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Lehigh Valley prepares for powder keg dubbed 'Frankenstorm'
Predictions for the hybrid storm bearing down on the Northeast keep worsening and the tone of the coverage is growing ever more strident, so it's no wonder the phone at Ice Cream World has been ringing off the hook. No one's looking to stock up on ice...
Tags: Government, Landauer Incorporated, Disasters and Accidents, Natural Disasters, Tropical Storm Lee (2011)
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Bracing for Sandy
Pennsylvania remained in Hurricane Sandy's crosshairs Sunday, with forecasters predicting a one-two punch of wind and rain to start hitting the Lehigh Valley late tonight. Although a degree of uncertainty remains about the storm's precise path, there...
Tags: Government, Disasters and Accidents, Long Island, Natural Disasters, New York City
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Monster storm closing in on Valley region
After almost a week of ominous forecasts, the weather system born of a giant hurricane, a winter storm and an arctic air mass is upon us. And it's not going anywhere fast. Across the Lehigh Valley, residents and government officials worked through the...
Tags: Government, Disasters and Accidents, Natural Disasters, American Red Cross, Tropical Storm Lee (2011)
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Hurricane Sandy's impact on the Lehigh Valley: Power outages, damaged trees, closed roads
Hurricane Sandy left the Lehigh Valley and Poconos regions in the dark and with a few less trees but with little damage compared to the beating suffered in neighboring New Jersey. The only death reported by local emergency and police officials as of...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Montgomery County (Maryland), Boyertown, Natural Disasters, Bucks County
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Post-hurricane question: Do we really need traffic signals?
Q: Regarding your observation that traffic seemed to be flowing smoothly through the intersection of 19th and Tilghman streets in Allentown when the traffic signals had no power, I've noticed the same thing. At your request, I continued to check, and...
Tags: Macada, Science and Technology, Whitehall, Traffic, Allentown
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State Roads Closed in East Central Pennsylvania Due to Storm
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) advises drivers several state roads are closed or restricted in East Central Pennsylvania because of weather issues caused by Hurricane Sandy. Here is the latest list of road closings in PennDOT...Tags: Carbon County, Bodies of Water, Science and Technology, Spring Creek, Schuylkill County
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Lehigh Co. – Lane restriction on I-78 between Exit 51 (Rt. 22) & Northampton Co. line, 8 p.m.-6 a.m. weeknights Oct. 22 – July 2013 for slab stabilization project
PennDOT announced a lane restriction will be enforced on Interstate 78 in both directions between Exit 51 (Route 22) and Northampton County line in Lehigh County from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. weeknights beginning Monday, Oct. 22 and ending in July 2013 for a slab...Tags: Lehigh County
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Signs forbid a legal practice: using cell phone while driving
Q: I've seen signs indicating 'no cell phone while driving' at several entry points to the city of Bethlehem, including on southbound Route 512 (Center Street) just past the Route 22 overpass. I thought there was a texting ban that was a state law, but...
Tags: Radio, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Bucks County, Centre County, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Pennsylvania's lawyers will protect you against yourself
It is cruel to expect people to be responsible for themselves and for what they do to themselves. We need paladins like Ralph Bellafatto to protect us from the forces of evil, who lure and seduce us into behaviors over which we cannot be expected to...
Tags: Laws, Trials, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Allentown
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Contractor agrees to repay customer
Elizabeth and Dan Schoenauer finally are finished with Bethlehem contractor John Reichenbach, four years after they complained about him not finishing the work they paid him to do. Reichenbach has agreed to reimburse the Bethlehem Township couple $4,...Tags: House Building, Trials, Judges, Litigation, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Pennsylvania voters need longer memories
A friend sent me the photo that accompanies this column, along with a couple of similar shots. The politician being hung in effigy, complete with "Return the Pay Raise" signs, is state Sen. DAVID ARGALL, R-Schuylkill. The photos were taken just north...
Tags: Republican Party, Government, Political Fundraising, Public Officials, Justin J. Simmons
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Motorist sheds light on Freemansburg Bridge lights
Q: The overhead lights on the Freemansburg Bridge are on during the day and off at night. I called PennDOT's 'Pothole Hotline' and they said it's not their responsibility. PennDOT seems to maintain the rest of the bridge. In the past I called about...
Tags: Employees, Freemansburg, Allentown, Career and Workplace
Oct 26, 2012
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Oct 27, 2012
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Oct 28, 2012
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Oct 30, 2012
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Nov 1, 2012
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Oct 29, 2012
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Oct 22, 2012
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Oct 25, 2012
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Oct 25, 2012
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Oct 24, 2012
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Oct 23, 2012
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Oct 18, 2012
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