Flatiron
FROM A1
In the 1920s it turned into
a car dealership, remaining
one until the 1970s when it
turned into a parking deck.
Eighmy first announced
plans in 2015 to transform
the deteriorating parking
deck and design started in
April 2018.
Constr uction crews
recently uncovered unex-
pected historic elements
— like a brick facade along
West Fourth Street and orna-
mental car wheel-shaped
cornices — that aren’t docu-
mented in any photographs.
O n O c t . 2 1 , E i g h my
returns to the city’s His-
toric Conservation Commis-
sion with an unusual plea.
He’s asking to abandon his
approved glass facade along
West Fourth Street in favor
of preser ving the newly
unearthed original brick-
work, Duncan said.
“We want to preserve it,”
she explained. “It’s a part of
Bethlehem.”
The project’s interior
designer, Ashley Hayes, of
Swine Design, has kept the
site’s rich history at the fore-
front as she’s outfitted each
floor. She classifies the proj-
ect’s aesthetic as a mix of
classic, historic, industrial
and modern; drawing inspi-
ration from the Bethlehem
Steel blast furnaces to the
east and Lehigh University’s
campus to the south
This is exemplified in
the polished concrete floors
throughout the building,
high ceilings, beams and
expansive black windows
that invite the Southside
inside.
The Seven Sirens bar
will seamlessly blend new
and old once it’s complete.
The front of the bar will be
adorned with a steel base
and concrete counter, but
the shining star is a 26-foot
wood ba r rescued from
Mary’s Shamrock Inn, 409
Wyandotte in Bethlehem.
The bar was broken down
into 500 pieces and is under-
going a restoration. A door
from the Flatiron building is
being incorporated into the
brewery.
“We put it in a blender and
added beer,” quipped Seven
Sirens’ Jordan Serulneck.
Each of the nine apart-
ments on the third f loor
will feature at least one of
those large windows, flood-
ing units with light. Plans
call for a mix of studios, one-
and-two bedroom units and
possibly one three-bedroom,
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apartments in the adjacent
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nect into the hallway of Flat-
iron Flats. The apartments
should become available
early 2020.
There will be a shared
laundry space as well as
on-site parking on the sec-
ond floor to the rear of Mag-
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Matos Gonzalez’s new office.
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from 202 W. Fourth St. into
the Flatiron building until
her new office space is con-
structed next door on the
second floor of 327 Broad-
way. Her offices and court-
room will take up about half
of the floor and a covered
parking lot will be created on
the West Fourth Street side,
Duncan said.
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garden and Eighmy plans to
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apartments on the rest of the
upper level.
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to be around for a very long
time so there’s no reason to
rush the process,” Hayes
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ment.
Standing on the rooftop,
taking in sweeping views of
the Southside, Duncan said
the area’s vibrancy ignited
Eighmy’s passion and dedi-
cation for the neighborhood.
Eighmy’s trying to go fur-
ther than just being sustain-
able. He wants to be regen-
erative, as with this project
where he’s taking an under-
used building and giving it
new life.
“Larry is a big advocate for
living and working in close
proximity,” Duncan said.
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Lehigh Valley to join the U.S.
Navy in 2009, there wasn’t
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The End of Adult Diapers
is Near as New Pill
Slashes Pad Use
In just weeks, study participants were amazed to report
a jaw dropping decrease in diaper use. Pharmacies may
now consider carrying it in lieu of adult diapers.
By Dr. Stephen Klayman,
DC
US− As researchers, when
running new clinical trials,
we never know what to
expect.
Most of the time they are
complete failures, forcing
us back to the drawing
board. But in very rare
cases, results far exceed
our expectations and
these product work better
than we could have ever
imagined.
This is the case with the
most recent breakthrough
in Urology called Urivarx,
a new bladder control
pill which has performed
extraordinary in every test.
From dramatic
reductions in urgency
and frequency…dribbling
region. The Lehigh Valley’s and leaking…nighttime
revitalization is astonishing bathroom trips…and
and Seven Sirens wanted to even diaper use…the
get in on the Southside’s own improvements men and
resurgence, he said. women are seeing with this
“Before it was: How do I nonprescription pill have
get out of here?” Serulneck been phenomenal.
said. “Now, it is, where can So phenomenal, in
we add to this, how can we fact, it’s been rumored
add to this?” that the new capsule may
soon replace diapers in
Serulneck saw how differ-
pharmacies across the
ent communities used beer
to gather all over the world country.
during his time in the Navy. Why so effective? We
That’s something Seven asked its developers that
Sirens hopes to replicate. same question.
The Seven Sirens layout STRENGTHENS THE
features beer garden seating BLADDER MUSCLES
at long tables where you can & PREVENTS THEM
sit with strangers and maybe FROM RELEASING
even talk to them. Rotating
Until now, many within
food trucks will back up to a the medical community
window built into the wall, − including myself −
so patrons can order without believed it was impossible
stepping outside. to strengthen the muscles
“It’s (human interaction) that control the bladder
definitely something that without drugs, surgery, or
has been missing in society,” exercises.
Serulneck said. Remarkably, it has now
While planning its first been proven this can be
location, Seven Sirens vis- achieved with a tiny a pill.
ited many, many brewer- Albeit, a natural one.
ies and took lots of notes,
The secret? A urgency to go − all without
explained Josh Divers, one revolutionary discovery
of Seven Sirens’ three found-
that helps the bladder
ers. That’s why the bar is create a tighter seal...
set up to minimize the wait while also preventing your
while ordering drinks and bladder from releasing
there are diaper-changing involuntarily.
tables in both the men’s and
Research shows that
women’s bathrooms. as we age, the muscles
Most new breweries out-
surrounding the bladder
grow their initial location can deteriorate. This is
within six months, forc- triggered by hormonal
ing them to relocate or split changes in the body which
operations between two results in muscle atrophy,
locations, he said. the medical term for
That’s why the barrel-ag- muscle shrinking.
ing room in the stone cellar
When these muscles
can easily bust through a get too small and weak,
wall to expand and the brew- they cannot seal the
ing room is starting with bladder shut. That’s why
eight tanks and the ability you may leak, dribble, and
to add eight more. The cold experience uncontrollable
storage room is massive. accidents.
For Seven Sirens’ legion of Worse, because the
devoted fans, opening day bladder fails to empty
can’t come soon enough. completely, you feel like
you need to go all the
time! And as old urine just
sits there, it can seep into
your blood stream, causing
painful infections which
need multiple rounds of
antibiotics to get rid of.
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Featuring International Titan In its most recent clinical
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strengthen the tiny
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that they were shown to
decrease adult diaper use
by a staggering 400%.
Even more surprising,
these three compounds
also had a rejuvenating
effect on the bladder,
allowing it to work like it
was years younger.
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Could a Pill Really Replace Adult Diapers?
Researchers Seem to Think So. A recent study
found that the new pill, Urivarx, led to a significant
decrease in diaper and pad use.
happening in minutes.
IMPRESSIVE
CLINICAL RESULTS
The exciting clinical re-
sults published on the gov-
ernment clinical website
clinicaltrials.gov show that
UriVarx™ can strengthen
your bladder fast, signifi-
cantly reducing the urine
urgency and leaks.
In a new double-blind,
placebo-controlled clinical
study, 142 men and women
with bladder control issues
were separated into two
groups. The first group was
given a placebo while the
other received UriVarx™.
The results were
incredible.
The participants who
received UriVarx™ saw
major improvements in
leaking, pressure, and the
the usual side effects seen
in prescription drugs! They
also reported fewer trips
to the bathroom both day
and night.
Overall, the UriVarx™
group experienced:
• 56% Reduction in
Urge Incontinence
• 66% Reduction in
Stress Incontinence
• 61% Reduction in
Urgency
• 33% Reduction in
Frequency
• 46% Reduction in
Nighttime Bathroom
Trips
Additionally, at the
end of clinical trial and
after seeing the results,
84% of the participants
taking UriVarx™ said it
significantly improved
their quality of life.
“The clinical findings are
incredible, but people still
wonder if it will really work”
explains lead developer for
Urivarx. “It’s normal to be
skeptical, but we’ve seen
thousands of UriVarx™
users get results exactly
like the participants in
the study. It’s an amazing
product.”
EXCITING RESULTS
FROM URIVARX
USERS
Many UriVarx™ users say
their bladders have never
been stronger. For the
first time in years, they are
confident and in complete
control. Adult pads and
diapers are no longer a big
worry.
“It’s exciting to hear all
of the positive feedback”
explains a spokesperson
for the company.
“Its also helps to
gain perspective. These
people will share how
embarrassed they’ve
become over the situation.
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How uncomfortable it
makes social outings and
the interruptions it causes
in daily life.
They can’t believe the
change Urivarx has made.
The fear is gone. They are
back to feeling in control”
HOW IT WORKS
UriVarx™ is a pill that’s
taken just once daily. It does
not require a prescription.
The active ingredients
are patented natural ex-
tracts.
Research shows that as
we get older, the muscles
which surround the bladder
weaken. This is caused
by hormonal changes in
the body that causes the
muscles to atrophy and
weaken.
When they become
too small and weak, they
cannot seal your bladder
shut, which causes leaking,
accidents, among other
incontinence symptoms.
It also prevents your
bladder from fully empty-
ing, which can result in per-
sistent bacterial infections
and UTIs.
UriVarx’s™ active ingre-
dient targets the muscles
around the bladder, making
them stronger. Supporting
ingredients in UriVarx™ sup-
port kidney function and
overall urinary health.
BLADDER
PROBLEMS GONE
With daily use, UriVarx™
can restore strong bladder
control and help users
overcome leakage without
the negative side effects or
interactions associated with
drugs.
Leakage sufferers can
now put an end to the
uncontrollable urges, the
embarrassing accidents,
and enjoy an entirely
new level of comfort and
confidence.
HOW TO GET
URIVARX
IN PENNSYLVANIA
This is the official release
of UriVarx™ in Pennsylvania.
As such, the company is of-
fering a special discounted
supply to anyone suffering
from bladder issues who
calls within the next 48
hours.
A special hotline number
and discounted pricing
has been created for all
Pennsylvania residents.
Discounts will be available
starting today at 6:00AM
and will automatically be
applied to all callers.
Your Toll-Free Hotline
number is 1-800-768-2977
and will only be open for
the next 48 hours. Only a
limited discounted supply
of UriVarx™ is currently
available in your region.
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