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Easton area daycare may soon close
FORKS TWP., Pa. -- The future of a Northampton County daycare center is up in the air. The Learning Locomotion's Forks Township location may soon have to find a new space or close. The daycare currently leases space from the Career Institute of Technology (CIT) on Kesslersville Road. CIT's board...
Here’s How Montgomery County Places in Pennsylvania for Adults Without High School Diplomas
The newest graduates of Palisades High School in Kintnersville. Around 9.4 percent of Pennsylvania residents aged 25 to 65 – the bulk of the state’s workforce – do not have a high school diploma, according to 2022 educational attainment data from the U.S. Census, writes Chris Ullery for the Bucks County Courier Times.
Chipotle construction should be done by end of summer, Target and Whole Foods plans being finalized in Towamencin, developer says
Redevelopment of the former Towamencin Village Shopping Center at Allentown and Forty Foot roads is slowly occurring behind the scenes, including finalizing Whole Foods and Target agreements, as owner Philadelphia Suburban Development Corporation told residents during a brief update last month at the May 22 Towamencin board of supervisors session.
Demo continues on Bethlehem's Walnut Street Garage
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Demolition continues on the Walnut Street Garage in Bethlehem. It's been about five months since demo on the garage began. Crews were on scene Wednesday making progress, as part of the building still stands. Demo was delayed after a steel beam from the garage fell and hit...
ASD to begin offering mental health services to all district students
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Students in the Allentown School District are being given access to mental health services. A media release from ASD say its launching a first-of-its-kind program in partnership with Hazel Health. The program expands access to mental healthcare services to all 16,700 District students, school district officials report.
Crews battle 3-alarm Northampton Co. garage blaze, fire official says
A three-alarm blaze Monday evening swiftly gutted an attached garage at an East Allen Township home, a fire official said. Township Fire Chief Josh Smith told lehighvalleylive.com flames ignited around 7 p.m. in the 5600 block of Chenango Drive. Three alarms were struck within 30 minutes due to the size of the fire and a partial floor collapse, Smith said.
Police: Officer has medical emergency while trying to arrest wanted person in Allentown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - An Allentown police officer had a medical emergency after police were sent to take a wanted person into custody Monday. Officers with the Allentown Police Department responded to the 600 block of North 9th Street for a wanted person around 12:46 p.m., according to a news release from the Allentown Police Department.
What’s the latest on Lehigh Valley Town Center? Project moving closer to construction with positive recommendation
Even if it’s just for the project’s skeleton, the Lehigh Valley Town Center is closer than ever to construction after the Lower Macungie Township Planning Commission’s recommendation for preliminary and final land development approval Tuesday. “We want to be in the position where we remain all rowing in the same direction and making sure that the schedule can be met for the development,” ...
Dieruff High School graduation 2024 (PHOTOS)
Family and friends gathered at the PPL Center to see their seniors graduate Tuesday night from Dieruff High School. Freelance photographer Chris Shipley was there to capture a few of the students on their big day. Lehighvalleylive.com will send photographers to graduations throughout the Lehigh Valley and Warren County this...
Readers invited to shop at Allentown Public Library book sale
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The Allentown Public Library is hosting a use book sale. The sale offers a large assortment of used paperback books to choose from. There are also CD's and DVD's for sale. There are adult and children books available, organizers say. Proceeds will benefit the library, located on...
Then & Now: Hellertown’s Detwiller Plaza
Containing two of Hellertown’s most beloved landmarks, the borough’s Detwiller Plaza has become a time capsule. Helen Behe explains how in ‘Then & Now.’. As the clocktower chimes 8 p.m., I scrape the bottom of my cup for the last melting dregs of mango ice. When I was younger, Mom used to buy us Rita’s and then take us over to the Plaza to eat it, thus creating a summer tradition. With its fountain ringed by round bushes and geraniums, the Plaza is a perfect place of repose from which to view the passing traffic or simply enjoy the June weather, all while seated on a sun-heated park bench.
Drivers running red lights at two intersections in Bensalem Township will now get tickets
BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) — Drivers say they welcome the red light cameras that are now triggering expensive tickets at two Bucks County intersections.The intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Old Lincoln Highway was deemed so dangerous by Bensalem Township that leaders approved so-called red light cameras, which started triggering traffic tickets earlier this month. The cameras were installed at Street and Knights roads as well. The tickets come after a warning period that started in April.Dennis Newton said he is happy the red light cameras are there."We had a friend whose car got totaled at the intersection, got broadsided or...
Central Bucks will not challenge ex-superintendent's $700K settlement. Here's why
The Central Bucks School Board will not challenge the more than $700,000 controversial severance agreement for former superintendent Abram Lucabaugh saying the risk is greater than the amount of money it could be reimbursed. “While the board believes the separation agreement for Dr. Lucabaugh was excessive, we are not sure it was illegal,”...
Lehigh Valley Health Network Unveils New Micro-hospital in Gilbertsville to Public
Lehigh Valley Health Network recently unveiled its new micro-hospital in Gilbertsville, which is just an approval away from fully opening. Lehigh Valley Health Network recently unveiled its new micro-hospital in Gilbertsville to the public, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The $40 million hospital is currently awaiting the...
7-Eleven Armed Robbery Caught On Video In Bucks County
Warminster police are looking for two suspects in an armed robbery.The pictured men walked into the 1483 W Street Road 7-Eleven just after midnight on Saturday, June 8, authorities said. They robbed the clerk at knifepoint and made off with "various items," police said. Authorities h…
UGI contains gas leak in Allentown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Crews responded to the scene of an apparent gas leak in Allentown on Tuesday. The call came in around 11:30 a.m. for a gas leak in the 2400 block of Emaus Avenue. Lehigh County Communications officials tell 69 News the leak in contained. UGI was called to...
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