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Hall of Fame seeking new crop of luminaries
This column is the annual call for nominees to my Hall of Fame of the area's most colorful characters. To explain to new readers what this is about, I'll offer glimpses of two Hall of Famers in action. Northampton County Human Services employee Jim...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Roy Afflerbach, Politics, Human Interest, Interior Policy
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Don't bother young wildlife alone in the wild
With Memorial Day weekend upon us, more and more people will be heading into the great outdoors to enjoy warmer weather and sunshine, and to get away from it all. Please remember to leave wildlife alone. On Monday, the Pennsylvania Game Commission...Tags: Walnutport, Wildlife, Fishing, State Parks, Animals
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PPL tree cutting is electrifying, but there's a good motive
When it comes to a choice between forestry industry profits and bats, it makes sense to go with the bats. That was my position just 11 days ago, while discussing the "white-nose syndrome" that has wiped out millions of hibernating bats in the eastern...
Tags: Hurricanes, Coopersburg, Natural Resource Industry, Monroe County (Pennsylvania), Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Mom will thank you for this useful gift
Before we recently reconnected with Barbara Edelman in Emmaus to hear more about her Mother's Day herb gift idea, she offered something that really piqued our interest. "I have a surprise for you," Barbara said. "You're going to love it." Such a...
Tags: National Retail Federation, Mother's Day, Washington, DC, South Whitehall Township, Whitehall
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Trout season opens statewide in Pennsylvania on Saturday
People in the Lehigh Valley have been trout fishing for almost two weeks now after the regional opener in Southeastern Pennsylvania kicked off on March 30. The rest of the state opens for trout season 8 a.m. this Saturday, April 13, and should see...Tags: Politics, Wildlife, Elections, State Parks, Biology
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Allen, Dieruff alums continue powderpuff preparation for charity event
"It's awesome," Bob Steckel said. He was talking about his participation in the Allen-Dieruff alumni powderpuff football game at 2 p.m. on April 20 at Allentown's J. Birney Crum Stadium; an event that offers lots of positives, not the least of which...
Tags: Cedar Crest College, Lafayette College, Human Interest, Pancreatic Cancer, St. Patrick's Day
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It's time for a 'super conference' to stabilize the Lehigh Valley area's high school leagues
The news last week that the Colonial League made Moravian Academy and Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg full-time members and invited Lehighton and Pleasant Valley to join may signal a change for area leagues. The Colonial League, according to President Tom...
Tags: Jim Thorpe, Nazareth, Catasauqua, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), High School Sports
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In Emmaus, a sad day for a small town
The first people I met Monday morning were a couple of women staring in dismay at the wreckage of the apartment house on Fifth Street in Emmaus where four people had perished in a fire the day before. We got to chatting and it turned out they both... -
Market Café at Wegmans will open Thursday
Some things seem to take forever in the retail world, like the opening of the new Weis Markets in Fogelsville or the Golden Corral at Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall Township. Eager shoppers and diners couldn't wait for either of those places to be up and...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, IHOP Corporation, Employees, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Verizon Wireless
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State senate takes on hunting issues this week
Hunters across the Commonwealth are casting a wary eye toward Harrisburg on Tuesday. The Senate Game & Fisheries Committee is considering several bills that could have significant impact for hunting in the state. The most controversial is SB 597,...Tags: Joe Emrick, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Politics, Wildlife, Bedford County (Pennsylvania)
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A new life for furniture in Quakertown
Ah, if only I could grant wishes. I'd wave my magic wand and make Costco, Trader Joe's and The Cheesecake Factory open in the Lehigh Valley within the next two weeks. I know this would make many Retail Watch readers happy, because nearly every week...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Nazareth, Catasauqua, Pizzas, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Pamper your pet at Premier Pet Grooming
Anyone who knows me, knows my life usually revolves around my dog, Ranger. Nothing but the best will do for my sweet-natured, energetic Lab. He has more toys than some human children. And I'm willing to pay the price for a good, holistic dog food. In...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Nazareth, Pet Shops, Services, and Supplies, Pet Services, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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