7 Things to Know This Week

Good morning Bethlehem. Today is Monday, January 23, 2012. The Super Bowl is set: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots, the matchup a plurality of you

1. We are in for a wet, but unseasonably mild day today, with a 90 percent chance of rain and a high temperature in the 40s, according to the National Weather Service. The high temperatures will remain above normal in the 40s all week, though there is a chance of sleet and freezing rain on Thursday.
2. Watch out for lane restrictions along Route 412 in South Bethlehem during daytime hours all week as work crews work to seal cracks. More crack sealing is planned along westbound Route 22 between Route 512 and Schoenersville Road on Tuesday and Wednesday. Pothole patching could mean some temporary ramp closures on ramps connecting Route 22 to Route 33 on Thursday.
3. The Bethlehem Area School Board meets at 7 p.m. tonight at . The board is expected to adopt a preliminary budget that features a .
4. , 41 W. Locust St., is hosting a lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday on the
5. hosts its monthly songwriters workshop on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. and the monthly blues jam at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Admission is free for both.
6. The Bethlehem Zoning Hearing Board meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Town Hall in a sixth session on Abraham Atiyeh’s controversial proposed at Center Street and Dewberry Avenue. Testimony and argument is expected to conclude that night. The board may not make its decision that night, however.
7. The Bethlehem Township Zoning Hearing Board also meets Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the. On the agenda, plans to develop an eight-bed inpatient mental health treatment center at the northeast corner of Brodhead Road and Fritch Drive.