The always bustling Spring/Summer season in the Borough of Nazareth will kick off in May as our Pool will again open on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at noon. The Memorial Day Parade will follow at 10:00 am in the downtown on Monday, May 25, 2026 with a closing Honors Services at Council Chambers set to begin at approximately 10:45 am. As always, our nationally renowned high school band will highlight the Parade but our fallen veterans will most certainly be the focus as we deservedly honor them for their ultimate sacrifices. The Pool will be open weekends until the close of school and open daily on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 with a closing date of Labor Day, Monday, September 6, 2026. Each Summer and early Fall Saturday will again see the Farmer's Market in the Circle from 9:00 am till 1:00 pm and this year will again have entertainment and some added new vendors. Plan ahead for the Chamber's Food Truck Festival on Belvidere Street on Saturday, June 13th with our nation's 250th Birthday celebration three weeks later on Saturday, July 4th. That day will kick off with the 2026 version of the Kazoo Parade at 10:00 am which will end at the Whitefield House where the 250th Birthday event will follow until the late afternoon. Two of Nazareth's very finest, Bill Brackbill and Ralph Brodt Jr. will be this year's very deserving Parade Grand Marshalls.

At its Monday, May 5th, Business Meeting, Council has passed a motion to amend a Parking Ordinance and remove five (5) "Fifteen Minute Parking Spaces" in the downtown metered zone. The ordinance amendment will be properly advertised before again coming before Council for final approval at the June 1, 2026 Business Meeting. That meeting should also signal a return to Council Chambers for the first time in 22 months as all Borough Meetings have been held in the Ambulance Building Training Room since September of 2024. Debate about the fifteen minute parking spaces included abuses of the spaces by residents, customers and even business owners plus the loss of revenue. For reasons of safety, the Belvidere Street drop off Five Minute Space at the Downtown Daycare Center was not included in the amended motion. That drop off zone will remain unchanged. Here is the list of the spaces to be eliminated and where meters will soon be placed...

Motion to advertise for an amendment to the Borough's parking ordinance which deletes all limited time parking designations in the meter district, specifically as follows:
1. S. Broad St. - West side- From a point 184' south of Center St. for 22' - Every day 10 min.
2. S. Main St. - East side- From a point 92' south of the curb line of Belvidere St. to a point 114' south of Belvidere St. - Every day 15 mins.
3. S. Main St. - East side- From a point 177'7" north of the curb line of Belvidere St. and continuing north for 21' - Every day 15 mins.
4. S. Main St. - West side- From a point 96' south of Mauch Chunk St. to a point 119' south of Mauch Chunk St. - Every day 15 mins.
5. S. Main St. West side- From a point 224' north of the curb line of Mauch Chunk St. and continuing north for 25' - Every day 15 mins.

Continued construction and UCC permit approval delays, some due to weather and others for material availability, will again delay Council's return to its 159 West Center Street home. Councilman and Public Property Chairman Carl Strye Jr. has told Council to anticipate a return to Council Chambers for the June 2026 meeting cycle. The Borough May Workshop Meeting will be held on Thursday evening, April 30, 2026 at 6:00 pm in the rear training room of the Nazareth Regional Ambulance Building, 519 Seip Avenue and the May Borough Business Meeting will follow on Monday evening, May 4, 2026 at the same time and in the same location. The post Memorial Day Parade Honors Service will be held at Council Chambers on the portico at approximately 10:45 - 11:00 am on Monday, May 25, 2026. For now, it is anticipated that the June meeting cycle will signal a return to Council Chambers at 159 West Center Street but that is of course, still subject to change.

The Borough's Yard Waste Recycling Center will reopen for the season on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. The facility's hours of operation are noon to 6:00 pm...Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays...Saturdays 10:00 am till 6:00 pm...Sundays 10:00 am till 4:00 pm. The facility, at 1 G.W. Stoudt Boulevard adjacent to the Public Works Garage and Essroc Fields is closed on Mondays and Fridays. The Borough Skate Park will open on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 during regular Park hours with closing each evening at dusk.

Continued construction delays, some due to cold and windy weather, will again delay Council's return to its 159 West Center Street home. Councilman and Public Property Chairman Carl Strye Jr. has told Council to anticipate a return to Council Chambers for the May 2026 meeting cycle. That is of course, subject to change.

With a May 23, 2026 Pool Opening only months away, the Nazareth Pool is now offering Season Passes for early purchase. Prices for regular Family, Junior, Senior and Senior Citizen Passes have not increased and can be made through the "Membership" tab on the Borough's RecDesk site. Access the RecDesk tab on the left margin of the website, enroll and make your purchase. You will pick up your pass on your first Pool day at the entry building at the Pool gate near the refreshment Stand. The web address for our RecDesk site is...nazarethboro.recdesk.com. The portal will open for Pool Party reservations on April 1, 2026.

Council Meetings will now return to Council Chambers for the April 2, 2026 Workshop and the April 6, 2026 Business Meetings Previous announcements had heralded a March return but bad weather halted outdoor construction. Until further notice, the April 2, 2026 Workshop Meeting appears to be the date for Council's return if work is completed and permits are obtained

The addition to Council Chambers and the re-do of the existing chamber are nearing completion and should be ready, tentatively, for a return for the February 26, 2026, 6:00 pm Workshop Meeting and the Borough Business Meeting which follows four days later on March 2, 2026, also at 6:00 pm. Borough Workshops and Business Meetings have been held at the Nazareth Regional Ambulance Corps Building since September of 2024 as work progressed with the addition to the existing 1947 building and new carpeting, painting, chairs and a sound system were added to the original structure. Council also authorized and oversaw a new roof with state of the art "slate-like" shingles and will continue with inside work by adding some historical photos and renderings of our Borough, over the next few months. Other improvements include ADA accessible bathrooms on the ground level inside the building, a new handicapped entrance from the Church Street side of the building, new outside entry bathrooms for those who use the nearby playground and those who attend baseball games at the historic baseball field and a new porch with overlook capabilities for large gatherings on the adjacent green space. The return of warm weather will allow the concrete porch to be poured and a total landscaping makeover will follow and complete the project. Council is planning on a late Spring "Open House" and re-dedication of the building to include a ceremony and refreshments so that Borough residents, invited guests and visitors in general can stop by and get familiar with the Borough's latest improvement. The new dates replace an earlier announced return to Council Chambers on February 2, 2026 as completion of the new handicapped bathrooms and permits of occupancy cannot be obtained by that date.

On Monday evening, January 5, 2026, Nazareth Borough Council met and reorganized following the swearing in of newly elected Councilpersons, Cindy Corpora, Carl R. Strye Jr., Robert DelNero and Christopher D. Crook, all to serve four year terms. Mayor Lance Colondo, who was also elected to serve his third, four year term as Mayor, recited the Oaths. Colondo was sworn in by District Justice John Capobianco on December 22, 2025. Mayor Colondo proceeded to administer the Oath to new Police Chief Randall S. Pompei, Jr and new Police Sergeants Tyler Ferri and Brandon L. Rader Mayor Colondo then presided over the administering of the oaths to Fire Chiefs Jerry Johnson and Frank Betz III, Special Fire Police Officers Heather Kromer and Kerry Frey and newly elected Tax Collector, John Muscler. Colondo then asked for nominations for the position of President of Council and Daniel Chiavaroli was nominated and received the required majority. Mayor Colondo then proceeded to present Chiavaroli with the gavel and the President called for nominations for Vice President of Council. Carl R. Strye Jr. was nominated and received the required majority and thus became Council Vice President. A nomination was made of Christopher Crook to become President Pro-Tem of Council and Crook was unanimously approved. The Borough's January Business Meeting followed.