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WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. – An iconic, Michigan-based company, with roots dating back to the 1880s, is planning to open its first Lehigh Valley store in the new year. Carharrt, a global premium workwear brand “with a rich heritage of developing durable products for workers on and off the job,” is planning to open a new store in 2027 at the Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall Township, according to the mall’s website.
Somewhere in New Jersey, a farmer will hand you a brush and point you toward a shaggy miniature Highland cow. Then you get to feed that cow a cookie. I can’t stop thinking about how wonderfully specific that is. These small, fluffy cattle come with sweeping bangs and big personalities.
Steelworkers could certainly work up a thirst over the course of a workday, and this vintage soda was there to help quench it. It's still made locally today.
A new chapter is starting at the popular farm in Yardley
SOMERVILLE – A controversial plan to build 34 townhouses on the western border of the borough , now part of Somerville's affordable housing plan, will return this month to the borough's Planning Board. Bell Avenue Holdings LLC is scheduled to appear before the board Nov. 12 with a proposal to build 34 townhouses at 6-10 Bell Ave. in three buildings. Twenty-eight units would be sold at market rate, while six would be set aside as affordable units. In March, the Borough Council, following Planning Board review, formally adopted a plan to meet its affordable housing obligation for the next decade by zoning for development on Bell Avenue and Mountain Avenue . No formal plans have been submitted for the Mountain Avenue property. To meet the court-ordered affordable housing mandate, the zoning allows 34 townhouses on the 2.6-acre Bell Avenue property north of the NJ Transit tracks on Somerville's border with Raritan. Bell Avenue property has been subject of lawsuits The inclusion of the property in the borough's affordable housing plan and the rezoning of the parcel for multifamily development may help end a legal fight that began in November 2022. More: Somerville MVC to close permanently, move to Green Brook
After more than 70 years of sparkling celebrations, engagements and family milestones, a beloved New Jersey jewelry store is preparing to close for good. Simms Jewelers, which has operated in Bedminster since 1953, is closing its store at 291 Main St., third-generation owner Sarah Sockolof announced Thursday. “Change is hard,...
SALISBURY TWP., Pa. – A one-time destination for pancakes, patty melts, and other freshly prepared eats will soon offer a wide array of financial services in Lehigh County. A new Chase Bank location is coming soon to 3400 Lehigh Street in Salisbury Township. The site was previously home to...
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority recently agreed to support the construction of a four-story senior housing complex at the former site of the Trenton Junior One Middle School in the state capital. The project, known as THA Senior, is located at 800 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Trenton’s...
STORE CLOSING: After 70 Years In Jersey, This Beloved Local Jeweler Is Saying Goodbye To Its Customers
A single-family home in Bernardsville that sold for $3.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Somerset County over the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1. In total, 83 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1,...
Upper Montgomery County has quietly become Easter candy country, according to Julia Binswanger for Billy Penn. Zitner’s Fine Confections is now making its chocolate-covered eggs in Hatfield. The century-old brand skipped Easter 2026 after leaving its aging North Philadelphia factory. Its eggs return to stores next month. The new...
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Montgomery County. When you have a problem or an opportunity, you’re more likely to do business with people you know, like and trust. And if you don’t know someone who can solve your problem, you’ll ask the people in your network who they’d recommend.
Coffee on a bench. Live music. Kids climbing a playground modeled on Fonthill Castle. That’s the picture organizers are painting for the Doylestown Farmers Market’s next chapter. After more than 50 years, the oldest continuously operating farmers market in Bucks County is leaving South Hamilton Street. It will...
W.T. Grant stores disappeared in 1976 after the once-enormous variety-store chain went bankrupt and liquidated its remaining locations. The company filed for protection from creditors in October 1975, but its attempt to continue operating failed. By the following spring, the familiar Grants signs were coming down across New York and the rest of the country. The collapse ended a business that had started with one Massachusetts store in 1906 and grown into a nationwide chain with more than a thousand locations.
New York’s banking regulator has updated its guidance on how banks calculate the portion of a judgment debtor’s account that is shielded from restraining notices and levies, replacing its 2017 method to reflect changes in the state’s minimum wage law. The New York State Department of Financial...
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The state has opened applications for the regular Home Energy Assistance Program, which can help provide up to $1,086 to low- and middle-income households for help with heating costs. The benefits can pay for fuel, or for heating and cooling equipment. Specific benefit amounts can vary based on factors including...
Election Day could have major implications for New York real estate. Beyond the governor’s race, far-left and progressive candidates are making bids for the State Legislature — and one City Council seat — with platforms that seek to reshape housing development, rent regulation and tenant protections across the state.
