Easton Residents Rally Against Violence

Dozens and dozens of Easton residents took to the strets Saturday to rally against a in the city.

On the South Side, cars honked and cheered and neighbors came out to watch as marchers headed from the Easton Area Neighborhood Center toward Downtown, chanting to keep their city violence free. 

Once at Center Square, the group walked toward and welcomed West Ward marchers who had made their way down from Centennial Park. Among those were Mayor Sal Panto as well as Easton Area School Board Member and march organizer Frank Pintabone.

The peaceful rally was well organized and chaperoned by the Easton Police. A variety of speakers made their voice heard, reciting poems or directly addressing the residents.

Panto thanked the children who volunteered their time to help, joined in the march as well as the Marching Band, which performed between speeches.

He told the crowd the city has a lot of great children, who should receive more recognition from local media. 

Panto also pushed residents to contact Gov. Tom Corbett to speak out against proposed public education funding cuts.