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    Week in review: March 3-9, 2024

    LehighValleyNews.com | By Mariella Miller
    Published March 9, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST
    A specialized excavator helps take apart and stack sections of track.
    Ryan Gaylor
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    LehighValleyNews.com
    A Norfolk Southern worker disassembles tracks Sunday morning near a derailment in Lower Saucon Twp.

    BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Welcome back to our Week in Review. We have chosen several stories, in no particular order, to take you back on the week. Enjoy, and thank you so much for reading.

    1. Pa. State Police going back to classic color scheme for patrol vehicles

    Pa. State Police vehicle
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    Pennsylvania State Police
    The Pennsylvania State Police patrol fleet is going back to the traditional white color scheme that had been in place prior to 2017.

    2. Nowhere Coffee Co. is moving its roastery and coffee bar to downtown Allentown

    Nowhere Coffee Co. lattes
    Brad Klein
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    WLVR
    Lattes made during Nowhere Coffee Co's latte art throwdown.

    3. Macungie Diner, others fueling a revitalized borough restaurant scene
    Macungie Diner Owners
    Jay Bradley
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    LehighValleyNews.com
    Kasiarz and Salazar behind the desk of the Macungie Family Diner

    4. Easton city councilwoman gets ARD in assault case; mayor denies politics played role in arrest

    Taiba Sultana.jpg
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    Taiba Sultana for Pa.
    Taiba Sultana

    5. NTSB reviews data, image recorders from 3-train collision, derailment

    Train derails in Lower Saucon Township
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    Nancy Run Fire Company
    Train engines on the bank of the Lehigh River, partially submerged, after a derailment Saturday, March 2, 2024, off Riverside Drive in Lower Saucon Township.

    6. Lehigh Valley doctor heading to Guatemala to offer free surgeries

    Dr. Talsania and a patient
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    Dr. Jay Talsania
    Dr. Talsania and a patient in Guatemala.

    7. Pro-Palestine activists in Bethlehem take cease-fire matters into their own hands
    Israel-Hamas war cease-fire resolution in Bethlehem
    Will Oliver
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    LehighValleyNews.com
    Pro-Palestine activists wrote up their own cease-fire resolution, displaying it at Bethlehem Town Hall in the early morning hours Wednesday, March 6, 2024.

    8. Allentown mayor defends new electric vehicle amid backlash from councilman

    Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk
    Jay Bradley
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    LehighValleyNews.com
    Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk speaks in June at a Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation roundtable discussion.

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    Mariella Miller
    I am senior digital news content producer for LehighValleyNews.com. I joined Lehigh Valley Public Media’s news department as assignment editor in 2018 after working in journalism for more than 30 years. Named a National Press Foundation fellow three times for my work in print journalism, I’ve also been recognized by the Pennsylvania Women’s Press Association and with several Keystone Press Awards from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. During my 27 years at The Morning Call in Allentown, I worked business, features and municipal beats. I’ve taught college journalism throughout the Lehigh Valley and managed a local digital news platform for AOL/Patch for several years. I’m a graduate of Marywood University and I’ve discovered that grandchildren are life’s best gift. Contact me at MariellaM@lehighvalleynews.com or 610-984-8222.
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