‘Pakistani’ vs. ‘Made in America’: GOP mailer draws racism charges in Lehigh Valley House race
By Jai Smith
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Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem, Pa., closes after 58 years; owners’ plan has yet to reach council
Neshaminy Mall closed for good Saturday after 58 years, and the owners who plan to tear down about half of it have yet to bring a redevelopment plan to Bensalem Township Council.
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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.
By Jai Smith
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.
By Jai Smith
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.
By Jai Smith
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.
By Jai Smith
Allentown’s Crum Stadium expansion to start with $500,000 state grant
State Sen. Nick Miller presented the Allentown School District with a $500,000 state grant Friday to start a multi-phase expansion of J. Birney Crum Stadium, money he first announced in July.
By Jai Smith
Bethlehem woman posts doorbell video of police entry, says jury sided with officers
Katrina Godbey says a federal jury sided with three Bethlehem police officers in her excessive-force lawsuit over how they entered her home in March 2024, when she says officers pushed through her door and knocked her into a staircase.
By Jai Smith
Bethlehem Area School District to host listening sessions on school boundaries as enrollment falls
Parents and residents of the Bethlehem Area School District can weigh in on how the district uses its school buildings and draws attendance boundaries at five community meetings Wednesday, Nov. 4, through Friday, Nov. 6.
By Jai Smith