Easton synagogue nixes 7-Eleven project, decides to sell instead to church
Updated Jan 18, 2021;
Posted Jan 18, 2021
Temple Covenant of Peace synagogue at 1451 Northampton St. in Easton. The synagogue recently sold the property to Life Church Easton.Kurt Bresswein | For lehighvalleylive.com
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The Temple Covenant of Peace synagogue in Easton’s West Ward no longer has its eye on a sale to 7-Eleven for its next convenience store.
Synagogue representatives last year initially began discussing plans for 7-Eleven to possibly set up shop at 1451 Northampton St. as the temple finalized its merger with Bnai Abraham Synagogue in neighboring Wilson Borough. Now, Harvey Cartine, who serves as co-president with Dr. Marc Abo of the new Congregation Bnai Shalom, told lehighvalleyive.com the property is being sold instead to Life Church.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021: What’s open and what’s closed in the Lehigh Valley
Updated Jan 17, 2021;
Posted Jan 17, 2021
A statue of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stands outside the Essex County Hall of Records. A march in Newark and virtual commemorations around the state will be held on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday commemorating KIng s birth on Jan. 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia.Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day marks the birth of the civil rights activist who advocated for nonviolent protest. In 1964 he was the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Georgia-Pacific to close Forks Township Dixie Cup plant. 190 to lose jobs.
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
Posted Jan 15, 2021
Dixie Cups have been made since 1964 at the plant off Kuebler Road in Forks Township, Georgia-Pacific says.Google
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Georgia-Pacific is closing its Dixie Cup plant in Forks Township at a cost of 190 Lehigh Valley jobs in the manufacturing facility, the Atlanta-based company announced Friday morning.
The plant at 605 Kuebler Road will shut by the end of the year, although jobs could be shed any time after late March, the company said.
The work will be moved to the Dixie Cup plant in Lexington, Kentucky, Georgia-Pacific said. The Forks Township site will continue to make the iconic cups as equipment is moved south, the corporation said.
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