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Northampton County councilwoman wants to pull the plug on proposed bi-county...
Barbara Thierry wants to repeal the ordinance creating the proposed department. View full sizeBarbara ThierryA Northampton County councilwoman is ready to pull the plug on the proposed bi-county...
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Northampton County Council voting tonight on Gracedale management firm choice
Premier Healthcare Resources made a presentation Wednesday at a joint county council finance and human services committee meeting. Express-Times File PhotoNorthampton County Council will consider...
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Northampton County judge tosses request for legal fees from Gracedale group...
Attorney Lawrence Otter said this is not the end of his legal battle. Express-Times Photo | SUE BEYERThe Gracedale nursing facility.The attorney for the group behind the Gracedale referendum will not...
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Premier Healthcare Resources tapped to run Gracedale nursing home
The firm was approved unanimously by Northampton County Council, drawing applause from the audience. Express-Times Photo | SUE BEYERThe Gracedale nursing facility is in Upper Nazareth Township.A new...
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Lehighton man accused of stalking, groping 13-year-old girl
Joseph Kulp, 39, of the 300 block of Cypress Street in Lehighton, was arraigned today on charges of indecent assault, harassment and stalking. District Judge Robert Hawke sent him to Northampton...
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Northampton County Prison on lockdown overnight after kitchen spatula goes...
The spatula is still missing, but Corrections Director Robert Meyers said he is confident the utensil is no longer inside the facility. View full sizeExpress-Times Photo | SUE BEYERNorthampton County...
View ArticleLehigh Township man arrested for smashing woman's arm with door, police say
Police say Sergey Yeletskiy, 34, also threw keys at Kerry Yeletskiy. A Lehigh Township man allegedly threw his keys at a woman, then smashed a door against her right arm and wrist.Sergey Yeletskiy,...
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Jason Daniels sues Northampton County Prison, guard over inmate attack
The former prison inmate says he warned an officer not to move him to a new cell. He was allegedly attacked by other prisoners as a result of the move. Express-Times File PhotoNorthampton County...
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Lucinda Andrews admits to 1985 murder, sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison
Andrews pleaded guilty to third-degree murder for the shooting death of John Joseph Mayerchak. Lucinda AndrewsA woman who fled to Florida from the Lehigh Valley more than 25 years ago pleaded guilty...
View ArticleEaston man convicted of sex charge living in Bethlehem shelter, according to...
The shelter doesn't accept sex offenders. Anthony Byrd was convicted of assaulting a 15-year-old. A former Easton man convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in 2000 has been living at a...
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Bethlehem man pleads guilty to charges related to gun smuggled into...
Christian Neith is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 28. Courtesy PhotoChristian NeithA 21-year-old Bethlehem man who smuggled a gun into Northampton County Prison pleaded guilty today to carrying a...
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Northampton County officials still concerned about $150 resident fee for West...
The county has agreed to a rate of $16.25 per square-foot, which would equal about $400,000 a year to lease the facility. Express-Times File PhotoNorthampton County Executive John StoffaNorthampton...
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State health officials warn of measles exposure at Kohl's in Lower Nazareth...
A person possibly infected with the virus visited the store Aug. 19, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Express-Times File PhotoA person possibly infected with measles visited the...
View ArticleGold coins worth $25,000 stolen from East Allen Township home
The coins were taken between December and August, police say. Police are investigating the theft of $25,000 worth of gold coins from a home in East Allen Township.Pennsylvania State Police at...
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Former Northampton County Prison guard headed to trial over alleged inmate...
Jorge Soto is charged with simple assault and official oppression in the alleged attack on Frank C. Buccini. Express-Times File Photo | KELBY ANDERKONorthampton County PrisonA former Northampton...
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Somebody Do Something: Lack of signs causes confusion at Southmont mall...
Somebody should do something to make it clear that crossing Freemansburg Avenue from the Southmont shopping center in Bethlehem Township, Pa., puts you on the onramp of Route 33 North. Drivers rely on...
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Bi-county health department lives on, at least for two more months
Northampton County council will allow the Lehigh Valley Board of Health to make its final report. View full sizeAnn McHaleNorthampton County Council will allow the Lehigh Valley Board of Health to...
View ArticleMissing inmate returns to Northampton County work release center
Anthony Benjamin Stehley Jr., 21, was missing from Aug. 11, officials say. He returned Thursday night. An inmate who walked away from the Northampton County work release center three weeks ago has...
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Bath man accused of molesting 13-year-old girl in Moore Township
Jonathan D. Creveling, of the 100 block of Old Forge Drive, sexually assaulted the girl July 4 in the 3800 block of West Scenic Drive, police said. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotoPolice say a...
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Hurricane Irene-struck Northampton County eligible for federal aid
President Barack Obama declared Pennsylvania a major disaster area Saturday after Gov. Tom Corbett requested federal disaster aid for the state, officials announced Saturday. View PHOTOS of Hurricane...
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