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First challenge filed against petitions for ballot question to halt Gracedale...
Northampton County Councilman Ron Angle and local blogger Bernie O'Hare filed the paperwork this afternoon. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | BRUCE WINTERRon Angle and Bernie O'Hare are...
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Gracedale ballot initiative violates Home Rule Charter, is removed from the...
The election commission's vote removes the question from the May ballot. View full sizeExpress-Times Photo | BRUCE WINTERGracedale nursing home is in Upper Nazareth Township.The proposed ballot...
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Northampton County election commission meeting on Gracedale moved to Monday -...
The four firms interested in buying Gracedale must submit their final bids by Friday, as well. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | BRUCE WINTERNorthampton County Executive John Stoffa wants to...
View ArticleLehigh Township man turns in son-in-law for child pornography, police say
Devan Smith, 25, of the 2700 block of Diane Boulevard in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, downloaded child pornography on his father-in-law's computer, court records say. A Lehigh Township man turned...
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Gracedale nursing home bids opened, range from $32.5M to $37.5M
Controller Steve Barron was the only county official at the opening. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | BRUCE WINTERNorthampton County officials want to sell Gracedale, the county's nursing...
View ArticleMan in jail on Carbon County burglary charges admits to Lehigh Township...
Gary Mark Kieffer, 39, who is currently in Graterford State Prison, was charged with burglarizing one home on West Mountain View Drive and another on Timberline Road on Dec. 3. A man already in state...
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Northampton Community College sends off 707 winter graduates - PHOTO GALLERY
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Roger Ross Williams delivered the commencement address. He is an NCC graduate. Commencement speaker Roger Ross Williams told Northampton Community College's latest...
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Lawsuit: Northampton County corrections officer ran tobacco ring in prison,...
The federal suit claims guard James Boehm helped run an illicit tobacco ring. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotoA federal lawsuit filed last week alleges a Northampton County Prison guard ran an...
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Newspaper article sinks criminal probe into Northampton County Prison...
District Attorney John Morganelli was leading an investigation into drug and contraband trafficking. View full sizeNorthampton County District Attorney John Morganelli today said an investigation into...
View ArticleGracedale back on ballot after election commission re-votes on issue
A referendum about whether Northampton County should sell the nursing home can appear on the May primary ballot, the commission decided today. The Northampton County election commission has reversed...
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Referendum to prevent sale of Gracedale nursing home back on ballot after...
The commission voted under duress last week, commission chairman says. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | BRUCE WINTERThe proposed referendum to prevent the sale of Gracedale nursing home is...
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Michael Eric Ballard claims he killed two people in the Poconos, DA says
The information is based on an interview with one of Ballard's fellow inmates, officials say. View full sizeCourtesy PhotoMichael Eric Ballard is charged with homicide in the stabbing deaths of four...
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Northampton County opens Emergency Operations Center ahead of predicted ice...
The center will reach level 2 at midnight, which means it will bulk up staff and go into an 'emergency support function.' Watch video Northampton County opened its Emergency Operations Center at noon...
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Northampton County Executive John Stoffa says appeal of election commission's...
Stoffa is '90 percent' sure his administration will appeal the election commission's decision to place a Gracedale referendum on the May ballot. Express-Times File Photo | BILL ADAMSNorthampton County...
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Northampton County administration asks court to remove Gracedale referendum...
The appeal was filed this afternoon and a hearing is scheduled Friday. County council should learn about the recommended buyer tonight at 6:30. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | BRUCE...
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Attorneys for Barry Soldridge Jr. want photos of murder victims excluded from...
A status conference for the case is scheduled Friday. View full sizeCourtesy PhotoBarry Soldridge Jr.Attorneys for Barry L. Soldridge Jr. want a new venue for his trial on murder charges and photos of...
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Gracedale committee recommends TL Management, Global Healthcare partnership...
The partnership bid $35 million for the Northampton County-owned nursing home. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | BRUCE WINTERNorthampton County Executive John Stoffa wants to lease or sell...
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Barry Soldridge's trial pushed back, attorney argues he won't get a fair trial
District Attorney John Morganelli argued that there is no need for a change of venue for the trial. View full sizeCourtesy PhotoBarry Soldridge Jr.The capital murder trial for Barry Soldridge Jr.,...
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Hearing about challenge to Gracedale petitions is still going
Another hearing to discuss County Executive John Stoffa's appeal is set for next Friday. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | BRUCE WINTERGracedale is in Upper Nazareth TownshipSince 9 o’clock...
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John Stoffa considering outside firm to evaluate Northampton County Prison
County council members have called for a change of leadership at the prison after a string of problems at the Easton facility. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | KELBY ANDERKONorthampton County...
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