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Public meeting, one of four in Northampton County, to air Gracedale sale...
Purpose is to 'dispel rumors' and to question efforts to collect signatures urging county to put sale on the ballot. Express-Times Photo | BRUCE WINTERGracedale nursing home in Upper Nazareth...
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Officials share information, dispel rumors about proposed Gracedale sale
The first of four informational meetings about the plan was held Wednesday night. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | BRUCE WINTERNorthampton County officials want to sell Gracedale.Northampton...
View ArticleNorthampton County Council approves budget without tax rate increase
County taxes won't rise under the 2011 plan. The Northampton County Council kept taxes steady during its budget hearing tonight.A 10.8 mill rate was approved with the $290 million budget, which was...
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Five Questions: Northampton County Budget Administrator Doran Hamann
Hamann, of Bethlehem Township, Pa., works on the county's annual budget. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhtoDoran HamannEvery fall Doran Hamann gears up for the busiest time of year at the office:...
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Earl Robert Hank, accused of shooting his father, a retired Palmer Township...
After more than an hour of testimony from the retiree, District Judge Robert Hawke bound all charges against Earl Robert Hank to Northampton County Court. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo |...
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Barry Soldridge Jr. faces possible murder trial; DA to seek death penalty
Two charges of criminal homicide against Soldridge advanced to Northampton County Court during a preliminary hearing this morning. Soldridge allegedly murdered Derek Henry and Candice Shuey on Sept....
View ArticleOvernight storm and high winds cause power outages and Moore Township home to...
Rain and high winds ripped through the Lehigh Valley overnight causing power outages. Rain and high winds ripped through the Lehigh Valley overnight causing power outages and a Moore Township home to...
View ArticleMan pinned between two pallets at Trader Joe's storage facility in East Allen...
He was taken to a hospital after the incident on Silver Crest Road. A man became pinned between two pallets about 7:30 this morning at 6835 Silver Crest Road in East Allen Township, according to...
View ArticleFive arrested in $1.7 million federal pot bust in Northampton and Monroe...
The five men will face federal charges for growing marijuana, authorities said. Federal authorities arrested five people accused of growing $1.7 million worth of marijuana indoors and powering their...
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Pennsylvania Attorney General agents bust $1 million meth ring in Northampton...
A state grand jury recommended criminal charges today, a news release says. View full sizePhoto Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Attorney General's OfficeA flow chart outlines the alleged organization of...
View ArticleNorthampton County Council votes 7-1 to withdraw support for Slate Belt...
The measure passed 7-1, with Councilman Bruce Gilbert as the holdout. Northampton County Council tonight directed the county executive to stop negotiations to bring a proposed federal detention center...
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Ann McHale wants Northampton County Council to consider Gracedale referendum
Council President Ron Angle, who supports the nursing home's sale, accused McHale of grandstanding for Gracedale supporters at the meeting. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | BRUCE WINTERSome...
View ArticlePassenger killed when pickup truck flips in Allen Township
State police are investigating tonight's fatal accident. A 28-year-old Northampton man died early this morning when a pickup truck he was riding in lost control and crashed about 1:15 in the 7300...
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Lucinda Andrews, arrested for 1985 murder of John Joseph Mayerchak, back in...
She had been charged with homicide last month, but was just extradited from Florida on Friday. View full sizeLucinda AndrewsA Jacksonville, Fla., woman arrested last month for allegedly killing a...
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Juvenile Justice Center in Northampton County must make changes or risk loss...
The facility has until June 18 to adhere to community-based license standards or have state reimbursement cut from 80 percent to 60 percent. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | MATT SMITHThe...
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Natural gas drilling changes the landscape for some deer hunters
Hunters need to exercise safety around natural gas storage tanks. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotoDeer hunters are being advised to take into account natural gas tanks in their...
View ArticleLehigh County road-rage incident sends East Allen Township man to jail
John Coleman pointed a handgun at three people on Airport Road, police allege. An East Allen Township man has been arrested for threatening three people this afternoon with a gun during a road-rage...
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Death penalty on table in Barry Soldridge murder case after district attorney...
Prosecutors claim jealousy led Soldridge to shoot and kill Candice Shuey and Derek Henry on Sept. 22 in Lehigh Township. View full sizeFile Photos Courtesy of WFMZ-TVBarry Soldridge Jr. could face the...
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IRS owes Pennsylvanians millions; Northampton County residents among them
Check the list of county residents owed money by the Internal Revenue Service to see if you're on it. AP File PhotoNorthampton County taxpayers are owed some of more than $6.3 million due...
View ArticleNorthampton County, union meet about possible Gracedale sale
As far as the county is concerned, officials are still moving forward with their timeline to sell the nursing home, Administration Director John Conklin said. Northampton County is still moving...
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