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Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin Visits Phillipsburg for Local Understanding of Food Insecurity and Housing Costs at Norwescap Food Bank
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - New Jersey Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin visited the Norwescap Food Bank in Phillipsburg on July 15, 2024, to discuss the topic of food insecurity among Warren, Sussex, and Hunterdon County residents. Assemblyman Coughlin, D-Middlesex County, has demonstrated his commitment and passion for raising money for NJ’s 19th Legislative District’s food bank and soup kitchens.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “He has been a game changer for food insecurity,” said Mark Valli, CEO of Norwescap. “Not just for food banks, but for SNAP benefits.” Coughlin spoke to dozens of individuals representing the Flemington...
Top Christian singer coming to Easton's State Theatre for Christmas show
EASTON, Pa. — A contemporary Christian singer and songwriter who has had more than a dozen gold and platinum albums and 20 songs that topped the Gospel charts will perform a Christmastime show at Easton's State Theatre, it was announced Tuesday. Michael W. Smith, who has won three Grammy...
‘A Taste of Hellertown’ Planned for Oct. 13
There will be a new and exciting opportunity to put your taste buds to the test this fall in Saucon Valley. There will be a new and exciting opportunity to put your taste buds to the test this fall in Saucon Valley. A Taste of Hellertown is a new event...
Montgomery County Native Is Member of Most Successful Led Zeppelin Tribute Band
Paul Hammond, a Montgomery County native, is a member of Get the Led Out, the most successful Led Zeppelin tribute band in the world, writes Victor Fiorillo for the Philadelphia Magazine. Hammond, who stands in for Jimmy Page, is one of the two original members of the band. Get the...
Legendary Phillipsburg wrestling coach lands at North Warren with uphill battle ahead
As the head coach at one of the state’s biggest names in wrestling, former Phillipsburg leader Rick Thompson has experienced the highest of highs. So, when those around Thompson found out which open coaching job in the Garden State the 69-year-old Thompson put his name in for and ultimately got, there were some who wanted to know if the P’burg Hall of Famer was serious.
Northwestern Lehigh’s Perich picked by Texas Rangers in 7th round of MLB Draft
The 2023 World Series champions plucked talent from the Lehigh Valley on Monday. The Texas Rangers selected Lehigh University third baseman Rafe Perich with the 225th overall pick in the seventh round of the Major League Baseball Draft. Perich, a Northwestern Lehigh graduate, led the Mountain Hawks with a .382...
Bethlehem Dad Of 7 Drowns Tubing Lehigh River In Allentown: Coroner
For at least the second time this month, a man has died while tubing in the Lehigh Valley, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. This time it was a father of seven children, a family friend told Daily Voice. Antwan D. Daring, 35, of Bethlehem, drowned in the Lehigh River near Waterf…
Burger King Closing 400 Stores; Will Hamilton, NJ Location Reopen?
Have you driven by the Burger King on the corner of Quakerbridge Road and Sloan Avenue in Hamilton Township (Mercer County) lately?. I was shocked to see that it was closed. It looked like it had been knocked down. Then I wondered if there had been a fire. There are big fences up all around it.
NJ man suffers severe burns while making fireworks at home
HILLSBOROUGH — A Somerset County man suffered second-degree burns when chemicals he was mixing for a homemade firework exploded early Saturday morning. Hillsborough police and first responders from several neighboring towns responded to a residence on Three Bridges Road at approximately 4 a.m. They said the man, who has...
'We heard a loud crash': Storm leaves trail of damage in parts of Lehigh Valley
S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - Dave Billowitch said he was at his daughter's field hockey game when a storm quickly moved through his South Whitehall Township neighborhood at Chew and Adams streets Tuesday night. "I got a call from my son saying a huge tree just fell down, knocked down...
Montgomery County pool seeing more visitors this year due to heat wave
ELKINS PARK, Pa. (CBS) — A pool in Montgomery County is seeing more visitors this year with lifeguards saying that is because of this intense heat wave hitting our area."It feels very hot," said 7-year-old Joni Crommartie-Scott of West Oak Lane. "Like, the concrete is so hot."She came to the Conklin Pool in Elkins Park looking for a little relief on a scorcher of a Tuesday."It just feels so nice," she said.Nearby, her mother Rhonda Crommartie-Scott set up the perfect spot in the shade and said she had brought her daughter and friends here every day for the past few weeks...
Man arrested for stealing from a scrap yard in Sussex County
BYRAM TOWNSHIP, NJ (Sussex County) – A Hunterdon County man is accused of stealing from a scrap yard in Byram Township. Raimos Scrap Iron & Metal reported to the Byram Township police that they had video surveillance of an individual breaking into and stealing from their scrapyard on Dec. 13, 2023 and June 3, 2024.
TCNJ to provide room and board to local community college students
EWING — Come the fall semester, the housing situation at The College of New Jersey will be different than ever before. TCNJ and Mercer County Community College have worked out a deal where TCNJ will provide room and board to its students, according to a release from MCCC. The partnership “for the Fall 2024 semester and beyond” will also offer MCCC students special rates for the accommodation.
Franklin Township: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued
Mount Holly, NJ— The National Weather Service in Mount Holly, NJ, has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning at 5:43 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, which is in effect until 6:30 p.m. EDT. The affected areas include Hunterdon County, southwestern Morris County, and Somerset County in New Jersey, along with north central Bucks County in Pennsylvania.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Residents in the impacted regions, including New Brunswick, Somerville, Somerset, Bridgewater, Middlesex, Bound Brook, Manville, Bedminster, Mendham, Flemington, Tinicum, High Bridge, Clinton, Peapack And Gladstone, Glen Gardner, Ferndale, Frenchtown, Lebanon, Milford, and Califon, are advised...
Roadwork To Begin In Montgomery County, Officials Say
Crews will be at work at the intersection of Bethlehem Pike, Sumneytown Pike, and Norristown Road near Spring House Tavern, according to township police. Work will begin on Wednesday, July 17, and continue through Friday, July 19, officials said. Crews will work from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. and then again from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Local Bakery Featured on Food Network Closes Its Doors
A popular Montgomery County bakery that has been tempting taste buds since 2011 closed up shop in February, writes Justin Heinze for Patch. Kriebel’s Bakery on Ridge Pike in Eagleville has been a community staple for custom cakes for birthdays, weddings, and other special occasions, but now its award-winning chef has decided to take on a teaching position at the Culinary Institute of America.
A suburban Philly community mourns woman killed in Poconos golf cart accident
Everyone needs a friend like Brenna Abbinanti, her best friend Dori Sawyer said. When she died on Friday, it devastated many in the suburban Philadelphia community where she lived. Abbinanti died at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg following a golf cart accident over the Fourth of July weekend in the Poconos, the...
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