First Responders Honor Garden

06/14/2026

06/02/2026

Voting is NOW OPEN!

The Solomon Organization is giving away $21,000 to local charities through our Annual Greater Capital Region Give A Chance Charitable Event!

How the prizes breakdown:
🏆 1st Place: $12,000.00
🥈 2nd Place: $6,000.00
🏅 3rdPlace: $3,000.00

25 local 501c3 organizations are in the running, and your vote could help your favorite charity win! You can vote once per day until June 30th, so let’s make every vote count!

👉 Vote now: https://linkto.run/p/8ELX3MDD

Help support the incredible work these charities are doing in our community! 💙

05/10/2026

DID YOU KNOW:
according to a recent “Bethlehem Business Updates” item in Spotlight Newspaper, Delaware Plaza’s owners indicated that pavement improvements to the shopping center parking lot are planned for after the "Delaware Avenue Complete Streets" roadway project is finished.
The likely sequence is:
The Town of Bethlehem completes the Delaware Avenue road reconstruction and streetscape work.
Once heavy construction traffic and utility work are done, the owners of Delaware Plaza will move ahead with repaving and related parking lot improvements.

05/09/2026

BETHLEHEM SCHOOL BUSES UNPLUGGED!
Purchasing Diesel Buses, NOT Electric!

May 4, 2026
On the School Budget Vote ballot:
2026 Bus Purchase Proposition
A proposition to purchase new school buses will be on the ballot on May 19th.
The bus proposition would allow the district to replace aging school buses.
The plan is to purchase nine large 70-passenger diesel buses at a cost not to exceed $1,633,239.

Approximately 65% of the borrowing cost for the purchase is covered by state aid, resulting in a final maximum cost to the district of roughly $579,800 for the nine vehicles.

The district is not planning to add to its fleet of electric school buses in 2026-27 due to ongoing performance and charge management issues impacting service miles.
The district currently has an EV fleet of 10 large buses. The EV buses have been out of service, on average, 66 days each during the school year.
The district remains committed to clean fuel vehicles and will resume EV bus purchases when vehicle cost, charging efficiency, and service costs improve enough to support a larger EV bus fleet.

The Budget Vote and Board of Education Election will be held on Tuesday, May 19, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Bethlehem Central High School, in Gym A. Absentee and early voting ballots will be available.
https://www.bethlehemschools.org/on-the-ballot-2026-bus-purchase-proposition/