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Lehigh County lays out timeline for appointing executive
Lehigh County commissioners on Monday set a timeline for appointing a county executive. Current Executive Bill Hansell resigned suddenly on Friday for health reasons, allowing the board to appoint its second executive in less than a year. The new...Tags: Hodgkins Disease, Don Cunningham, Allentown
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Former expo center reborn as St. Luke's medical center
After years of inactivity, the former Pennsylvania Expo Center in South Whitehall Township is breathing new life. St. Luke's University Health Network on Monday relaunched the center as its West End Medical Center. The facility, at 501 Cetronia Road,...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Kmart, Hospitals and Clinics, Wescosville, Whitehall
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Morning Call takes first in Sandusky coverage
The Morning Call was recognized by the Associated Press this weekend with a first-place award for its coverage of the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse trial in June. The award for general news reporting was presented to The Morning Call staff at the annual...Tags: Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Bethlehem Township (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Halloween
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Should the county undergo a reassessment?
Editor's note: Reassessments are about restoring equity to property values that are no longer uniform. Property values change over time, and properties and neighborhoods don't all appreciate or depreciate at the same rate. So the tax burden, which is...Tags: Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Religion and Belief, Values
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Civil War divided Lehigh Valley
Democrats of the Lehigh Valley opposed the Republican administration's war. They were suspicious of the shifting justifications for it. They weren't interested in fighting to free anyone. They denounced the president's restrictions on civil liberties....Tags: Social Issues, Unions, Police Arrests, New York City, Crime, Law and Justice
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Hansell resigns as Lehigh County executive
Lehigh County Executive Bill Hansell resigned suddenly Friday, citing serious health concerns, after having served less than one year in office. Hansell announced Friday that he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and would resign effectively...
Tags: Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Hodgkins Disease, Lymphoma, Politics, South Whitehall Township
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Trout fishing contests should make for big catches this weekend
If you're into trout fishing, this is the weekend to get out there and do it. Two great contests take place this weekend. Saturday features both the 2013 Lunkerfest on the Lehigh River from the East Penn Township Boat launch in Bowmanstown, and the...
Tags: Cementon, Fishing, Weather Reports, Sports and Outdoor Equipment, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Six candidates seek four seats on Allentown School Board
Six candidates, including three incumbents, are vying for four seats on the Allentown School Board. Each of the open seats are at-large, meaning none of the candidates would represent a specific region within the school district. School director Andrew...Tags: Board of Directors, Students, Politics, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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The Lehigh Valley's forgotten graves
The old gravestone is broken. A crack about three-quarters of the way to the top has severed it, exposing a rough, jagged edge, like a chipped front tooth. The detached top, where the name and date of birth were long ago etched, lies on the ground. It's...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Slatington, Battle of Antietam, Sociology, Finance
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Letters from a son: What Allentown's William Reichard saw at Antietam
He had never been in the smoky, confusing haze of gunfire. Never watched helplessly as strong young men fell dead in front of him. Until the Battle of Antietam, William Reichard didn't know war. Reichard, barely 20, left Allentown in the summer of...Tags: Mexican-American War, Unions, Rebellions, Battle of Antietam, Sociology
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Lehigh County 9th in U.S. in newborn deaths
When the international child welfare organization Save The Children began crunching the data for its latest report on mortality rates of newborn babies, it came up with a locally stunning finding: Of the largest counties in the United States, Lehigh...
Tags: Apples, General Practitioners, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Health and Medical Professionals, Family
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Allentown releases water/sewer bid information
The Lehigh County Authority outbid its closest competitor by $15 million in the race to take control of Allentown's water and sewer systems, although it also offered a smaller annual royalty fee to the city. Bid information, which was released for the...
Tags: Finance, Ed Pawlowski, Business Enterprises, Economy, Business and Finance, Allentown
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