Friday, May 17, 2013
Councilman J. William Reynolds endorsed by Mayor John Callahan and state Rep. Steve Samuelson. Councilman Bob Donchez calls mayor 'the ultimate hypocrite.'
UPDATED: 9:05 p.m. Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan endorsed City Councilman J. William Reynolds to be the next mayor of the city at a campaign rally before about 100 supporters in Payrow Plaza next to City Hall on Friday afternoon. “This city has always turned to a culture of invigorating leadership as opposed to a more cautious, status quo, stand pat, ‘let’s test the winds’ kind of approach,” Callahan said. “That was true when Don Cunningham was elected at the age of 31, 15 years ago. It was true when I was elected at the age of 34, ten years ago. “On those occasions, every time, the insiders tried to falsely scare the voters by portraying youth as somehow irresponsible or inherently reckless.” The mayor criticized Reynolds’ opponent, Bob…
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
In last debate between Bethlehem mayoral candidates, Donchez says he has 'no apologies' for campaign mailers.
In their last scheduled face-to-face meeting before Tuesday’s Democratic primary, Bethlehem's mayoral candidates continued to argue over negative campaigning. J. William Reynolds charged that Bob Donchez had spent more than $100,000 on negative advertisements against him. Donchez countered that “95 or 96 percent” of his campaign mailers have been positive. The ones that were not, Donchez said, were a legitimate effort to educate the voters on Reynolds’ record. “If he thinks that 95 percent of his ads were positive, I’m not sure we want him in charge at City Hall because there’s a math problem there,” Reynolds said. The last debate between the two City Council colleagues who want to be mayor was Thursday afternoon in the Grand Ballroom of…
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2 incumbents among 6 candidates for 4 City Council seats—with a single Republican waiting to challenge Democrats in November. The primary is on May 21.
Six Democrats—two of them incumbents—are vying for four nominations for Bethlehem City Council in Tuesday’s primary election. Bethlehem Patch sent a questionnaire to each of the six Democratic candidates and has posted the replies in their entirety. Click on the name of the candidate to read his/her information, including educational and family background as well as each candidate's qualifications. Here are the candidates in alphabetical order: At least three of the four winners on Tuesday will actually serve on City Council beginning in 2014 as only one Republican is running. That Republican, Chris Morales—best known in Bethlehem as the man who runs the city’s lone street hot dog vending cart—is expected to be the only competition for …
Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan and County Councilman Lamont McClure face off against former executive Glenn Reibman.
Although it's been two years since Northampton County voters chose to keep Gracedale from being sold, the county-owned nursing home remains a hot issue. So much so that the three Democrats running to become the next county executive list Gracedale as one of their top priorities. Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan, county Councilman Lamont McClure, and former are all seeking the Democratic nomination for executive in next Tuesday's primary. Patch asked all three candidates to fill out questionnaires about themselves and the issues. Click on their names below to see how they responded. The three candidates also spoke about their positions—while attacking those of their opponents—in a debate last week. The winner of the primary will face …
Incumbent David Jones faces a challenge from Juan P. Camacho for the Democratic nomination to a Lehigh County commissioner seat in a District that includes part of Bethlehem.
Incumbent Lehigh County Commissioner David Jones faces a challenge from Juan P. Camacho for the Democratic nomination for the county board's District 3 seat. The primary is Tuesday. District 3 includes all the Lehigh County portions of Bethlehem. According to a Voters Guide posted online by the League of Women Voters: —Jones is an executive administrative pastor and has served on the Lehigh County Board of Commissioners for seven years. —Camacho is a lawyer. He has served on the Allentown Human Relations Commission for a year and on the board of the Lehigh County bar association, Renew Lehigh Valley and Casa Guadalupe Center. The primary is Tuesday. No Republicans are seeking their party's nomination to the District seat. So unless there …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Fellow City Council members Bob Donchez and J. William Reynolds seek the Democratic nomination for Bethlehem mayor in the May 21 primary.
Two incumbent Bethlehem city councilmen—Bob Donchez and J. William Reynolds—are seeking the Democratic Party nomination to be the city’s next mayor. Donchez, 63, is serving his fifth term on council. He is a retired teacher who worked for 35 years in the Allentown School District and most recently served as a legislative aide to state Reps. Joe Brennan and Dan McNeill in the 133rd Legislative District. Reynolds, 31, is serving his second term on council. He is currently a social studies teacher at William Allen High School in Allentown. Before then, he was the chief legislative aide to state Rep. Steve Samuelson, D-135. The winner of the primary will likely be the next mayor of Bethlehem. No Republicans—or any other candidates—have …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, a Democrat, announced Tuesday that he's exploring another run for the Senate; Sestak narrowly lost to Pat Toomey in 2010.
A rematch between former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is in the works as Sestak announced Tuesday that he's exploring a run for the Senate in 2016. Democrat Sestak, a former Navy vice admiral, lost narrowly to Republican Toomey in 2010. Sestak, of Delaware County, has formed an exploratory committee—the equivalent of launching a campaign in terms of Federal Elections Commission paperwork, according to a Washington Post report. Can Sestak beat Toomey? Who would you vote for if the Senate election was held today? Tell us in the comments section below. Tuesday's announcement ends speculation that Sestak, 61, is raising money to challenge Gov. Tom Corbett. Sestak raised $460,000 in the first quarter of this year. A Sestak-…
Political foes Scott Ott and Dean Browning seek the Republican Party nomination for Lehigh County Executive in the May 21 primary.
Two political foes—Scott Ott and Dean Browning—are seeking the Republican Party nomination for Lehigh County Executive in the May 21 primary. Ott, 51, of Lower Macungie, is currently a Lehigh County commissioner. He is co-host of a current events talk show for PJTV, a conservative online network. Browning, 57, of South Whitehall, is former Lehigh County commissioner and board chairman. He is executive vice president, finance and administration, and chief financial officer at New World Aviation. Patch sent a questionnaire to Ott and Browning and is posting the replies in their entirety. Click on the name of the candidate to read his information, including educational and family background as well as each candidate's vision for the county …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Callahan, McClure and Reibman meet for third debate at Northampton Community College.
The three men who want to be Northampton County Executive touted their records—and attacked each others'—at their third debate Thursday night. Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan, county Councilman Lamont McClure and former Executive Glenn Reibman are all seeking the Democratic nomination for executive in the May 21 primary. When they met Thursday—at an event sponsored by the Lehigh Valley League of Women Voters of Northampton County—the three candidates presented mostly similar platforms, stressing increased economic development and a need to keep the county nursing home Gracedale county owned. And they all said their past elected history is what makes them the right choice to become the county's next executive. "It's a very simple platform. I …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Bob Donchez and J. William Reynolds will discuss their vision for the city with Alan Jennings on WDIY, 88.1-FM, on Thursday.
Democratic mayoral candidates J. William Reynolds and Bob Donchez will be featured on WDIY, 88.1-FM’s weekly public affairs program, Lehigh Valley Discourse, on Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. The weekly program on the Bethlehem-based public radio station is hosted by Alan Jennings, executive director of the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, a non-profit anti-poverty agency. A news release from the radio station said Jennings and the two candidates will discuss their vision for the city in a program that will have a “relaxed, conversational style.” That would be a departure from the last two tense debates the city councilmen had last week in front of the League of Women Voters of Northampton County and the Bethlehem City …
Pan Dora
11:28 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The council is completely corrupted. ALL they ever think about is stealing more and more of the people's money. Every single year I have been in Bethlehem the School District voted itself another tax hike. Leave it to a democrat to RAISE TAXES. Tax and spend, tax and spend, tax and spend - The ONLY thing democrats are good for. more ›