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A soldier, almost home from World War II
He was a kid, like so many of the other soldiers who stormed the Pacific island of Saipan to wrest it from the Japanese in June 1944. So it's no wonder Will Yawney's mother worried so much, and sent him so many letters. Katherine Yawney was Ukrainian...
Tags: U.S. Army, Armed Conflicts, American Red Cross, Armed Forces, Dentistry and Dental Health
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NORCO legion news, notes
The Varsity BlogThe Northampton County American Legion's season-ending banquet is at 6 p.m. today at The Meadows in Hellertown. Among the honorees will be 2012 Freedom High School graduate Kevin Rold, recipient of the NORCO Scholar-Athlete Award. He graduated ninth out... -
Easton, its suburbs, wrestle with power outages
More than 36 hours after a shade tree and a utility pole came crashing across her Easton property, Caren Leonard remained a virtual prisoner at her house, with electrical wires strewn about her front yard and no word on when any of the wreckage would be...
Tags: Halloween, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), American Red Cross, The Home Depot, Bethlehem Township (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Motorist sheds light on Freemansburg Bridge lights
Q: The overhead lights on the Freemansburg Bridge are on during the day and off at night. I called PennDOT's 'Pothole Hotline' and they said it's not their responsibility. PennDOT seems to maintain the rest of the bridge. In the past I called about...
Tags: Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Employees, Allentown, Career and Workplace
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Downtown Allentown gets soul food
The Caring Place, a downtown Allentown nonprofit that helps at-risk kids in the Lehigh Valley, has been innovative in finding ways to pay its bills as public dollars have shrunk. The organization has become a landlord, renting floors if its building at...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., Lifestyle and Leisure, Whitehall, Macungie
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Two Lehigh Valley teams doing well in Youth Legion baseball regional tournaments
Groller's CornerTwo area Youth Legion (fomerly Junior Legion) baseball teams have done well so far in their regional tournaments. At the regional tournament in Kutztown, North Parkland is 2-0 and in the winners bracket final after posting wins over Red Lion (9-2) and... -
Pizza Hut wants North Whitehall
Retail WatchBurgeoning pizza chain Pizza Hut is looking to open a shop on Route 309 in North Whitehall, according to documents recently filed with the township. Pizza Hut wants to open a drive-through and pick-up location at 4445 Route 309. The chain is awaiting... -
George Hitcho was angry with neighbors before Freemansburg police officer was shot, witnesses say
Shirtless, with tattoos across his back, George Hitcho Jr. advanced on the neighbor who had cursed him out for speeding down the gravel alley they shared in Freemansburg.
Hitcho carried a piece of wood, and twice pulled down his pants and mooned...Tags: Murder, Shootings, Weaponry, Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice
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Governor Corbett: Flags at half-staff in honor of National Peace Officers Memorial Day
Governor Tom Corbett today ordered all U.S. and Pennsylvania flags at commonwealth facilities statewide to be flown at half-staff today, Tuesday, May 15, to recognize National Peace Officers Memorial Day. The U.S. Congress created Peace Officers Memorial...
Tags: Government, U.S. Congress, Human Interest, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Municipalities, not school districts, responsible for flashing lights
Q: Since we moved to the Lehigh Valley in 1989, we have been somewhat bewildered by the 15 mph flashing-yellow lights at elementary and middle schools during lunch hour. I can understand the precaution at arrival and dismissal times, but in more than 22...Tags: South Whitehall Township, Whitehall, Allentown, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Hypocrisy
Blogging with Bill WhiteMy column today was about the Hanover Township, Northampton County, supervisors joking about Allentown's hole in the ground. I suggested this and a past column by Bethlehem Township's former manager reflect the smugness of some suburban leaders who fail... -
Lower Saucon resident raises concerns over possible landfill expansion
Valley 610A Lower Saucon resident expressed concern Wednesday about Bethlehem IESI Landfill's move toward expansion. “This thing is going to be all over our homes,” Matt McClarin of Steel City told Lower Saucon Council. McClarin described what's visible...
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