Community Corner
10 Things to Know This Week
Snow and sleet coming Wednesday, the largest menorah in the Valley gets lit and cyclists pay respect.
- Watch out for a closed lane along westbound Route 22 between Routes 33 and 191 as PennDOT conducts highway inspections today. There will also be lane restrictions today and Tuesday along Route 378 between the Eighth Avenue and Center City exits as PennDOT conducts unspecified work. Northbound Route 33 between Freemansburg Avenue and Route 22 will have a closed lane Tuesday and Wednesday because of continuing repairs needed due to last week’s . Applebutter Road will also be problematic all week because of a variety of planned roadwork.
- The city Zoning Hearing Board holds of its session on developer Abraham Atiyeh’s controversial plan to convert the former into a today at 4 p.m. in Town Hall.
- The Bethlehem Area School Board holds a special meeting at 6 p.m. today at the on Sycamore Street to select for the board’s .
- The Bethlehem Township Commissioners meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the . The agenda includes final adoption of the township’s 2012 budget, which has no tax increase.
- Did you know that you can help the Bethlehem Area School District win $100,000? Submit a picture of your house – decorated for the holidays – to the contest. Twenty-four finalists will get $500 to help pay that electric bill to keep those holiday lights on. One grand-prize winner from a Patch town will win $100,000 for their school district.
- The National Weather Service is forecasting snow and sleet to hit the region late Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. Not a lot of accumulation is expected, but the storm could still make the roads treacherous for Wednesday shopping and travel.
- Bethlehem may be the Christmas City, but at 5 p.m. Wednesday, the to commemorate Chanukah, the Jewish festival of lights. The lighting ceremony at Payrow Plaza, next to , will feature food, music and a few words from the appropriate dignitaries.
- The Bethlehem Township Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the.
- Bethlehem City Council holds its final regular meeting of the year at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Town Hall. On that night, council is expected to adopt a . Note the unusual day. Council postponed the meeting from its regular Tuesday slot to allow Councilwoman Karen Dolan to celebrate the first day of Chanukah with her family.
- Cyclists from across the Lehigh Valley are expected to descend on center city Bethlehem on Thursday night to pay tribute to one of their own. Patrick Ytsma suffered fatal injuries when his bicycle was struck by a car on the Philip J. Fahy Bridge on December 4. will include a brief stop and moment of silence at the accident site and a remembrance at Payrow Plaza, where the ride around center city will end. The ride begins at 7 p.m. at Main and W. Lehigh streets.
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