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Easton silk mill redevelopment gains preliminary approval

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    Salvation Army finding new ways for people to give

    Here's to the Salvation Army bell, the omnipresent jingle outside malls and big box stores that reminds us of the persistence of human need in a...

    Allentown approved 2013 budget, but will likely reopen

    With little fanfare and only one amendment, Allentown City Council unanimously passed the city's 2013 budget Wednesday without an increase in taxes.

    Underage drinkers beware: Increased fines coming in Pennsylvania

    When college students head out for a night of underage drinking, a potential run-in with police may be the last thing on their minds.

    Business, political leaders pay tribute to retiring lawmaker

    It was just after the Nov. 6 general election and Mike Schlossberg was sitting in an orientation session for incoming state lawmakers. His wife was...

    At least $15 million a year in state taxes at stake in arena project

    Employers in Allentown's arena-financing Neighborhood Improvement Zone generated at least $15 million in state taxes in 2011 — a rough...

    Allentown council weighs contract oversight, moves forward with budget

    A proposed amendment briefly threatened to derail the passage of Allentown's 2013 budget Tuesday as City Council debated how much oversight the...

    Allentown educator to help build school in Dominican Republic

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    In reality, ground was broken for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms' new hockey arena months ago.

    Water bottling company opens in Valley

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    Ballot question petitioners submit signatures

    An Allentown group hoping to put a question before voters about the sale and lease of city assets submitted more than 4,000 petition signatures to the...

    East Side fire station in Allentown delayed until at least July

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    Allentown's Arts Squawk draws crowds

    More than a dozen galleries in downtown Allentown opened their doors Sunday for the first Allentown Art Squawk.

    Allentown's Arts Squawk draws crowds

    More than a dozen galleries in downtown Allentown opened their doors Sunday for the first Allentown Art Squawk.

    Here, kids are invited to play with their food

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    Lehigh County judges swap roles

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    Allentown's Hamilton Street to close for demolition

    For safety reasons, Allentown is closing a block of Hamilton Street on Friday and Saturday as workers raze the First National Bank building.

    Lehigh County looking to catch tax return thieves

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    Teen to serve up to 17 years for Allentown shooting

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    East Allentown charter school agrees to cap enrollment

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    Reading Phillies fans: Leave our name alone

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    Bridging the rift between city and Allentown School District over arena's financial impact

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    Without power, Valley residents search for coffee, outlets

    The wind had finally died down. The rain reduced to an intermittent drizzle. Across the Lehigh Valley, hundreds of thousands of residents awoke...

    Man gets jail for fatal crash

    Sept. 13 was supposed to be a milestone day for Wade Haubert and his wife, Antoinette.

    Vitalistic Therapeutic charter school to close

    Vitalistic Therapeutic Charter School will close its doors in January, officials announced Sunday.

    Bracing for Sandy

    Pennsylvania remained in Hurricane Sandy's crosshairs Sunday, with forecasters predicting a one-two punch of wind and rain to start hitting the Lehigh...

    Homeowners look for improvement ideas at show

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    UGI makes partial settlement with Allentown family

    The father and grandfather of a 4-month-old boy killed in the February 2011 natural gas explosion in Allentown have settled with UGI Corp.

    Allentown School Board retroactively rejects Vitalistic's move

    The Allentown School Board rejected Vitalistic Therapeutic Charter School's request to move to a new site.

    Allentown schools hire $87,897 PR director

    The Allentown School Board approved the final piece of Superintendent Russ Mayo's administration Thursday by hiring an $87,897 public relations...

    First phase of Cumberland Garden renovations unveiled in Allentown

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    Bethlehem council backs asking nonprofits to help balance budget

    Bethlehem City Council on Wednesday threw its support behind Mayor John Callahan's revenue proposal that would flush as much $1 million into city's...

    Could leaf collection blow away in Bethlehem?

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    Bethlehem Area School District has $23 million fund balance

    The Bethlehem Area School District will enter the 2013-14 budget season next month with a $23 million fund balance.

    Bethlehem asks colleges, hospital to pitch in $1 million

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    Massachusetts looks to the Lehigh Valley for inspiration

    It's a river city with quaint Victorian architecture once known for its pioneering manufacturing processes that gave America the industrial might to...

    Freedom High grad goes 9,000 miles away for Ph.D.

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    Bethlehem Township zoners refuse to hear Atiyeh's latest beef

    The Bethlehem Zoning Hearing Board says developer Abe Atiyeh's beef with a zoning district that is allowing the construction of a Sheetz gas station...

    Bethlehem Township expects no tax hike in 2013

    Bethlehem Township's proposed 2013 budget does not include a tax hike even though it shows a slight increase in spending from this year and a...

    Fire in home shared by Lehigh University students still under investigation

    Fire officials credited a Lehigh University student with rousing his roommates during a two-alarm fire early Tuesday in a south Bethlehem home.

    Broughal Middle School offers lesson in overbuilding

    Joseph Lewis was five months into his job as superintendent of the Bethlehem Area School District when he unveiled his plan to build a new Broughal...

    Controversial trash proposal to headline Bethlehem budget hearing

    Critics and supporters of Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan's trash proposal tried to drum up support Monday, the day before City Council delves into...

    Callahan takes on trash in Bethlehem

    Mayor John Callahan wants to do next year what no mayor in Bethlehem has done before him — hire a single hauler to collect all the residential...

    Prosecutor: They were fireworks, not weapons of mass destruction

    Bethlehem man gets up to 40 years in prison for sex assaults

    A Bethlehem man who admitted sexually assaulting two girls in Allentown more than a decade ago will spend 10 to 40 years in state prison.

    Bethlehem zoners deny Atiyeh's latest rehab proposal

    Bethlehem zoners this week unanimously turned down developer Abraham Atiyeh's latest proposal for a drug rehabilitation center.

    Bethlehem's proposed budget stalls before council

    By Charles Malinchak, Special to the Morning Call

    Bethlehem Council begins tackling 2013 budget

    Bethlehem City Council started to tackle the 2013 budget on Monday, with discussion focusing on Mayor John Callahan's plan to seek $1 million in...

    Saucon Valley Partnership scrutinizes Hurricane Sandy readiness

    Three weeks after Hurricane Sandy knocked out power to much of the region, community leaders in Saucon Valley scrutinized their responses, pinpointing...

    Taxing the fun

    On the surface, Bethlehem has a gleaming entertainment district that draws millions to gamble, shop and rock out at concerts on the ruins of the...

    Free speech rally to protest Sands casino

    What the professor said ate at longtime labor leader Jerry Green for a month.

    Bethlehem approves $10 million to improve old Steel plant

    The Bethlehem Redevelopment Authority approved this week a $10 million bond that will help pay for the next round of infrastructure projects for...

    Bethlehem parking garage planned in South Side

    Eight years after he opened a chocolate shop in south Bethlehem, Brian Tallarico probably understands the parking crunch on E. Third Street better...

    Amusement tax hits sour note with Sands Event Center

    Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan's plan to tax tickets at concerts, sporting events and other performances has hit a sour note with Sands Bethlehem Event...

    Area school boards move to denounce state education chief

    Fed up with what they perceive as a series of unfair laws targeting public school funding and testing, two local school boards are considering...

    Callahan draws attention to rising budget costs

    Setting the stage for what could be tough budget choices, Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan told business leaders Thursday that the city will face a $4....

    Bethlehem Township to tweak new prison zoning law

    Barely a month since they adopted it, Bethlehem Township commissioners want to tweak a zoning law governing where prisons can be built.

    After-school tutoring returning to Bethlehem

    After-school tutoring is coming back to the Bethlehem Area School District.

    Area schools shut by storm returning to normalcy

    Aliya Johnson loves her school.

    Police: Sexual offender offers girls money for sex

    Bethlehem police said a 62-year-old man who is lifetime registered sexual offender offered two girls money for sex while at a fast-food restaurant...

    Atiyeh's Bethlehem hospital project heads back to court

    Developer Abe Atiyeh is appealing the latest court decision involving a denial for a psychiatric hospital he proposed in Bethlehem.

    Baby delivered at height of storm

    Anna Volino and her husband were closely monitoring Hurricane Sandy on Monday — and Anna's restless womb.

    Defendant in strange DUI case loses appeal due to missed deadlines

    Thanks to her lawyer's missed deadlines, a Northampton County drunken-driving defendant may never get the chance to argue she was unfairly convicted...

    Students learn benefit of eating locally grown food

    Moravian College junior Caroline Clark looked down at the spread of apples on tables in the college's student center Wednesday and admittedly was a...

    New law gives trailer park residents time to find new home

    Six years after mobile home residents were suddenly evicted from a Bethlehem Township park, Gov. Tom Corbett this week signed a law that gives...

    With more than 100 in the room, Bethlehem Township zoners postpone Atiyeh hearing

    For the more than 100 people inside the Bethlehem Township meeting room Wednesday, it was to be a night of verbal fights with an outcome aimed at...

    Man sues Sands casino over his drunken-driving accident

    An Allentown man gets drunk at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, gets behind the wheel, and crashes on Interstate 78.

    City of Bethlehem's leaf collection schedule

    The City of Bethlehem has announced its leaf collection schedule for Fall 2012.

    Easton silk mill redevelopment gains preliminary approval

    The Simon Silk Mill is a hulking ruin of Easton's former textile might.

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    The Easton Area School Board approved an updated map for its three school board regions Wednesday night in an effort to give residents more equal...

    Art, cards and prints featured at EPI's 15th Annual Holiday Sale

    Once-a-year prices on art work can be found at the 15th annual Holiday Sale, 1-5 p.m. Dec. 5-6 and 12-13 and 1-6 p.m. Dec. 14.

    Wilson School Board gives OK to KOZ at Dixie Cup site

    The Wilson Area School Board this week approved a resolution on a narrow 5-4 vote that takes renovation of the former Dixie Cup factory one step...

    Senior Judge Isaac Garb dies at 83; presided over Karoly, Point Pleasant cases

    Senior Judge Isaac S. "Zeke" Garb, who presided over the Point Pleasant pumping station case in the 1980s and, more recently, the case of Allentown...

    Holiday Cash Mobs and Easton Main Street Initiative to surprise a local business in Easton, Dec. 8 and 14

    Holiday Cash Mobs, led by the Easton Main Street Initiative, will leave from Centre Square at noon Dec. 8 and Dec. 14, heading toward an undisclosed...

    Army Reserve Center in Forks to be named for Emmaus grad killed in action

    The new Army Reserve Center in Forks Township will be officially named after Sgt. Ashly Lynn Moyer, an Emmaus High School graduate who was killed in...

    Consultant says Easton can raise millions with foundation

    The proposal to jump start fundraising in the Easton Area School District sounds simple enough.

    Third Street Alliance to host 17th annual Bistro

    The Third Street Alliance for Women and Children will host its 17th annual Bistro, the organization's fundraising gala, 5-8 p.m. Feb. 10.

    Financial Aid Night hosted by Wilson High School

    Arlina DeNardo, director of the Lafayette College Financial Aid Office, will be the guest speaker at Wilson Area High School's Financial Aid Night, 6:...

    Easton proposes fee changes for inspections, hearings, other services

    If you're looking to open a tattoo parlor in Easton, it'll cost you double next year.

    Bridge Commission extends Easton-Phillipsburg bridge project comment period

    Got something to say about the proposed rehab of the Easton-Phillpsburg toll bridge? Well, you have a little more time to say it.

    Easton Area Middle School gets ready for December Book Fair

    The Easton Area Middle School is hosting a Book Fair, Dec. 3-7 in the school's library.

    Christmas Tree Fundraiser Sale at Pennsylvania Water Rescue

    There's a large selection of Christmas trees for sale at the Pennsylvania Water Rescue Christmas Tree Fundraiser Sale, 5-9 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and 9 a.m.-9...

    Show compassion for all who worked on Thanksgiving

    I don't understand the uproar over some retailers opening late on Thanksgiving and the outrage toward employers calling people into work after their...

    Easton-Phillipsburg bridge rehab to last 18 months

    A clutch of birds huddled Wednesday afternoon atop the dingy white truss of the Easton-Phillipsburg Route 22 toll bridge. Over the next two years, the...

    EAEA is selling luminary bag kits for 2nd annual Luminary Night in Easton

    Easton Area Education Association (EAEA) will sponsor the 2nd annual Luminary Night throughout the City of Easton, Dec. 16. Streets in and around...

    Northampton County council considers budget amendments

    With a no-tax-increase budget already on the table, Northampton County Council on Tuesday began a dispassionate conversation on proposed amendments to...

    As class sizes grow, Easton Area isn't following review policy

    The number of elementary school classes in the Easton Area School District with 25 or more students has more than tripled since the end of last school...

    Hearing set for West Easton charter school

    An application for the proposed academy of entrepreneurship charter school in West Easton has been submitted to the Wilson Area School District and...

    Tracy Elementary picture re-take day, Nov. 29

    Students at Easton Area School District's Tracy Elementary School who missed having their pictures taken on Oct. 16 or who want to have their...

    Easton tweaks budget; parking meters may increase to $1 an hour

    Parking meter rates may double next year in Easton as City Council ironed out the final changes to the city's 2013 budget.

    Notre Dame High School releases Honor Roll list for First Quarter 2012-2013

    Notre Dame High School released their Honor Roll lists for the First Quarter of the 2012-2013 school year.

    Themed Children's Kits available at Mary Meuser Library

    The Mary Meuser Memorial Library wants parents to know that children's kits are available for checkout.

    Guidelines and resources provided online for improving storm water management

    Wilson Borough has placed on its website information on how residents of the borough can contribute to improving storm water management in their...

    'Tales for Tots' story time offered at Mary Meuser Memorial Library

    The Mary Meuser Memorial Library is offering "Tales for Tots," weekly story times for toddlers, 10:30 a.m. Thurs. and Fri.

    Snow arrives in the Lehigh Valley

    Snow has started falling this morning in parts of the Lehigh Valley.

    Wilson Area School District's dress code is available online for parents' convenience

    For Wilson Area School District parents who are unsure of what their sons or daughters may wear to school, the district has posted a "Looking Cool for...

    Williams Township's 2013 budget now ready to be viewed by residents

    Residents of Williams Township can visit the township's website to view the 2013 budget.

    Hurricane Sandy damage to Wilson Area High School reported to School Board

    At the Wilson Area School Board's most recent meeting, board members learned of the extent of damage to district facilities in the wake of Hurricane...

    Forks soccer team takes home titles

    Forks Township Soccer Club’s U12 Girls A team notched a...

    Police seek van in connection of homicide of Easton DJ

    Easton police continued their investigation Saturday into the shooting death of a local disc jockey, searching for two people and a minivan they...

    Wilson school board delays vote on Dixie Cup redevelopment

    For a third time, the Wilson Area School Board chose not to vote on a measure that would provide tax breaks to a company that wants to redevelop the...

    Easton's Peace Candle gets nip and tuck

    After more than 20 years of standing outdoors from Thanksgiving through the new year, you might need a little cosmetic help yourself.

    Auction for student-built home in Easton Area School District to be held by CIT

    The Career Institute of Technology in Forks Township will auction off a student-built, three-bedroom ranch home at 5 p.m. Dec. 3. The house is located...

    'Campfire and Hearthside: A Civil War Christmas' program at the Sigal Museum

    The Friends of Camp Geiger, will hold a 'Campfire and Hearthside: A Civil War Christmas' performance 2 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Sigal Museum, 342...

    Forks Township's snow plowing reminders

    Forks Township is notifying residents that, when it snows, crews will start plowing as the accumulation reaches two inches.

    Wilson Area Intermediate School releases Nov. honor roll lists

    Wilson Area Intermediate School released their Honor Roll lists for Marking Period 1, Nov. 2012.

    Historic Log Cabin opens in Forks Township for Tree Lighting Ceremony

    The Forks Historical Society will open its historic Log Cabin, 6-8 p.m. Dec. 2, next to the Community Center, 500 Zucksville Road, as part of the...

    Easton School District Swimming & Diving Club reunion

    The Easton Area School District Swimming & Diving Club is holding its first reunion, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 23, outside the high school pool...