The East Sider Spring, 2015 Useful information for our neighbors in East Allentown East Allentown Rittersville Neighborhood Association The East Allentown Rittersville Neighborhood Association (EARN) is the city-recognized neighborhood group for the 14th and 15th Wards of Allentown—all of the city east of the Lehigh River. EARN works with the Midway Manor Community Association to help improve the quality of life for our East Side residents and work with you to resolve neighborhood issues by bringing them to the attention of the proper city officials. Further information on what you can do to help us help you can be found inside this newsletter. Midway Manor Community Association The Midway Manor Community Association (MMCA) is the city-recognized neighborhood group for the area bounded on the south by Union Boulevard, the west by N. Sherman Street, and the east and north by the Allentown city limits. The MMCA also runs a youth sports program for that area of the city. Further information on this group’s activities can be found inside. Inside… • The times and locations of neighborhood meetings • Police tips on keeping your home and property safe • Information on youth activities on the East Side Neighborhood Meetings East Allentown Rittersville Neighborhood Association: • St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1633 Hanover Avenue, Allentown, PA 18109 • EARN meets the third Monday of each month, starting at 7:00 p.m. • Enter the church on the Tacoma Street side, upper level…go to the end of the hall in front of you and make a left…we meet in the room at the end of the hall. Coca-Cola Park Home of the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs Your Neighborhood…Your Groups Ever hear the expression “you can’t fight City Hall”? Well, whether that’s true or not, we’re here to work with you and City Hall in making East Allentown a better place for all of us to live and work. This works best when more of our neighbors participate. Some of the issues we have handled over the past few months include: • Traffic issues, including truck traffic • Noise issues, both home and business-related • Neighborhood safety/Crime Watch • Blighted properties • Area parks and recreation Midway Manor Association: Community • Lou Ramos Center, 1344 N. Sherman Street, Allentown, PA 18109 • MMCA meets the first Monday of each month, starting at 7:00 p.m. (September meeting held on the second Monday due to Labor Day) • Enter via the entrance to the right of the main entrance marked “Access to All Fields.” Turn left inside the door and enter the door on the left marked “Authorized Personnel Only.” For Your Information…. Officers of the Allentown Police Department who are assigned to the East Side attend many of our meetings—and are informed of proceedings at those they cannot attend. This is a great place to bring up area concerns and issues…and you will not be identified publicly if you choose to remain anonymous. 2 How will you do on your “Report Card”? Allentown Police officers will be issuing “Theft from Motor Vehicle report cards” throughout the eastside over the coming months. Officers will be walking through neighborhoods during all hours “inspecting” vehicles for theft vulnerabilities and placing a report card on your windshield. Officers will be looking for unlocked doors, open windows, valuables in plain sight, and keys left in the ignition. We need your help to prevent thieves from targeting you. Don’t make it easy for criminals! Over 90% of thefts from vehicles are due to vehicles left unlocked or valuables left in plain sight. Please report activity you feel is suspicious right away! Call our communication center at 610-437-7751 if you see anything or anyone that doesn’t look “right”. Trust your instincts! -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐ Lock your car Take your valuables with you Close your windows NEVER leave your car running unattended! It only takes seconds to steal a car (regardless if the doors are locked.) Thanks for your help! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at [email protected] Captain Tony Alsleben Commander PSA I (East side Police service area) Emergency Non-Emergency Police Desk 911 610-437-7751 610-437-7753 Be informed! Would you like to get our meeting minutes, news, and other neighborhood information by email? Send your email address to: • EARN: [email protected] • Midway Manor: [email protected] We promise not to spam you! 3 For the holidays… Project Haas is East Allentown’s annual Holiday/Christmas light display. Here, Dieruff High School students help with erecting the display last November. Youth sports… East Allentown has three youth sports groups: East Side Youth Center, East Side Memorial, and Midway Manor. These groups run various sports programs throughout the year. • • • East Side Memorial: S. Bradford & E. Walnut Streets, (610) 437-6110, [email protected] East Side Youth Center: 1140 E. Clair Street, (610) 434-9769, www.esycallentown.org Midway Manor: E. Highland and N. Tacoma Streets, (610) 439-3469, [email protected] or find Midway Manor on Facebook
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