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Pub owners shut down 2nd site after near 7-figure revamp in Bethlehem Township
A second Keystone Pub & Grill location that has been in operation for over a decade has closed its doors for good following an extensive revamp of its original site in Bethlehem Township. Keystone Pub & Grill at 1410 Grape St. closed permanently Sunday evening in Whitehall Township. Owners on...
Lehigh Valley manufacturing needs more skilled workers, say stakeholders
Training and recruiting skilled workers in the manufacturing field are top concerns in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, as in other parts of the state, according to testimony given during a hearing led by State House Republicans on Friday. “If I could flip a switch and have access to a pool of qualified machinists, I could justify […] The post Lehigh Valley manufacturing needs more skilled workers, say stakeholders appeared first on Pennsylvania Business Report.
Lehigh Valley food safety reports: Unapproved equipment; dirty ice, hands
Here are the food safety inspection reports from Lehigh and Northampton counties, conducted the week of September 15. Each week, we highlight the inspection reports provided through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The department performs the inspections in many areas, while some municipalities such as Allentown and Bethlehem conduct their own inspections. All establishments are ...
Lehighton Fire Department celebrates 150 years
LEHIGHTON, Pa. — A fire department in Carbon County celebrated a milestone on Saturday. The Lehighton Fire Department marked 150 years of service Saturday with a parade along 7th and Coal Streets in the borough. Officials with the department say the community support is overwhelming. "Just seeing the community...
Sinkhole opens in Catasauqua area, prompting street closure
The Catasauqua Fire Department is warning members of the community to stay away from a section of Third Street in the borough and neighboring North Catasauqua after a large sinkhole formed in the middle of the road Friday night. The sinkhole is in the 700 block of Third Street, on the border between the two municipalities. Third Street is closed between Chapel and Walnut streets. Brian ...
Dorney Park celebrates Halloween with a first-ever short film
Dorney Park is all about the Halloween scares and thrills with its Halloween Haunt, well this year, the amusement park is taking things to new heights with a first-ever short film titled “Tick Tick Tick”. The short film which will premiere exclusively on YouTube on October 1 hopes to help “Dorney Park reach a wider […]
Power cut to over 30K in NorCo during Met-Ed substation malfunction, utility says
More than 30,000 Northampton County customers were in the dark over the weekend due to a malfunction at a Palmer Township power substation, a Met-Ed spokesman said. Met-Ed spokesman Todd Meyers told lehighvalleylive.com the widespread outages began around 4 p.m. Sunday. They affected Met-Ed customers, including: 1,400 in Bath; 4,200 in Easton; 1,000 in East Allen Township; 5,200 in Forks Township; 2,400 in Lehigh Township; 950 in Lower Nazareth Township; 1,600 in Moore Township; 9,200 in Palmer Township; 1,000 in Upper Nazareth Township; 1,000 in Nazareth; and 2,700 in Wilson Borough.
Nazareth Area School District team is scouting out sites for new elementary school
The Nazareth Area School District is looking for a place to build a new elementary school. The school board voted Tuesday to authorize a team of administrators, school board members and engineers to seek properties and “conduct due diligence for the purpose of building a new elementary school and other district needs.”
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