NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. (EYT) \u2014 The Office of the Mayor has announced that Rev. Dr. Gordon V. Barrows has been reelected as Mayor of New Bethlehem Borough.<\/p>\n
The mayor extended sincere gratitude to voters and volunteers for their trust, according to a press release issued on November 5.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith God\u2019s help, he will continue to serve with a servant\u2019s heart, listening carefully, being present, and working alongside borough council, municipal authorities, and partners at every level to keep the community strong,\u201d the release stated.<\/p>\n
The administration plans to advance the multi-year revitalization of Gumtown Park and a future playground supported by community donations.<\/p>\n
The Office of the Mayor will also continue strengthening public safety, supporting first responders, and moving forward with water and sewer upgrades.<\/p>\n
According to the release, the mayor will keep advocating for the Penn Street Bridge replacement and improved Route 28 access.<\/p>\n
The borough also plans to maintain modern, transparent ordinances that encourage redevelopment while preserving small-town character.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease join me in praying for wisdom and unity,\u201d Barrows added. \u201cTogether, we will keep the New Bethlehem area and the Redbank Valley community a great place to work, live, and raise a family.\u201d<\/p>\n
The release noted that accountability and open communication remain central to this work. Residents can track progress through Monthly Mayor\u2019s Reports and community updates at NewBethlehemBoro.com\/mayor<\/a> and GordonBarrows.com\/mayor<\/a>.<\/p>\n Public participation is encouraged. Borough Council meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Alltel\/Windstream building at 212 Lafayette Street.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. (EYT) \u2014 The Office of the Mayor has announced that Rev. Dr. Gordon V. Barrows…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27368,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-27367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}