About 900 feet above sea level, the nearly 100-foot-high beacon atop South Mountain sports 238 brand-new LEDs and a jump in wattage from 5.5 to 7 per lamp, according to Bethlehem Electrical Bureau Chief Greg Cryder.
Capt. Matthew Griffin, a Bethlehem firefighter for more than 18 years, has been chosen to lead the department as its newest chief and emergency management coordinator. His first day will be July 4.
It’s due time Bethlehem officials assumed a unified front against the procedures of ICE, dozens of people told City Council during public comment on Tuesday.
The work will consist of designing a parking lot layout, ADA and emergency services access, a new well and septic system and completing a topographic survey.
About 500 people rallied at two spots Thursday night — outside the Five10 Flats building where ICE agents arrested 17 people the day before, and at Bethlehem City Hall.