COVID19 Archives - Redbank Valley || New Bethlehem PA

RV Church Association Food Pantry Makes Pandemic Changes

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS RV Church Association Food Pantry Makes Pandemic Changes NEW BETHLEHEM, PA. (RVO) by Helen Toy - When news of the coronavirus hit the airwaves, we immediately began requiring masks be worn inside the food pantry and rearranged the space to allow only one client [...]

NB Mayor lobbies for improved rural Internet access

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS NB Mayor lobbies for improved rural Internet access NEW BETHLEHEM, PA. (RVO) - Although the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has impacted our lives in countless ways, it’s also given many of us an opportunity to slow down, reflect, and adjust to a simpler way of doing [...]

Support for New Bethlehem Businesses 2020

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS Resources & Support for New Bethlehem Businesses 2020 NEW BETHLEHEM, PA. (RVO) - Small businesses are the foundation of our communities and our economy. Employing nearly half the American workforce, small businesses like those in the New Bethlehem area & Redbank Valley community keep our neighborhoods [...]

Local Community Events during Social Distancing 2020

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS Local Community Events during Social Distancing 2020 NEW BETHLEHEM, PA. (RVO) - While the world is currently on lock-down, it has become even more important that we come together to create moments of happiness, connection and purpose while social distancing with our family, friends [...]

Local Business makes sanitizer for First Responders

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS Local business makes hand sanitizer for First Responders NEW BETHLEHEM, PA. (RVO) - In an effort to support the local community during the COVID-19 pandemic, Klingensmith's Drug Store recently produced and supplied hand sanitizer for local first responders, medical providers and frontline workers. Todd Armentrout, marketing [...]

NB Deputy Mayor Theodore Bear proclaims ‘Bear & Egg Hunt’

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS NB Deputy Mayor Theodore Bear proclaims 'Bear & Egg Hunt' NEW BETHLEHEM, PA. (RVO) - In a surprise move this week, Deputy Mayor of New Bethlehem Theodore Bear, known for his fuzzy legislation and soft-hugging policies, emerged from COVID-19 hibernation to encourage his constituents [...]

RV Church Association helps those at risk for COVID-19 with ‘Love Your Neighbor’

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS Redbank Valley Church Association ‘Love Your Neighbor' NEW BETHLEHEM, PA. (RVO) by Cecelia Harmon - In a valiant effort to keep the most susceptible members of our community safe in the face of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, the Redbank Valley Church Association has started the [...]