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New Name On Top: Williamson Leads Short Track Super Series Into Action Track USA May 21
KUTZTOWN, PA – New name on top. For the first time in his career, Mat Williamson is following the NJ Quality Drywall South Region with the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco. The Saint Catherines, Ontario, Canada native and car owner Jeff Behrent have...
Learn About Role of Zoos in New NCC Course
Northampton Community College has announced that it is offering a new community education course in partnership with the Lehigh Valley Zoo: Introduction to Zoo & Wildlife Enrichment. Est. Read Time: < 1 min. Northampton Community College (NCC) has announced that it is offering a new community education course in partnership...
Muhlenberg daycare center gets high marks for decades of service
MUHLENBERG TWP., Pa. - A daycare center in Muhlenberg Township is getting high marks for decades of service. Making Memories with Miss Brenda is a group childcare home where Miss Brenda has worked with children for more than 30 years. The state awarded the center a STAR-four rating for its...
Route 22 reopens after crash in Whitehall Township
All eastbound traffic lanes have reopened on Route 22 in Whitehall Township after a crash Sunday evening closed the highway. The crash occurred between the exits to Fullerton Avenue and Airport Road, according to 511pa.com. As of around 5:45 p.m., emergency services were still responding to the accident and traffic is still backed up, according to a nearby traffic camera. 511pa.com reported ...
BASD calls for tax increase in 2024-25 budget
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Bethlehem Area Board of School Directors on Monday voted to adopt the 2024-25 proposed budget calling for a 3% tax increase for property owners. "(This) budget keeps us where we want to be, managing the sacrifice throughout the organization and also some shared sacrifice in the community," said Superintendent Jack Silva.
Lehigh Valley food safety inspections: Utensils on the floor, flies on the wall, rodents in the storeroom
Here are the food safety inspection reports from Lehigh and Northampton counties, conducted the week of April 28. Each week, we highlight the inspection reports provided through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The department performs the inspections in many areas, while some municipalities such as Allentown and Bethlehem conduct their own inspections. All establishments are ...
There’s a new restaurant at the former Bell Hall spot. It plans to fill a hole in Allentown’s dining options.
Over the last 8 years of living in downtown Allentown, Martha Petrokehagias couldn’t help but feel like her neighborhood was missing something. “I was frustrated,” she said. “There’s no place to eat breakfast or brunch on the weekends besides the [Americus] Hotel, and most places are closed on Monday.” Like any good entrepreneur, Petrokehagias decided to solve the problem she had identified. ...
Volunteers help clean up local children's camp
HAMBURG, Pa. - Volunteers came together in Berks County Sunday to help a local children's camp get ready for its new season. Cabela's hosted the program at the Olivet Blue Mountain Camp in Hamburg. Volunteers included Cabela's store employees, first responders and local Scouts. The group worked together to take...
Rodale receives grant to create organic agriculture apprenticeship
MAXATAWNY TWP., Pa. - A grant is giving a boost to a first-in-the-nation program in Berks County. State officials gathered at Rodale Institute in Maxatawny Township Tuesday to announce a $350,000 grant to create the organic agriculture apprenticeship. Rodale Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to regenerative organic farming. The...
Local teachers who want to add water education to their lessons take part in free workshop
S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - Some teachers in Lehigh County spent time on the learning side of the classroom Tuesday. They were at the Penn State Extension office in South Whitehall Township. The university offered a workshop for sixth-to-12th grade teachers who want to add water education to their lessons.
How a hospital got rid of passwords for nurses
Instead of typing in 16-digit passwords again and again during their shifts, nurses at a Pennsylvania hospital now just scan their badges. Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest in Allentown recently launched the Tap and Lock program on its medical-surgical unit — a nursing innovation unit — and two other departments, with plans to expand it to all workstations soon.
Officer narrowly escapes harm when police car goes up in flames
KUTZTOWN, Pa. - It was scary night for a young officer from Hamburg Police Department when he narrowly escaped serious harm, or worse, after his patrol car caught fire. "The officer who is involved in it is obviously shaken," said Hamburg Police Chief Anthony Kuklinski. "It's not every day of the week you drive down the road and your patrol vehicle you're assigned to breaks into flames."
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