Nazareth/Northampton News

Northampton County Council must hold new hearings on a financing program for a project turning the former Wilson Borough Dixie Cup factory into apartments.

Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and more: There will be no shortage of stardom at Cola-Cola Park on Saturday, June 29. And it's all for a good cause.

Jonny Craig, who was the founding vocalist for rock band Dance Gavin Dance, then lead singer for the band Emarosa, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 17 at Gin Mill & Grill, 1750 Main St., Northampton.

Easton and Nazareth are home to breakfast spots that offer food flights that are often favorites. Owners say they're tedious dishes to prepare, but worth it for the customer satisfaction.

A group of Northampton County judges selected a new school director to join the Northampton Area School Board, filling a vacancy that had been open since mid-March.

The 7th iteration of the Nazareth Adult Soap Box race brought many celebrating the legacy of racing in the borough, while others came to celebrate the childlike silliness of the event and the creative cars.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick participated in a "fireside chat" Wednesday in Nazareth with former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. The event was hosted by the Northampton County chapter of Moms for Liberty.

The Pennsylvania Cancel Lunch Debt Coalition is offering Nazareth Area School District a donation to cover its 2023-24 school meal debt so families don't have to pay.

Northampton Area School Board directors twice failed to fill a vacancy. They have asked Northampton County Court to fill it for them, instead.

State revenue generated by Wind Creek Bethlehem and Mount Airy Casino will help Bangor renovate a fire hall, Lower Nazareth Township purchase a new police vehicle and improve seating at a Freemansburg amphitheater.

The ruling comes as COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations rise dramatically in Pennsylvania.

Most utilities will be raising electricity prices in December, according to the Pa. Public Utility Commission.

Flu shots will be distributed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13.

School districts will establish their own policies in January.

The governor said he will turn over masking decisions to local school officials on Jan. 17.

After an apparently failed bid to unseat Democratic County Executive Lamont McClure, in Northampton County, Republican candidate Steve Lynch took to Facebook to call for an investigation into the election and promise his campaign isn’t over.

The Democrat defeated controversial Republican challenger Steve Lynch with 56 percent of the vote.

Some insects like mosquitos are thriving later in the season as temperatures reach well into the 70s.

Steve Lynch, candidate for Northampton County executive, used the vaccine mandate issue at Gracedale to address a crowd on Oct. 25, 2021, one week before the election.

The race for county executive in Northampton County has been controversial from the start.

As folks across the Lehigh Valley are struggling to get vaccines, a Facebook group has popped up to help find direction.

All Bethlehem and Northampton Area School schools are going fully remote this Monday and won’t return to in-person learning until at least January 11th.