Ty Myers named first Musikfest 2027 headliner in Bethlehem
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Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem, Pa., closes after 58 years; owners’ plan has yet to reach council
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LIHEAP heating aid opens in Pa., with extra help for Northampton County seniors
Pennsylvania began taking applications Monday for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, the federally funded grants that help pay winter heating bills, and the window stays open through Friday, April 23, 2027.
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Pa. trooper sentenced to 5 to 10 years in child exploitation, AI deepfake case
A Pennsylvania State Police corporal who possessed child sexual abuse material and used state computers to create AI-generated pornography of women was sentenced Monday to five to 10 years in prison.
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State Cafe & Grill reopens in downtown Easton eight months after fire flooded its basement
Downtown Easton’s State Cafe & Grill held its grand reopening Thursday, eight months after water from firefighters battling a nearby hotel fire flooded its basement and forced it to close.
Celtic Classic ends after 39 years as Bethlehem nonprofit shuts down
The Celtic Cultural Alliance, which has run Bethlehem's Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival since 1988, announced Wednesday that it is shutting down, making last month's festival the last.
By Jai Smith
Shankweiler’s Drive-In to show Godzilla Minus Zero on release weekend
Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre will show "Godzilla Minus Zero" on Friday, Nov. 6, Saturday, Nov. 7 and Sunday, Nov. 8, the film's North American release weekend, the theater said in an Instagram post.
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Larry Holmes to join Allentown Rescue Mission’s drive-thru food drive at Josh Early Candies
Drivers can drop off non-perishable food and cleaning supplies for the Allentown Rescue Mission's 26th annual Thanks for Giving Food & Supplies Drive at both Josh Early Candies stores from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, with former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes on hand at the Allentown store.
By Jai Smith
Northampton County’s Gracedale administrator Michelle Morton resigns
Michelle Morton is leaving her job as administrator of Northampton County's Gracedale Nursing Home, effective Thursday, Nov. 12, the county announced Monday.
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Shapiro signs bell-to-bell phone ban for Pa. schools, with policies due by 2027-28
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a law Monday requiring every Pennsylvania school to ban student cell phone use for the entire school day, with each policy due by the start of the 2027-28 school year.
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Shapiro signs law to phase out PFAS firefighting foam in Pa.
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday signed a law that ends the sale of a type of firefighting foam made with PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals, starting July 1, 2027, and bars fire departments from using it starting Jan. 1, 2028.
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