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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Gracedale Vote Went to Callahan

Callahan announced candidacy at Gracedale
Nazareth, home to many Gracedale workers, was a Lamont McClure stronghold in the NorCo Exec race. I saw yard signs everywhere, and a McClure sign decorated the door at the Nazareth Jacksonian Club. Rodney Applegate, a former Council member, was pushing McClure everywhere in this sleepy borough.

But when the votes were tallied, Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan beat the self-proclaimed Savior of Gracedale.

In Nazareth, Callahan had 146 votes to 109 for McClure and 87 for Glenn Reibman.

Lower Nazareth went for Callahan, too. He picked up 97 votes to McClure's 58 and Reibman's 57.

In Upper Nazareth, where Gracedale is physically located and many of the residents vote, Callahan had  101 votes to 56 for McClure and 53 for Reibman.

The people who know the County nursing home the best, both residents and staff, voted for Callahan.
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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 22, 2013 at 12:40 PM

    Did you hear McClure's speech on TV. he said "his" campaign was responsible for all the Democratic candidates pledging to not sell Gracedale. He claimed his candidacy at least accomplished that "fact"

    Really?? Which Democratic candidates were prodded by McClure to support Gracedale? If my memory serves me right, many claimed support for Gracedale when the entire affair first stated.

    McClure claims he led the fight to save Gracedale and made it the bog issue. Were was his leadership other than speeches that had no specific facts or policy points. Of all the "political folks" who spoke to Gracedale, he send to be the lest impressive.

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  2. AnonymousMay 22, 2013 at 4:34 PM

    McClure is taking credit for all candidates who pledged to support Gracedale?

    Also his candidacy helped Callahan by taking votes from Reibman. With help like that who needs enemies!

    Now that is funny and dumb, all at the same time.

    Yes, he is a lawyer.

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  3. AnonymousMay 22, 2013 at 5:50 PM

    How did callahan do in bethlehem.

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  4. Bernie O'HareMay 22, 2013 at 5:52 PM

    Crushed.

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  5. Bernie O'HareMay 22, 2013 at 6:15 PM

    I'll likely do a story about Caklahan's Bethkehem performance, since so many anonymous commenters claimed he would lose in his own city.

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  6. AnonymousMay 22, 2013 at 7:15 PM

    COAF is dead. And irrelevant group of clowns who lost every race they endorsed. Gregory told them who to endorse and they all either lost or where the lowest performers/vote getters.

    Stop the nonsense, sell gracedale NOW

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  7. AnonymousMay 22, 2013 at 7:27 PM

    I hope Mayor Brown digs deep. Water and sewer fees are balancing the general funds in the CIty of Bethlehem. Audits identify glaring issues. Funds were misappropriated to buy city vehicles (HUD caught this). The sewer system is failing and the mayor knows it and silences his own staff. Let's not forget the early morning accident involving his brother-in-law.

    Dig, dig, dig and hopefully some of the D's in the Valley as well as big R donors will bank roll Mayor Brown.

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  8. AnonymousMay 22, 2013 at 7:31 PM

    anon 7:15 part of the moron marching band. McClure lost. Go back and look at their other picks and check how they did. You are really stupid or your hate is just that blindly deep.

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  9. AnonymousMay 22, 2013 at 9:27 PM

    7:31
    Hey Jim, are you looking in the mirror today?

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  10. AnonymousMay 22, 2013 at 11:26 PM

    Went exactly as polled near a year ago....

    Seamus

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  11. AnonymousMay 23, 2013 at 1:59 AM

    Seamus demonstrates the "smug" Callahan Clan attitude that will cause them problems in the county. No headbobbers kizzing his arse in Easton.

    Give him about four months before he blames county council for nit doing as they are told.

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  12. AnonymousMay 23, 2013 at 8:52 AM

    "Seamus demonstrates the "smug" Callahan Clan attitude"


    dude...it's not smug. it's math.

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