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Veteran, minority, women’s businesses get nearly $700 million boost
Fostering an atmosphere where Pennsylvania small businesses can thrive has been a top priority of the Josh Shapiro-Austin Davis administration from its outset. Those efforts have paid off as the commonwealth set a record by allocating $691 million to small diverse businesses and veteran business enterprises during the 2022-23 fiscal year. The SDBs and VBEs are essential to guiding Pennsylvania out of tough economic times, Shapiro and Davis claim.
Easton football gets the opening challenge it wanted in defeat to C.B. West
Easton Area High School’s football team got what it asked for on Friday night. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Business with focus on art, creativity, to open new site at Promenade Saucon Valley
A business with an eye for art and creativity is expanding with a new location this fall at Promenade Saucon Valley in Upper Saucon Township. SmARTivities Showcase plans to tentatively open on Oct. 4 at the shopping destination, 2845 Center Valley Parkway. It will go between Elite Salons & Suites and The Promenade Pop-Up Shop. SmARTivities is taking over the space formerly occupied Peeps & Co, which closed in winter 2021, and most recently housed Nissley Vineyards, a pop-up retailer last holiday season.
Paris Baguette unveils fall menu with 8 brand new items
Paris Baguette unveiled its fall menu with eight new items, including treats with pumpkin and maple flavors. Starting Sept. 4, 2024, customers will be able to choose from a variety of pumpkin and maple treats, including the following, according to the bakery chain:. If you purchase a product or register...
Eat, Sip, Shop: Single mother bringing ‘grand-scale’ bakery and cafe to new Boyd complex
BETHLEHEM, Pa – Starting next year, the spotlight will shine on mouthwatering cakes, quiches, croquettes and other French-inspired treats at the same spot where big-name Hollywood stars previously lit up a movie screen in downtown Bethlehem. Paris Baguette, a bakery café franchise with more than 4,000 units worldwide, is...
Andy Lewis, Sr., and Jacob Christman top Race of Champions Sportsman Competition
Andy Lewis, Sr., of Ontario, NY and Jacob Christman of Walnutport, Pa., won both Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series this past Friday night at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, NY. Lewis won the held-over feature from Friday, July 12 and Christman captured the regularly scheduled 35-lap feature. Lewis started second...
Woman Died and Man Pinned in Vehicle after Head-On Crash in Maine
A 24-year-old woman died and a 28-year-old man was seriously injured Thursday after a head-on collision on Route 1 in Woolwich. Margaret J. Daniel from Lewisburg, PA died at the scene from extensive injuries. Deputies said Woman was Passing Vehicles. The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office said “Daniel’s vehicle was passing...
WATCH | Autistic 6-year-old found after over 100 person search throughout Lykens
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WHP) — Authorities in Dauphin County have announced that their search for a 6-year-old autistic boy has come to a happy end after locating him at a nearby home. The boy,Jonathan Brian Pringle, is autistic and semi-verbal, according to Pennsylvania State Police. He was first reported...
Suspects in July bank robbery in North Canton arrested in Pennsylvania
CLEVELAND — Three people accused of robbing a North Canton bank at gunpoint in July were tracked down this week and arrested in Pennsylvania after being connected to another alleged robbery, police said. According to a social media post from the North Canton Police Department, Matthew D. Smith, 32,...
Pa. schools get just under $1 million to tackle lead contamination
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced $26 million in funding to help schools and child care facilities test for and treat lead contamination in drinking water. The annual funding is part of the Voluntary School and Childcare Lead Testing and Reduction Grant, which has provided more than $150...
Traveling to die: The latest form of medical tourism
In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike, or leaf-peep, but to arrange to die. “I really wanted to take control over how I […]
Saucon Valley football reverses recent history with season-opening win at Bangor
Saucon Valley High School’s football team battled past history as much as it tangled with Bangor in both teams’ season opener Friday night on Paul Farnan Field at Bangor Memorial Park.
Hot rods take over Lehigh Valley park for Wheels of Time show (PHOTOS)
A Lehigh Valley annual tradition marking the end of summer vacation got rolling Friday, with the opening day of the 45th Wheels of Time Rod & Custom Jamboree. Visitors to Macungie Memorial Park, 50 N. Poplar St., can get up close and personal with high-horsepower, customized vehicles from 1994 and earlier lining the bucolic setting as far as the eye can see.
At-risk student academy contract gets renewed with Easton Area School District
Easton Area School District will renew an agreement with Buxmont Academy to provides programs for at-risk students. At the school board meeting Aug. 13, Easton Area’s Director of Student Services Craig Reichl said 45 students were enrolled in the program last year. He said the district plans to to reduce enrollment to 40 students under the one-year renewal agreement to save money.
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