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Bethlehem Health Director Judith Maloney may get criminal charges dropped
Local News Bethlehem
Apr 28The Lehigh County District Attorney will consider dismissing simple assault and harassment charges against Maloney depending on how she does in counseling, officials said. »
Lehigh County wrongly denied raises to 300 workers, state board rules
Lehigh Valley News Reblog
Apr 27The county will not appeal a decision by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board that found the 2011 wage increases were denied in part due to anti-union »
Police Announce Another Lehigh County Checkpoint
Emmaus Patch
Apr 27You know the scene. It's dark. You round a bend. A sign warns you to slow down. Emergency road flares glow. Several police officers stand ready to ask you where you have been tonight. Pennsylvania State Police have announced that they will hold another... »
Murder Victim’s Mom Speaks at Vigil
Upper Macungie Patch
Apr 27Jennifer L. Snyder was forever taking in injured and damaged animals, like her cats Neuro and Logic, and cajoling family members to help foster those deemed unadoptable That meant her mom Pat Snyder was constantly making room for pit bulls that Jennife... »
Freeze Watch in Effect Tonight
Upper Macungie Patch
Apr 27The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for Lehigh County, effective tonight through Saturday morning. A freeze watch means subfreezing temperatures are likely; some areas could see temperatures drop to the upper-20s overnight, accordi... »
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Commonwealth Ct: No Daycare Atop Abandoned Upper Saucon Zinc Mine
Lehigh Valley Ramblings
Apr 28In the never-ending quest for the Almighty Dollar, Saucon Creek Road, LP wanted to erect a daycare and a bank (these kids must be rich!) right smack dab on top of an abandoned zinc mine. After three nights of hearings in 2010, Upper Saucon Township's Z... »
Lehigh County cancels some informal reassessment challenges
Valley 610
Apr 26Some Lehigh Valley business owners will be bumped straight to formal appeals as the county copes with higher than expected requests for informal reviews. County Commissioner Mike Schware at Wednesday's board meeting questioned the change and wanted ass... »
Local police departments to collect unused and expired medications
Examiner Allentown Edition
Apr 26Police departments throughout Lehigh County will be collecting unused and expired prescription and over-the-counter medications on April 28 in the fourth National Take Back Day.According to a news release from Lehigh County District Attorney James... »
The Suburb v. City Myth
Lehigh Valley Ramblings
Apr 23NIZ proponents, from Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, to LV Partnership puppet Alan Jennings, have been perpetuating the myth that suburbs somehow owe Allentown a NIZ. Never mind that Bethlehem, one of the adversely affected communities, is sitting on a 1... »
NIZ News Last Week
Lehigh Valley Ramblings
Apr 23This is the first in a series of articles that will keep you informed of the fast-moving NIZ story. Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski calls it transformational for his financially struggling City. But surrounding communities worry their own tax bases will ... »
