Community Corner

5 Things to Know Today

IronPigs will continue to try to build their first place lead; road construction coming to Route 22.

Good Monday morning, Bethlehem. 

  1. Since on Saturday, today is May 23, 2011 – 215 days until Christmas in the Christmas City. Today is the 310th anniversary of the hanging of the legendary pirate Capt. William Kidd in London. It is the 53rd birthday of comedian/game show host Drew Carey and the 37th birthday of pop singer Jewel.
  2. The forecast high temperature is 74 degrees with a 60 percent chance of rain. The cheapest gas in Bethlehem is at theon Route 412 and Silvex Road at $3.78 a gallon. But there are plenty of stations in Bethlehem that are charging a mere penny more. There is no need to pay any more than that.
  3. Don’t look now, but your Lehigh Valley IronPigs are currently on a 6-game winning streak and have a 5-game grip on first place in the International League’s Northern Division over the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees and the Pawtucket Red Sox. A home series against the Gwinett Braves continues at 7 p.m. tonight at Coca Cola Park, with a pre-game hot dog eating contest on the menu.
  4. The Bethlehem Area School Board holds its regular monthly meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at . This is the last regular meeting before the board must make its final decisions on budget cuts and a tax increase in June. The Bethlehem Township Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. tonight at the .
  5. If you happen to drive Route 22 during the evening and overnight hours tonight, watch out for lane restrictions in each direction. A PennDOT-hired contractor is scheduled to install raised pavement markers along the highway’s stretch during the overnight hours all week long from the Lehigh County line all the way to the New Jersey state line.


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