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As he was about to start his 13th year at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom where he mostly cleaned restrooms, Chris Emery, a pleasant man with a learning disability, had a hard time with the new interview process, his mother said. He couldn't read information about how to deal with guests and then...

ALLEN TOWNSHIP — A recent weight restriction change by PennDOT means that firefighters and other responders in Allen Township risk breaking the law by crossing a bridge to respond to emergency calls.PennDOT turned down Allen's request for a special exception permit that would allow vehicles exceeding...

What's looking like one of the hottest tickets in town?It's the black-tie optional gala at the Hotel Bethlehem on April 16. The event will kick off Bethlehem's 275th anniversary celebration this year and raise funds for a free community celebration in June and a book on the city's history.The gala,...

People complained more about wireless phone service and products, landline phone service and new car dealers than other types of businesses last year, according to a ranking released this week by the Better Business Bureau. The BBB received about 870,000 complaints last year about all types of...

PHILADELPHIA — A week after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took a long-awaited vote to legalize medical marijuana, key backers are worried that the law's implementation could be slowed or even derailed by last-minute changes to the measure. Senate Republicans say that the 154-page legislation...

East Allen Township will explore restricting truck traffic on select roads in response to restrictions imposed by neighboring Allen Township.The Board of Supervisors directed solicitor Joseph Piperato III to begin working on an ordinance that would prohibit truck traffic on certain roads that will...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Secretary of Transportation says 70 mph speed limits will be coming to the Pennsylvania Turnpike and interstate highways in May. For now, PennDOT and the turnpike commission are studying where to increase the speed limits. It probably won't happen in more urban...

LEHIGH TOWNSHIP — Cindy Miller has been focused on local residents during her tenure as the Lehigh Township supervisor and planning board member and she said that won't change if she's selected to represent the Lehigh Valley's 183rd in Harrisburg.The 56-year-old small business consultant is one...

The Perez house, it's important to mention, wasn't so bad in the first place. Yes, the predominant colors in the Palmer Township half-double were turquoise and red. The kitchen was outdated. The furniture had seen better days. But those were cosmetic things. A house is not a home, and all that....

EMMAUS — Seven Generations Charter School will shut down its middle school for at least the 2016-17 school year if it gets the OK from the East Penn School District. The Seven Generations board of trustees voted 6-0 Thursday to request an amendment to its charter to suspend the sixth, seventh and...