NORTHAMPTON COUNTY

CENTENARIAN LUNCHEON: Area Agency on Aging is seeking Northampton County residents who are or will be age 100 and older in 2023. Traditionally, the county holds a Centenarian Luncheon every year for those county residents who’ve reached this important milestone.

Centenarians and one guest may attend the luncheon for free. The event is organized by the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council and will be held on Oct. 5, 2023 in Bethlehem Township.

Registration is required by the deadline of July 14. Contact Melissa Titus at 610-829-4509 or mtitus@norcopa.gov.

GRANT: Northampton Community College (NCC) received a $100,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to serve agricultural producers and rural small businesses throughout Pennsylvania by providing on-site renewable energy assessments through the Emerging Technology Applications Center at the college. The ETAC team at NCC will travel across Pennsylvania aiming to provide at least 26 businesses with economic and technical assessments unique to their operations, facilities and equipment.

The goal is to help businesses reduce their costs and carbon footprint. In some cases, especially with big farm landowners, there is an opportunity to generate so much energy they can sell it back to the power grid. Businesses will be provided with a report describing how renewable energy conversion can result in lower operating costs and improved sustainability.

For more information on ETAC and our grant programs, please visit northampton.edu/etac.

‘OUTSTANDING’ NOMINATIONS: The Department of Community and Economic Development Is seeking nominations for outstanding municipal employee and outstanding volunteers, youths, businesses, veterans, and emergency personnel.

Northampton County will hold its fourth annual County Festival Oct. 14 and the festivities will include an awards ceremony for outstanding residents in the categories of: Outstanding Municipal Employee and Outstanding Volunteer, Youth, Business, Veteran and Emergency Personnel.

To nominate a deserving volunteer, youth, business, veteran or emergency personnel, please send an email to dtomaino@norcopa.gov with a request for the nomination form. Submissions are due by 5 p.m. Sept. 15. Nominations for outstanding City and Municipal Employees will be submitted by their respective municipalities.

DEER LICENSE: The Northampton County Department of Fiscal Affairs has announced changes directed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission for purchasing antlerless deer licenses for this year’s hunting season.

The new antlerless license purchasing process will no longer accept mail-in applications. Hunters must purchase 2023-24 antlerless licenses online at HuntFish.pa.gov or any in-store hunting license issuing agent. Create an account on HuntFish.pa.gov in advance to ensure your purchase can be completed when licenses go on sale.

The Northampton County Revenue Division is an authorized issuing agent located on the second floor of the Northampton County Government Center (669 Washington St., Easton).

The first day of antlerless license sales for residents was June 26. Nonresidents could begin purchasing antlerless licenses July 10.

The 2023-24 Deer Season starts Sept. 16, and will end Jan. 27, 2024.

LANTERNFLY: The Northampton County Conservation District is offering free spotted lanternfly banding materials to Northampton County residents (I.D. required) through Oct. 1 (or until supplies run out). Call 610-829 6284 or email dcampbell@norcopa.gov; no walk-ins.