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Forks Township, PA · Municipal

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Doctors’ group asks Easton to shut down PA Bacon Fest a day before festival’s start

There’s no reason to celebrate bacon, according to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The group wants Easton to cancel PA Bacon Fest this weekend and replace it with a celebration for a healthy food like hazelnuts, cherries or chestnuts. Processed meats like bacon contribute to colorectal cancer, the...

Easton, PA · 1d

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Left lane on Route 22 to close in both directions starting next week in Lopatcong, Warren County

LOPATCONG TWP., N.J. - The left lane on Route 22 in both directions in Lopatcong, Warren County is scheduled to be closed starting next week. The closure comes as a resurfacing and intersection improvement project nears completion in the area, the New Jersey Department of Transportation says in a news release.

Warren County, NJ · 1d

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Democrat Jeff Warren Ousts 16-Year GOP Incumbent in Northampton County House Race

Democrat Jeff Warren has unseated longtime Republican state Rep. Joe Emrick in Pennsylvania’s 137th District, according to unofficial election results reported Tuesday night. With 94% of Northampton County precincts counted by 11 p.m., Warren led Emrick 54% to 46%, flipping a seat the Republican incumbent had held since 2010.

Northampton County, PA · 3d

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Last season for Shadybrook Farms drive-thru holiday light display

Bucks County, PA · 1d

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Easton Runner’s 2:49 NYC Marathon in Hot Dog Costume Awaits Guinness Review

Runner’s World reported that Sarah Pezzino and a close friend planned to run the Chicago and New York City marathons in 2026 while raising money for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. Pezzino’s mother died of a rare cancer in 2022, and the outlet said the fundraising also reflected a family friend’s loss to multiple myeloma. Pezzino and her Cyclefit Lehigh Valley coworkers held raffles, 6Ks and ice cream-scooping shifts; Runner’s World reported that the efforts raised more than $8,000, a total not independently confirmed here: Runner’s World’s report.

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10 Pennsylvania November Festivals That Make The Most Of The Season

One chrysanthemum plant can carry more than a thousand blooms at once. Growers use an old Asian technique called Ozukuri to pull it off, and the planning takes over a year. I honestly can’t stop thinking about the patience that requires. That flower is just one reason November in...

Pennsylvania · 3d

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State moves Gracedale nursing home to Provisional III license

EASTON, Pa.- Gracedale nursing home's license is changing again, this time to Provisional III status. Northampton County Executive Tara Zrinski delivered the news to the county council during its regular meeting Thursday night. Gracedale, which is in Upper Nazareth Township and is owned and operated by the county, has been...

Northampton County, PA · 1d

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The Pennsylvania Mystery That Still Has No Clear Answer

Next time you go hiking in Bucks County, be sure to pack a hammer and don't be alarmed if you hear eerie sounds coming from deep inside the woods. No, these noises are not made by humans, animals, or even the movement of trees, but rather by a group of stationary boulders that emit a strange bell-like sound when struck. The Ringing Rocks phenomenon in Pennsylvania's Ringing Rocks County Park is a geological puzzle that has baffled people for centuries, and the science behind these rocks remains a mystery to this day.

Bucks County, PA · 4d

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Seniors in Pennsylvania county could get $780 for home heating costs starting this month

"Programs like this provide critical assistance to seniors living on fixed incomes who are already facing rising costs for everyday necessities."

Northampton County, PA · 1d

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Challenger Bob Brooks flips PA-07, AP projects

(WBRE/WYOU) — Bob Brooks (D) has defeated incumbent Ryan Mackenzie (R) in the race for Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. Brooks, who previously served for 20 years as a firefighter in the city of Bethlehem, captured 56.8% of the votes after 80% have been counted. All results for the midterm election […]

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This Pennsylvania city has called itself Christmas City USA since 1937, and its German-style market opens this month

The stars are the first clue. Not the ones in the sky, but the many-pointed Moravian stars glowing in windows and above doorways. As evening falls in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the brick streets begin to look warmer, little holiday stalls invite visitors to linger, and a town with a distinctly industrial past starts to feel like a Christmas card you can actually walk through.

Bethlehem, PA · 3d

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Sizzle in Easton: Bacon Fest returns this weekend

EASTON, Pa. - This weekend in Northampton County, bacon isn’t just a breakfast staple but an ingredient used in endless recipes throughout a two-day festival. The sizzle of bacon can get your taste buds tingling, and here in Easton, they don’t take the ingredient lightly as the city gears up for its 15th year of PA Bacon Fest.

Easton, PA · 1d

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Work on Route 209 continues after rockslide

NESQUEHONING BOROUGH, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — U.S. Route 209 in Nesquehoning Borough will remain closed for another six to eight weeks while work to repair the road after a rockslide continues, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The rockslide resulted in the closure of the road and the railroad tracks below, forcing the […]

Nesquehoning, PA · 1d

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More Than 2,000 Participants Expected as D&L RaceFest Showcases the Lehigh Valley on Nov. 15

More Than 2,000 Participants Expected at D&L RaceFest. More than 2,000 runners and walkers from 31 states and four countries are expected to participate in D&L RaceFest presented by St. Luke’s University Health Network on Sunday, Nov. 15, bringing visitors to communities across the Lehigh Valley while generating support for the 165-mile D&L Trail.

Bethlehem, PA · 1d

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David Martin's Ferry | Lehigh Valley Landmarks

In 1742, crossing the Delaware River at the Forks in Easton, Pennsylvania meant climbing into a canoe. Your horse did not get a seat. It swam alongside, reins in your hand, the current pulling at its legs. There was no bridge. There was no town on the Pennsylvania shore, only woods, brush, and an Indian path toward Bethlehem. There was just a ferryman, and he was a former New Jersey sheriff named David Martin.

Easton, PA · 1d

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UGI Hit With $150K Fine After Lehigh Valley Pipeline Crew Skipped Protocol

UGI Utilities will pay a $150,000 civil penalty to settle claims that a pipeline contractor failed to follow the company's installation protocol at numerous job sites across the Lehigh Valley. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved the settlement Thursday by a 5-0 vote, closing out an investigation that traced back to a single contractor crew working on natural gas mains in Allentown, Bethlehem, Nazareth and Emmaus.

Emmaus, PA · 1d

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Skip the family drama and this Thanksgiving, hang out with cats instead in Hunterdon County

Tabby's Place in Ringoes is inviting the public to spend Thanksgiving with the Cats on Nov. 21

Hunterdon County, NJ · 1d

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Monroe County I-80 reconstruction faces emergency legal challenge as homeowner fears losing access to her home

STROUD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — For years, the proposed reconstruction of Interstate 80 through Monroe County seemed like something that would always remain in the distant future. For Stroud Township homeowner Lisa Wayland, that future has arrived. “For as long as I can remember, we’ve heard about them redoing 80,...

Monroe County, PA · 1d

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Shelter in place order updated after hazardous materials spill prompts evacuation at Allentown water treatment facility

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A shelter in place order has been updated after a hazardous materials spill at the Lehigh County Authority water treatment facility in Allentown. Allentown Fire Department Capt. of Public Affairs Jon Hammel says the order now covers an area within a half mile radius of the facility. He says the order was changed due to shifting winds.

Allentown, PA · 1d