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Civil rights group calls for repeal of Slate Belt weapons discharge ordinance
A civil rights group states it will file a complaint if a Slate Belt community doesn’t repeal a recently passed ordinance that deals with discharging of weapons. Pen Argyl Borough Council voted July 2 to pass Ordinance 732, which increases the fine for discharging a weapon within the borough from $50 to $1,000 and includes fines for people who allow shooting on their property.
First building opens as former Slate Belt tire dump is repurposed as industrial park
A tire dump that held more than 2 million tires at its peak is now home to the first of several industrial buildings. Representatives of the Green Knight Industrial Park and developer JVI LLC held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday for the first of its buildings to open. The project has...
Gov. Shapiro speaks with 69 News about new budget, investigation into assassination attempt on Trump
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - 69 News spoke with Gov. Josh Shapiro Tuesday. The governor was in Bethlehem to talk about the newly-signed state budget. "The Lehigh Valley has its act together. All the different elected leaders, business leaders, are all rowing in the same direction," Shapiro said. Shapiro chose the site...
Meet the voracious insect that’s killing trees and causing frequent power outages in one Lehigh Valley neighborhood
Thomas Little, by his estimation, used to lose power once a year. But beginning last year, the retired Williams Township cardiologist said, he experienced at least six outages in 2023 and lost power five times during January, including three instances in one week that month. According to his electric utility Met-Ed’s count, Little has experienced nine “sustained outages” since last year. Eight ...
Latest U.S. News hospital health rankings out. Where Lehigh Valley, St. Luke’s placed in Pa.
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township and St. Luke’s University Hospital in Fountain Hill are among the top 10 hospitals in Pennsylvania, according to rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report. These rankings marked the second set that have come out since St. Luke’s vowed to...
Company laying off 80 people working out of Tobyhanna Army Depot in Monroe County
A company that offers maritime and engineering services is laying off 80 people in the Poconos. Truestone has filed a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act) notice with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry informing the state of the layoffs. The positions are based at Tobyhanna Army Depot, 11 Hap Arnold Blvd. in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County.
Discussions to reopen Route 611 continue
Stroudsburg, Monroe Co. — Discussions continue between local state legislators, PENNDOT and the National Park Service (NPS), as they work to figure out a plan to reopen Route 611. The route has been closed since December 2022 after a rockslide along Mount Minsi. Senator Rosemary M. Brown (R-40) has...
Former legal office in Easton may become apartment building
EASTON, Pa. — A former law office in Easton’s West Ward neighborhood may soon find new life as an eight-unit apartment building. The city Zoning Hearing Board on Monday granted a special exception to allow conversion of 831 Lehigh St. into an apartment building. Easton’s Planning Commission recommended...
PA budget sets $500 million aside for redevelopment. These Lehigh Valley sites could benefit.
There are plenty of places in the Lehigh Valley that could use a share of the $500 million the state set for site development in its new budget. One of them is the former Bethlehem Steel General Office Building on the city’s South Side, which is where Gov. Josh Shapiro and a group of Valley dignitaries were Tuesday morning for a ceremonial signing of the $47.6 billion 2024-25 budget that ...
New Palmer police station could cost up to $32.6M
PALMER TWP., Pa. – The Palmer Township Board of Supervisors on Monday night received a feasibility study presentation on a proposed new police station. The presentation, offered by Alloy5 Architecture, calls for new construction on the township's existing complex site. In citing its rationale for the new location, Alloy5...
Fire hydrant spray makes it fun beating the heat in Easton (PHOTOS)
This summer has been hot. The Lehigh Valley, including much of the Northeast, was under another heat advisories on Monday. As of 2 p.m., AccuWeather was reporting the temperature was 93 degrees with a real feel temp of 104 in Easton. But that didn’t stop some kids in Easton from...
Five-week long walkway closure scheduled to begin July 22 at Riverton-Belvidere Bridge
BELVIDERE, NJ (Warren County) – The Riverton-Belvidere Bridge’s pedestrian walkway is scheduled to be shut down July 22 so needed repairs can be made to bulging masonry wing walls on the structure’s Pennsylvania side, according to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Once started, the walkway...
Hearing continues for mobile home park
PALMER TWP., Pa. – The Palmer Township Board of Supervisors continued a hearing on a curative amendment involving a proposed mobile home park Monday night at the administration building. The applicant, Exchange 12 LLC and developer Abe Atiyeh, have filed a substantive challenge and curative amendment for a proposed...
Gov. Shapiro Chooses Lehigh Valley to Tout Pennsylvania’s New Investments in Economic Development
Gov. Josh Shapiro, who frequently heralds the Lehigh Valley as a model for economic development, selected Bethlehem as the location to explain how the new state budget will make Pennsylvania more attractive for business and spur job creation. The $47.6 billion budget signed on July 11 increases spending on economic...
Junior cadets graduate from Northampton Fire Department summer camp program
Bright and early on the hot, summer Saturday of July 13, 22 cadets aged 9 to 17 graduated from the week-long junior firefighter camp at the Northampton Fire Department. Marking its second annual program, the Northampton Fire 42 Summer Camp saw a major success in junior cadet turnout, which increased from 17 cadets in 2023 to 22 cadets in 2024.
Proposed Hellertown Sheetz Closer to Becoming a Reality
Plans for building a Sheetz on Rt. 412 are one step closer to becoming a reality following Tuesday night’s Hellertown Planning Commission meeting. Plans for building a Sheetz gas station and convenience store on Rt. 412 are one step closer to becoming a reality following Tuesday night’s Hellertown Planning Commission meeting, during which planners reviewed several items.
Gov. Shapiro to tout $500M Pa. development program with visit to old Bethlehem Steel HQ
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Gov. Josh Shapiro will promote the new 2024-25 state budget with a visit to Southside Bethlehem on Tuesday morning, highlighting his new $500 million site development program. Shapiro is due to appear at the former Bethlehem Steel Headquarters, also known as the Steel General Office Building,...
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