This is Why I Live in Easton
They flee from New York City and elsewhere, because they found a warehouse building at a price they couldn’t pass up. Or because Easton reminds them of a place they once knew, long ago and far away. Maybe it’s because…
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Unity Bank Donates $25,000 to America’s Grow-a-Row as Lead Sponsor of Farm to Fork Volunteer Program
Non-Profit Will Donate 10.4 Million Servings of Farm-Fresh Produce in 2023 CLINTON, N.J. (April 10, 2023) – Unity Bank has donated $25,000 to America’s Grow-a-Row (AGAR) as the lead sponsor of the Pittstown non-profit organization’s 2023 Farm to Fork Volunteer…
PUBLIC NOTICE: Public Meeting on Wednesday, September 23rd
NOTICE OF MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INCURRENCE OF NONELECTORAL DEBT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the City of Easton (the “City”) will hold a public meeting not less than three (3) nor more…
Delaware Riverkeeper Network joins opposition to Easton’s proposed zoning changes
June 22, 2020 Mayor Salvatore J. Panto, JrCity Council Planning Commission City of Easton 123 South Third Street Easton, PA 18042 Re: Proposed changes to the City of Easton’s Chapter 595 Zoning Dear Mayor Panto, City of Easton Council Members…
Easton Zoning Changes Remain in Flux
An Easton City Council Public Hearing on Wednesday, June 10, will attempt to bring some clarity to the City’s increasingly convoluted efforts to revise its zoning ordinance. Last November, the City proposed a new ordinance that would radically reshape it,…
After 268 Years, America’s Oldest, Continuously Operating Open-air Farmers’ Market Doesn’t Stop for COVID19
“Since it was established in 1752, our market has survived world wars, the Civil War and the 1918 pandemic,” said Easton Market District Director Megan McBride. “If the market’s history and staying power have taught us anything, it’s tenacity. No matter what, there will be an Easton Farmers’ Market. Yes, it’s going to be different this year, but there will be a market.”
Historic Conservation District proposed for the West Ward
Historic Conservation Districts (HCDs) are similar to National Register Historic Districts in that they are intended primarily to preserve the quality of life in neighborhoods by protecting historic buildings and affordable housing, promoting good design of new and existing structures, and encouraging adaptive reuse. But there is one important difference: HCDs are written and controlled entirely on the local level: red tape and construction requirements and construction costs are reduced compared to Federally-guided National Register districts, and standards are created by and for the people who will use them rather than Washington, DC.
The proposed 4th and Church Street parking garage: a first look
On Monday afternoon I attended the Easton Historic District Commission meeting. While the application for approval for the proposed parking garage at 4th and Church Streets was originally on the agenda, it was removed that afternoon. It is now scheduled…
Discussion of proposed Easton Zoning changes draws more than ninety residents to community meeting
By Peggy Palmer Easton, PA – January 28, 2020. A large and concerned group of Easton residents met Tuesday evening to discuss a series of major zoning ordinance changes proposed by Easton’s administration. The meeting, organized by fourth-generation Easton resident…
Major Zoning Changes Proposed for Easton: Residents have three chances to comment
By Peggy Palmer EASTON, PA — Easton’s City government has proposed a rewritten zoning ordinance that includes, among hundreds of changes, allowing warehouses in the River Corridor District, congregate housing on the South Side and West Ward, and midrise apartments…