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Fire company in Carbon County helping victims of Hurricane Helene
CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — A small pile of items sits outside the Lehigh and Lausanne Volunteer Fire Company near Weatherly, waiting to be sent south to those affected by Hurricane Helene. For Assistant Chief Christopher Sewell, this devastation hits close to home. "I'm actually a native of east Tennessee,...
Hundreds of animals taken from Allentown home, humane society says
Hundreds of animals were taken Wednesday night from an Allentown home by the Lehigh Valley Human Society. Jackie Folsom, chief development officer for the society, said the organization was contacted by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Wednesday for a report that a home in the 2300 block of Fifth Street was full of animals. Folsom said Friday there were well over 200 animals, ...
6 Lehigh Valley establishments accused of liquor law violations
The state police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement recently released its monthly report, alleging six Lehigh Valley establishments violated liquor laws last month. Licensees will have a chance to defend themselves against the citations before an administrative law judge, who may impose fines between $50 to $1,000 for minor violations, or up to $5,000 for more serious offenses. The judge may ...
Update: Allentown trash fees could increase by $190 after City Council reverses vote
Allentown City Council narrowly approved a new trash contract Wednesday night that could increase the annual trash pick up fee by 46%, two weeks after initially rejecting the new deal. The vote was 4-3, with council President Cynthia Mota, Vice President Santo Napoli and members Daryl Hendricks and Candida voting in favor; members Ed Zucal, Ce-Ce Gerlach and Natalie Santos voted against it. ...
New ‘Warehouse Valley’ exhibit shows how the Lehigh Valley has grown
The painting of the view from Paxinosa Ridge features plenty of vibrant colors with fields of green, yellow and blue and mountains in the distance. That’s what Forks Township looked like to Vivian Fishbone, who put that vista on canvas in 1967. At the Sigal Museum’s Chrin Gallery, that painting has been hung next to a contemporary photograph from the same vantage point. The photo, taken by ...
Bethlehem Township issues notice on archery hunting near Housenick Memorial Park
BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Bethlehem Township officials have alerted visitors to Housenick Memorial Park of new archery hunting activities permitted on adjacent county-owned land near the Monocacy Creek. According to…
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