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Northampton County raises controller's salary from $39,000 to $65,000
The raise would be effective in 2012, when the elected position goes from a part-time to a full-time job. Ron Angle, Tom Dietrich, Lamont McClure and Barbara Thierry opposed the raise. The Northampton...
View ArticleHoward Josephberg's family sought by coroner
Zachary Lysek is asking for information about the 60-year-old Bath man's family. Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek is attempting to contact the family of Howard Josephberg, 60, of Bath.Anyone...
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Michael Eric Ballard could have outside jury for quadruple murder case
The trial date was moved from March to May 2011. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotosMichael Eric Ballard, accused of killing four people in Northampton on June 26, may have an outside jury for his...
View ArticleLehigh County Commissioner Andy Roman outlines Plan B if bi-county health...
His Resilient Community Initiative concept combines Lehigh County resources with volunteer support to create a disaster preparedness plan. The Lehigh County commissioners and Northampton County...
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Northampton County to open proposals from potential Gracedale buyers in...
Normally RFP's are accepted by the county's purchasing department and then opened by department employees. View full sizeExpress-Times Photo | BRUCE WINTERA meeting was held today to unveil bids to...
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Northampton County receives interest from potential Gracedale buyers
The five bids were unsealed today in Harrisburg. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | BRUCE WINTERPotential Gracedale purchasers were revealed today in Harrisburg.Five firms or partnerships are...
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News comments: Gracedale employees should push for cooperative ownership
Reader Donald Dal Maso writes, 'The major difference would be that Gracedale would not pay large profits to the officers of a For-Profit corporation and would be spared the politics, paranoia and...
View ArticleMan sent to state prison for cheating drug test with fake penis
Raymond Hartley said disparaging comments made about the small size of his penis prompted him to use the device. A man claimed in Northampton County Court he brought a fake penis to a drug test...
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Judge throws out will supported by Ron Angle, accepts sister-in-law's version
The judge orders the May 7 will submitted by Joan Angle, which divided the elder Angle's estate into four pieces, be made Frederick W. Angle's will of record. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo |...
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Online gallery Artsonia exposes student artwork to the world
People can purchase items featuring artwork by Lehigh Valley art students. View full sizeContributed photoVisitors to artsonia.com can search for and view student artwork from around the world.In a...
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Suspects in Northampton County meth ring expected to plead guilty
The four men were indicted last year in Helletown. View full sizePhotos Courtesy of the Office of the Attorney GeneralClockwise from top, Rashaad Toombs, Kwame Fluellen, Maliek Frazier and drugs...
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Northampton County's newest judges say little could have prepared them for...
Leonard Zito, Michael Koury and Craig Dally look at their first year on the bench. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotosNorthampton County judges, from left, Leonard Zito, Craig Dally and Michael...
View ArticleWhizzinator user claims ineffective defense in sentencing for falsifying...
After Raymond Hartley Jr. claimed in Northampton County Court that he used the device to prevent disparaging comments about the size of his penis, he claims his defense attorney 'concocted a...
View ArticleNew solar panel plan submitted for Lehigh Elementary School
MetroTek seeks a new designation for the project, which surrenders more play area. A proposed field of solar panels is an accessory to Lehigh Elementary School and should be permitted as such,...
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Ron Angle out as Northampton County Council president
Councilman John Cusick was elected president in a 5-4 vote. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | BILL ADAMSFormer Northampton County Council President Ron Angle smokes a cigar during the unveiling...
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Two-time escapee Krystal Rae Gottshall sentenced to state prison for fleeing
Gottshall, 23, escaped from police custody twice last year. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotosKrystal Rae Gottshall was sentenced today for twice escaping Easton police last year.A 23-year-old...
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Northampton County Councilwoman Ann McHale will not seek re-election
Ann McHale has been a councilwoman since 1998. She is one of two Democrats on the nine-person board. Express-Times file photoA 2009 photo of Northampton County Councilwoman Ann McHale.Ann McHale, a...
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Northampton Community College plans tuition hike
A $5-per-credit increase was proposed with the school's budget. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | MATT SMITHNorthampton Community College President Arthur L. ScottEnrollment is stagnant and...
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Prison remains on lockdown after loaded gun found in intake area
An investigation is under way to determine where the gun is from and who owns it. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | KELBY ANDERKONorthampton County Prison officials have been searching the...
View ArticleWhizzinator defendant earns longer term of probation, possible perjury charges
Raymond C. Hartley Jr. claimed his defense attorney crafted the story about why he used a fake penis for a drug test. A Monroe County man who used a fake penis for a probation drug test earned a...
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