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Robert J. Maza

Maza, Robert J.Robert J. Maza, 87, of Hanover Township, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Moravian Village in Bethlehem. He and his wife, Catharine “Kay” (Turner) Maza, celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary in July 2013. Born in Nanticoke, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna (Dzurish) Maza. Bob was a graduate of Nanticoke High School and received a Bachelor’s Degree from Bloomsburg University. He served his country in the US Navy during World War II. Bob worked for Traylor Engineering and Fleetwood School District, and later as a special education teacher at William Allen High School in Allentown until retiring in 1992. He was instrumental in creating and establishing the Special Education Program in the Lehigh Valley District 11. Bob was a member of the Nanticoke Lodge #332 F&AM for 56 years, a scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 98, a lifetime member of the NRA and served on the board of the Lehigh Valley Educators Credit Union. He was also a member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Allentown, where he served on the vestry. Most importantly, Bob was a very dedicated and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who talked an ethical lifestyle and always lived his talk. Survivors: his loving wife, Kay; sons, Joel T. Maza and his wife Barbara of Northampton and Robert J. Maza and his wife Kim of Roswell, GA; daughter-in-law, Glenda Garza of Bethlehem; 7 grandchildren, Leah Edwards, her husband Robert and their children Robert and Ashlynn, Aaron Maza, his companion Lindsay Makos and their children Jack and Samuel, Lindey Maza, Robert Maza, Darbey Maza, Jendy Maskornick and her son Nickolas Cruz, and Rachel Bonano. Robert was preceded in death by his siblings Matilda Dickinson, Ann Windt, Esther Lux, Joseph, William and Fred Maza. Services: Funeral services will be…

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Lenni Lenape

Lenape Middle School Students Hope NASA TechRise Challenge Will Help Them Blast Off Into STEM Careers

From left, Mia Sasser, Emma Lofts, Kayleigh Razon, and Aanika Oka,

Image via Jennifer Conver, WHYY.

(From left, Mia Sasser, Emma Lofts, Kayleigh Razon, and Aanika Oka)

Four Lenape Middle School students hope participating in the NASA TechRise challenge will open doors in the STEM field, writes Emily Neil for the WHYY.

The team was one of sixty nationwide who won an opportunity to participate. The competition is designed for sixth- through 12th-grade students.

The Central Bucks School District students’ team worked with Jennifer Conver, a gifted support teacher at Lenape Middle School, and NASA mentors to make a rocket-powered lander that will be tested by NASA scientists on a surface that mimics the moon.

Mia Sasser, Kayleigh Razon, Emma Lofts, and Aanika Oka, all 15-year-olds, have been working together since January constructing what they refer to as the SOBIE (surface object identification) experiment.

Challenges such as this one are especially important for girls who are interested in STEM and science, explained Razon.

“I feel like we need to build the foundation for where girls feel welcomed and the STEM community,” she said.

“That’s what I really hope this project shows is to open more opportunities to little girls who are more curious about what areas they want to do when they grow older.”

Read more about the Lenape Middle School students and their STEM in WHYY.

NASA TechRise Student Challenge 2023-24

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The Forecaster

  • The candidates discuss goals, the school budget, the district’s Intercultural Awareness and Inclusion Committee, and the appropriate role of cell phones in school settings.

  • Mark Franco, Tanner Storey, Denise Thorsson, Geoffrey Michalak, Helene DiBartolomeo, Andrew Magoun and George Turner are running for three seats on the Town Council.

  • For Daniela Aldrich, dancing and farming have certain similarities: performance and connection.

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    More than 30 queer artists of color sell their clothing lines, accessories, ceramics and other work at the store.

  • Jeffrey DiBartolomeo, Jesse Lamarre-Vincent, Abraham Suresh and Sean Thurston are competing for the two three-year seats for Cumberland. Suzannah Dowling and Sara Rose are squaring off for the open three-year school board seat representing North Yarmouth.

  • The inclusion of a $3 million turf field in Cumberland-North Yarmouth’s ‘One Campus School Project’ has dominated public conversation around a $53.5 million school bond that goes to voters next month, but supporters say the whole package is a wise investment.

  • A Maine ceramicist who lived in Palestine wants viewers to feel the impact of the thousands of young lives lost: ‘We hear numbers all the time, but what do they mean?…

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    At Baghdad’s request: UN mission in Iraq to end after two decades

    The UN Security Council has unanimously decided to end the UN’s political mission in Iraq by the end of 2025, following a request from Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani. The decision reflects Iraq’s desire to assert its sovereignty, with support from major global powers acknowledging the country’s readiness to manage its political future independently.

    At the request of Baghdad, the UN Security Council unanimously decided Friday that the United Nations political mission in Iraq will leave the country at the end of 2025 after more than 20 years.

    The Iraqi government welcomed the decision, saying it reflected progress and stability in the country since the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) was established in 2003 after the US-led invasion and fall of Saddam Hussein.

    But analysts say the mission has struggled to make an impact in areas such as impunity, and that its exit is part of a trend for host nations to reject UN missions.

    The UNSC resolution adopted on Friday extended the mission’s mandate until December 31, 2025 “after which UNAMI will cease all work and operations.”

    The mission has about 700 staff, with tasks including advising the government on political dialogue and reconciliation, as well as helping with elections and security sector reform.

    An Iraqi government spokesman said the UNSC decision marked “the completion of the political building process initiated in 2003 after the fall of the dictatorial regime.”

    Earlier this month, in a letter to Security Council, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani said UNAMI had overcome “great and varied challenges” and that “the grounds for having a political mission in Iraq” no longer exist.

    During the mission’s previous renewal in May 2023, the Council asked the secretary-general to launch a review, which was overseen by German diplomat Volker Perthes.

    In a report issued in March, Perthes signaled that the…

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