Category Archives: Nazareth Boro

News, events, and more for Nazareth,PA Borough

Two Nazareth Senior Wrestlers Charged With Dealing Drugs In Bushkill Twp

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Two 17 year old Nazareth High School Seniors have been charged following a July incident at Jacobsburg Park. The Seniors, Ryan Krecker and Franco Ferraina are both varsity wrestlers at Nazareth High School. According to police the boys were at Jacobsburg Park on July 13th when they were approached by police after complaints that the…

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Drought Warning In Effect

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a drought warning that includes Northampton County. The warning calls for a voluntary 10%-15% reduction in water use while the drought conditions continue.

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Nazareth Borough Lawyers Ask For Discrimination Lawsuit To Be Dismissed

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Nazareth Borough attorneys are asking for the immediate dismissal of the discrimination lawsuit brought forward by Officer Vanessa Cruz-Smith for lack of evidence. The lawsuit filed in July of this year alleged that Cruz-Smith was discriminated upon by her supervisors as well as the Borough Council due to her sex and nationality thus creating a…

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Nazareth Fire Siren Welcomes In Labor Day

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Borough residents were received an unwelcome wake up call when the fire siren came on for an extended period of time on Labor Day. At roughly 6am the siren sounded and stayed on for an extended time. A period of low voltage in the Borough was the culprit coupled with the fire stations backup system…

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Holy Family School To Celebrate 100th Anniversary

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The Holy Family Catholic School is celebrating its 100th anniversary Sept 17th – 19th. The school which was founded in September 1910 started as a few rooms in the church. It later expanded into its current facility housing 300+ students in grades K-8. The 3 days celebrations will include the following events: 9/17 – Alumni…

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County Sets Open Space Funding Deadline – Nazareth Area Affected

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Northampton Co municipalities are running out of time to claim the $900k allocated to open space,the Nazareth area represents over $300k of that total. The Open Space Initiative was developed to fund parks, preserve farmland and generally to maintain open space or recreational space. The first deadline is approaching on September 15th which in when…

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Nazareth Man Attacks Friend Outside American Hotel

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A Nazareth man has been charged following the July 18th beating of his friend outside of the American Hotel Bar. Police found the victim, Robert Hand, lying unconscious outside the bar. Nearby Thomas Densler was stumbling around unable to walk and slurring his speech. When police questioned him he kept repeating that Hand was his…

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