Occupy Easton Will Move to Centre Square

Starting next month, will be occupying Centre Square.

The group said in an e-mail that it will begin a 24-hour occupation of the square on weekends starting the night of Friday Jan. 6.

Occupy Easton had been running a 24-hour encampment at Fourth and Church streets. That camp will close down Sunday in preparation for move to the square. The group says it wants to have a presence there from 8 p.m. Friday to 8 p.m. Sunday each weekend.

However, both the group and Easton Mayor Sal Panto told the Express-Times that protesters will not be camping in the square.

The mayor noted that Occupy Easton has maintained a good relationship with the city. The Occupy groups in Bethlehem and Allentown have both faced eviction from their cities.