The Lehigh Valley Acupuncture Centre, on the corner of Front and Bridge streets in Catasauqua, is housed in a building that was originally a bank. In front of that bank, a hundred years ago, a pedestal clock displayed the time for residents walking by on sidewalks that bordered an unpaved street.

The old clock was taken down decades ago, but today, thanks to David and Ming Ming Molony, owners of the acupuncture business, a new clock, reminiscent of the original, has been installed at the same location.

The new "town clock" was dedicated in a brief ceremony Oct. 13.

The clock, manufactured by the Rock Island Street Clock Company in Rock Island, Ill., was built to Molony's specifications. He said he wanted the clock to mimic the original jeweler's clock.

The new clock features Roman numerals and a banner above the clock face that says "Catasauqua, PA."

"There once was a clock here during the earliest days when the bank's owner was also a jeweler," David Molony said at the dedication ceremony. Molony donated the matching funds for the new clock that is located in front of his business.

"To paraphrase an old song, this is dedicated to a city that I love," he said in his remarks.

Molony is currently the Republican state representative candidate for the 133rd legislative district seat.

Among those attending the dedication were Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce's Catasauqua Main Street Program Coordinator Sharon Davis, Main Street President Kimberly Brubaker, Lehigh County Community Revitalization and Development Manager Virginia Savage, Catasauqua Mayor Barbara Schlegel and borough Manager Eugene Goldfeder.

During the ceremony, Schlegel officially accepted the clock, which had been installed by a Catasauqua public works crew, for the borough.

In her acceptance speech, Schlegel praised the dedication and cooperation from Molony and the business community.

The clock installation is part of the ongoing effort to improve the downtown area in the borough.

According to Davis, the process started in 2005 as the Borough Business Revitalization Plan (BBRP).

"That was when business owners got together to work on updating the downtown area," she said. "This was one of the many projects that they have been able to bring to fruition."

In Catasauqua, the BBRP group is now called Catasauqua Main Street.

At the dedication, Savage presented Schlegel and Goldfeder with a check for $5,000 as a matching grant for the clock.