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TRENTON, N.J. — Voters will be asked in November whether to approve two new casinos in the northern part of the state under a ballot question authorized Monday by the Legislature. It will mark the first time in 40 years that the state's voters will have a say about expanding casino gambling in...

ALLENTOWN — The Lehigh County Authority has enough money to make annual payments on the $300 million it borrowed to finance its lease of Allentown's water and sewer systems, but the deal has brought more financial strain than expected, authority budget documents show.As of January, the authority's...

A guitarist who has been at the forefront of the Lehigh Valley music scene for decades, a foundation that gives grants to organizations that promote arts education, and a local college office which arranges for students to work in the community with literary, performing and visual arts groups are...

EASTON – Demolition is complete at a Northampton Street building that partially collapsed during severe thunderstorms last month, city officials said Monday.That's good news for the Easton Public Market, which was forced to postpone its scheduled Friday opening after concerns were raised about...

NAZARETH — The first Nazareth Area School Board meeting since the district refused to accept the teachers union's contract offer will be moved to a larger room in anticipation of a large turnout, according to Superintendent Dennis Riker.Instead of the administration wing of the high school, the...

The Fresh Market Inc., a specialty grocery retailer with a store in Upper Saucon Township, has agreed to be acquired by a New York City private equity firm for nearly $1.4 billion.The companies said Monday they entered into a definitive agreement in which certain funds managed by Apollo Global...

Prompted by a recent parking rate hike and a garage proposal, Bethlehem City Council President J. William Reynolds has called for a public discussion on how much money the city draws from the parking authority to balance its books.The $500,000 contribution to the city's $73 million budget should...

Easton Area School District officials will present an expanded search policy on Tuesday that includes provisions for searching students' clothing and their belongings. The policy will be discussed during the board's standing committee meeting at 6 p.m. in the Easton Area Education Center at 1801...

Allentown's unique but controversial downtown tax zone is now generating triple the amount of state and local taxes it was estimated to have been producing before the Neighborhood Improvement Zone was created.The NIZ, where $1 billion worth of new development has been spurred by generous state...

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — Police say a central Pennsylvania man who locked himself out of his house wound up locked up in jail once emergency responders realized he had unpaid court fines.The Altoona Mirror (http://bit.ly/22dJ5fT ) reports 35-year-old Jeffrey Jones climbed onto the roof Sunday night...