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Lehigh Valley mayors discuss sustainable development, urban supermarkets
Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan gazed out of the dining room at Iacocca Hall atop Lehigh University's South Mountain campus upon what he considers the poster-child of sustainable development. The 330-foot-tall former Bethlehem Steel Corp. headquarters...
Tags: Walmart, Whole Foods Market, Whitehall, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Ed Pawlowski
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William H. Hoffman, engineer
William H. Hoffman, a retired U.S. Food and Drug Administration official, died Monday from septic shock after kidney transplant surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The longtime Ellicott City resident was 81. William Harry Hoffman was...
Tags: Science and Technology, National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins University, Technology, Health Organizations
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No fire found at Martin Tower's smoke; fire officials unsure of cause
The Bethlehem Fire Department investigated black smoke rising from the roof of the vacant 23-story Martin Tower on Thursday night, but found no fire. "The crews went in and on the way up they had a floor-by-floor search," Assistant Fire Chief Richard...Tags: Fires, Bethlehem Steel
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Awards and honors for Lehigh Valley residents
The Hellertown - Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce's 91st banquet will be held 5-8 p.m. May 31at Silver Creek Country Club. Those being honored include: Josh Popichak, editor of the Hellertown-Lower Saucon PATCH, was selected to receive the Community...Tags: Lehigh Valley Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Health and Medical Professionals, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Health and Safety at School
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William H. Hubbard: How to transform LVIA into a regional transportation hub
Paul Carpenter's column, "It's high-speed rail vs. highway and airport hell," got my attention because we both witnessed the final decline and fall of passenger rail service. Back in September 1977, 13 citizens gathered in the Hotel Bethlehem to form the...Tags: Travel, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Transportation, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Railway Transportation
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PPL Tower goes (semi-)dark for masonry repairs
The Road Warrior w/Dan HartzellSome fellow warriors may have noticed that the soft, red lighting that has bathed Allentown's iconic PPL Tower building for -- well, for as long as I can remember -- has experienced an outage. Or most of the red lighting, anyway. The three recessed levels... -
Joseph J. Bertolini Sr., 81, Boswell
Joseph J. Bertolini Sr., 81, Boswell, died peacefully March 29, 2013, at home after a 13-month battle with brain cancer. Born April 29, 1931, in Johnstown, son of Emil Sr. and Afra (Setti) Bertolini. Preceded in death by parents; son Joseph J. Jr. on Dec....Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Crime, Law and Justice
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David A. Mack, drydock operator
David A. Mack, a retired Bethlehem Steel Corp. floating drydock operator, died March 14 after being struck by two hit-and-run drivers in eastern Baltimore County. The longtime Edgemere resident was 77. Mr. Mack was walking home after spending the...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Bethlehem Steel, Shipbuilding
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William J. Rosenthal, lawyer
William J. Rosenthal, a noted expert in labor and employment law who as a naval deck officer during World War II participated in the D-Day invasion, died March 12 of a hemorrhage at Northwest Hospital. He was 92.
"He was a physically imposing person, and...Tags: Track and Field, University of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University, Lawyers, Career and Workplace
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Percy Nicholson, owned dry cleaners
Percy Nicholson, a retired co-owner of two West Baltimore cleaning establishments where he cared for the clothing of African-American performers who played the fabled Royal Theatre, died Monday of heart failure at Manor Care Falls Road.
The Ashburton...Tags: New York City, Manor Care Incorporated, Heart Failure, John Mackey, Billie Holiday
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Virginia T. 'Ginny' Dobry, Patterson Park activist
Virginia T. "Ginny" Dobry, a neighborhood activist who was also described as "Patterson Park's one-woman Welcome Wagon," died Sunday from a brain tumor at her North Kenwood Avenue home. She was 79. "Ginny was such a wonderful person. She made...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Vincent de Paul, St. Mary's County, Roman Catholicism, Parkville
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Mary Lee Davis, 81, active in community theater and church choir
Mary Lee Davis, a retired secretary and former Dundalk resident who enjoyed performing in community theater, died Dec. 21 of heart failure at her Clearwater, Fla., home. She was 81. The former Mary Lee Brown was born and raised in Rivesville, W.Va.,...Tags: Sykesville, Heart Failure, Mount Vernon, Clearwater (Pinellas, Florida), Ocean City
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