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In my never-ending quest to bring you stories of nice people doing nice things — which I do as a public service in a nation that has defected from the true faith and embraced the heresy of Kardashianism — I offer you the tale of Lauryn Cottrell.

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Lehigh Valley Conference boys basketball season will feature a competitive field of teams

Man gets up to a decade for Catasauqua park stabbing

Authorities identify woman killed in Moore Township crash

Judge refuses to reconsider sentence in robbery of Alzheimer's sufferer

Northampton boy killed in pedestrian accident 'always made you smile'; Gage was 4

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NORTHAMPTON EVENTS

Christmas at the Station

The Siegfried Railroad Station

December 8th : 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; December 9th : 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Mustacheo Basheo Party

Hampton Lanes/Hammerhead Lounge

December 7th : 10 p.m. - midnight

AARP Chapter 3915 Northampton Meeting

Allen Township Fire Company

December 12th : noon

Emily's Toybox

Hampton Lanes/Hammerhead Lounge

December 8th : 11 p.m.

"Two Northampton carvers with same employment and love of "Whittlin"

Simcoe Carol J Gallery

Daily (ends December 31st)

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AREA POLICE & FIRE

Man gets prison for 2 serious DUI wrecks

Man convicted in robbery wants sentence reduced

East Allen Township burglary

Attempted burglary arrests

Man who robbed 80-year-old with Alzheimer's gets state prison

Former firefighter gets jail for arsons

In Allentown, third Route 22 business hit by bicycling bandit

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MORE AREA NEWS

Outsource Gov. Corbett in 2014

Konkrete Kids seek new digs

George Wolf PTA Book Fair

Friends of Northampton Area Public Library meeting

Residents who ordered flowers from library must pick them up by deadline

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Kreidersville Covered Bridge, Dec. 8

Adolescent Depression Awareness Parent Night at Northampton High School

Bath-East Allen Youth Club board meeting

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NORTHAMPTON AREA SPORTS

Catasauqua rips through record books and Northampton in football

Catasauqua won the Colonial League football title this fall with a perfect 10-0 regular season record, but on Thursday morning the Rough Riders showed they probably would have won games in the Lehigh Valley Conference as well.

Catty sets a scoring record in 52-21 win over Northampton

Keith Groller: Catty football team picks up another honor

Whitehall, Northampton football teams come together for good cause

Northampton Scoreboard for Nov. 4

Whitehall trounces Northampton to win share of LVC football title

NORTHAMPTON AREA TOWN SQUARE

Sell Allentown golf course to pay down pension debt	Blame media, not Gov. Christie, for Obama's victory	Ryan Perreault: On Veterans Day, remember the sacrifices our troops make
Will Corbett be a one-term governor?	Voters made mistake in re-electing Obama	Met-Ed needs to do a better job of restoring electricity
GOP position on abortion helped doom Romney	Obama's victory is a win for secular freeloaders	PPL workers deserve thanks

NORTHAMPTON AREA DAILY FORECAST

Thursday

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Friday

Light rain

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30°
Saturday

Light rain

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Sunday

Light rain

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Monday

Light rain

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

Rain

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35°
Saturday

Mostly clear

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22°

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OUR BLOGS

ONLINE ONLY: VARSITY BLOG: State medalists returning on the mats 12/05/2012, 3:14 p.m.
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ONLINE ONLY: VARSITY BLOG: Lafayette women finally got that signature win 12/05/2012, 11:53 a.m.
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ONLINE ONLY: VARSITY BLOG: Former Lafayette pitcher in Australian all-star game 12/05/2012, 11:23 a.m.
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ONLINE ONLY: VARSITY BLOG: Area college basketball news and notes 12/05/2012, 11:08 a.m.
ONLINE ONLY: WATCHDOG BLOG: Should I buy an extended warranty? 12/05/2012, 10:01 a.m.
ONLINE ONLY: GROLLER'S CORNER: Eddie McCaffrey's son, Christian, helps his high school team win a Colorado state title 12/05/2012, 4:45 a.m.
ONLINE ONLY: BILL WHITE'S BLOG: Gay Elwell 12/04/2012, 10:33 a.m.

YOUR BLOGS

Gay Elwell's Funeral Arrangments - Lehigh Valley Ramblings 12/05/2012, 9:15 p.m.
Att'y Blake Marles Argues Against Single Waste Hauler in Bethlehem - Lehigh Valley Ramblings 12/05/2012, 7:32 p.m.
Voters May Get Last Word on Allentown's H2O Privatization - Lehigh Valley Ramblings 12/05/2012, 6:53 p.m.
Give the Joy of an ?Xmas Complete.? - Homebase Skateshop | 610 Crew | Bethlehem PA 12/05/2012, 5:28 p.m.
Dent Naturalization Bill Passes U.S. House - Lehigh Valley Ramblings 12/05/2012, 7:10 a.m.
You Don't Look Too Bad - molovinsky on allentown 12/05/2012, 5:25 a.m.
World War Ringside - molovinsky on allentown 12/05/2012, 4:27 a.m.
Molovinsky, Morganelli & TR on Gun Violence - Lehigh Valley Ramblings 12/04/2012, 7:47 p.m.
Steve Barron, Controller or Union Organizer? - Lehigh Valley Ramblings 12/04/2012, 7:02 p.m.
AVL: Making Do With Less in Bethlehem - Lehigh Valley Ramblings 12/04/2012, 7:01 p.m.

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