Northampton County
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Jeff Roberson/APSammy Sasso, a former Nazareth Area High School state wrestling champion, is charged with possessing unlicensed guns and a controlled substance after police said they stopped the car he was driving because of an expired registration. -
Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comA former Easton Area High School resource officer who pleaded guilty to sending a sexually explicit image of himself to a 16-year-old female student in 2024 was sentenced to 9-to-24 months in Northampton County Prison, it was announced on Wednesday.
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Parental rights are on the agenda in school races as moms versus moms battle for control to set policies on book restrictions, bathrooms, transgender students and teaching history. -
Nazareth school board members said they want to review the current regulations for reviewing books, concerned it's a slippery slope. Reviewing all books submitted to the district could cost more than $100,000.
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Take a look at stories that ran throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact on readers or that you might want to look at again.
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The Northampton County Department of Parks and Recreation on Friday held a free program for residents about the world’s only flying mammal, bats, at Louise Moore Park, 146 Country Club Road in Lower Nazareth Township.
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The school board is expected to vote next week on a request by Moms for Liberty to ban a book. Three other written requests have also been filed.
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Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity hosted a children's storytime hour sponsored by the Northampton chapter of conservative group Moms for Liberty.
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Former candidate Anna Thomas is taking another run at the 137th House District seat, announcing her run on Oct. 13, 2023.
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Limiting the influx of warehouses into Lower Nazareth Township is the key issue for all three candidates for Lower Nazareth Township Board of Supervisors.
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The Kellyn foundation aims to bring healthier, more accessible food options to people in the area. Their mobile farmers market goes all year round and now they are working with local farms to help grow their operations.
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Open space usage and preservation, zoning and the environment are the major concerns of all three candidates in the race for two open seats on the Upper Nazareth Township Board of Supervisors.
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More early voting options now available in Northampton County
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A proposed multi-family and commercial building in a historic Easton neighborhood causes concerns for residents and is denied a waiver needed to build
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The Grand Riverview Hotel is planned along Route 611 in Easton
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Gay and trans community members in Nazareth say proposed policy changes would cause tension between people in the LGBTQ community and those who are hostile to them.
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Northampton County voters can now register and vote in the same visit for the November election.
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Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure on Monday proposed 2022-23 budget with a 10.8-mill property tax rate
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The monkeypox outbreak has similarities to the HIV epidemic in the 1980s, but how do the two compare? Lehigh Valley health experts weigh in on how the viruses differ.
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Easton's Garlic Fest saw a good turnout despite the threat of rain.
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More than $3.5M of the $90M allocated statewide is coming to the Lehigh Valley.
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Gov. Tom Wolf this week unveiled a plan to provide pardons for people who have been convicted of minor, non-violent marijuana crimes. It could affect thousands in the Lehigh Valley
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Residents in affected areas are being asked to voluntarily conserve water.
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Lehigh Valley Planning Commission and PennDOT will study how to make passenger rail a reality in the region.
