The Bethlehem Police Department and the Bethlehem Health Bureau are increasing efforts to relocate a homeless encampment from under the Hill-to-Hill bridge by Dec. 15.
For the first time in 21 years, the Bethlehem Police Department received a notice from Norfolk Southern railroad company to clear people from their property, citing health and safety concerns.
The deadline comes among long-standing efforts from the Bethlehem Health Bureau and city police to address the growing housing crisis, and has prompted them to take further action to support the unhoused community…