Northampton County
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Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comMembers discussed ways the council could help advance priorities in the city’s Climate Action Plan. With dozens of goals and tasks to tackle, members voted to prioritize those that aligned with existing committees or garnered volunteer interest. -
Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comNorthampton County Council adopted a resolution Thursday urging state lawmakers to adopt a budget as soon as possible. It's part of a wave of similar resolutions across the state, calculated to present a united front and put pressure on Harrisburg.
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School directors had to choose from seven options for updating Moore Elementary, ranging in cost from $15.5 million to $70 million. -
At least a half-dozen popular Lehigh Valley restaurants permanently closed their doors or released plans to shift operations in the final months of 2024.
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The project, beginning today, includes rebuilding the stream bank. Officials said increased public interest and use, climate change and more frequent high-water events have significantly eroded it.
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Jared Isaacman, a tech billionaire who lives in the Lehigh Valley and conducted the first private spacewalk, was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to lead NASA.
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School directors tabled a vote on whether to renovate or rebuild Moore Elementary School. They will narrow down the options at their next facilities committee meeting later this month.
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Today is Giving Tuesday, a day of increased charitable donations. Local nonprofit organizations such as Second Harvest Food Bank and the American Red Cross hope to benefit from the increased generosity the day brings.
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Lehigh Township volunteer firefighters shared the obstacles they faced fighting a 600-acre fire that erupted on Blue Mountain. Almost a month later, it's still not technically out.
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Originally beginning as an online dumpling delivery service, this weekend Kerri McCarthy and Vasa Li will open a brick-and-mortar shop called Angry Dumpling in Nazareth.
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Some Northampton Area school directors are hoping Superintendent Joseph Kovalchik rethinks his retirement. They worry candidates for his job won't want to work with the school board.
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Even though their winged companions aren’t able to take to the air themselves, more than a dozen owners of chickens and ducks let their opinions fly in their honor Tuesday before Nazareth Borough Council.
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The median sales price in the area hit $316,000 in June.
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The money will be used to help complete an ongoing project to construct a terminal connector.
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Both DUI arrests and speeding citations were up over last year.
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States that place restrictions on abortions will prompt women to travel for the procedure, health workers say.
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Both Lehigh and Northampton counties are considering changing the color of secrecy envelopes.
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The money will create nearly 450 new affordable housing units.
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The funding will provide ongoing services for those in need.
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Charges were filed against Bethlehem's former Budget and Finance director on Thursday.
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The rise in rental prices is exceeding the rise in the rate of inflation, according to an expert.
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Lehigh County was expected to certify primary election results on June 1 but will now wait.
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Kevin Dellicker won in two of the four counties needed to carry the race.
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The six-way race included three Democrats and three Republicans.
