State Sen. Lisa Boscola has announced a total of $6,392,972 in state grants for local water and sewer infrastructure improvement projects in Northampton County.

The ARPA H2O PA grants include:

• Bethlehem Township ($700,000): Walnut Street Drainage Improvements

• City of Bethlehem ($750,000): 2 Million Gallon Southwest Reservoir Replacement

• Palmer Township ($250,000): Norma Street Sewer Extension

• Lower Saucon Authority ($300,000): Pump Station Replacement

• Bangor Borough Authority ($600,000): Sanitary Sewer Improvements

• Easton Area Joint Sewer Authority ($1,000,000): Second Street Pumping Station Force Main Upgrade Project

The ARPA Small Water and Sewer grants include:

• Wilson Borough ($58,851): Sewer Improvement Project

• Bethlehem City ($393,750): Applebutter Road Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Upgrades

• City of Easton ($145,000): Bushkill Drive Pump House

• Portland Borough ($424,708): Portland Borough Storm Sewer Improvements

• Portland Borough ($425,000): Portland Sewer Treatment Plant Improvements

• Upper Nazareth Township ($300,000): Stormwater Project

• East Bangor Municipal Authority ($367,633): Water Storage Tank Construction

• East Bangor Municipal Authority: ($150,000): Water Meter Upgrades

• Roseto Borough Sewer Authority ($150,000): Borough of Roseto Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project

• Borough of West Easton ($150,000): Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation – CIPP Lining

• Hellertown Borough Authority ($78,030): Cherry Lane Pump Station Emergency Generator

• Bangor Borough Authority ($150,000): Sanitary Sewer Improvements

Boscola has also announced a total of $475,638 in state grants for local arts, cultural and historical organizations through the ARPA Pennsylvania Arts & Cultural Recovery Program.

The following organizations were approved for PACR grants:

• ArtsQuest – $95,000

• Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley, Inc. – $14,043

• Celtic Fest Inc dba Celtic Cultural Alliance – $30,627

• Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Inc. – $21,699

• Friends of Levitt Pavilion @ SteelStacks C/O ArtsQuest – $16,326

• Historic Bethlehem Partnership, Inc. – $47,723

• Karl Stirner Arts Trail, Inc. – $10,000

• Moravian Historical Society – $12,029

• National Museum of Industrial History – $32,638

• Pennsylvania Youth Theatre – $21,649

• State Theatre Center For The Arts – $74,454

• The Bach Choir of Bethlehem – $49,938

• The Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society – $28,064

• Touchstone Theatre – $21,448

The grants were approved by the state Commonwealth Financing Authority Board in Harrisburg. The ARPA Pennsylvania Arts & Cultural Recovery Program provides for grants to ensure the stability and recovery of the Commonwealth’s arts and culture sector from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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