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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey is renewing its effort to jump-start Atlantic City's struggling casino market by allowing smaller casinos to open.A state Senate committee on Monday advanced a bill to authorize two "boutique" casinos for the resort town that can be much smaller than the existing...

EASTON — Northampton County's fiscal watchdog has been sued in district court over personal credit card debt worth more than $2,500.Midland Funding LLC, one of the country's largest buyers of unpaid debt, filed a civil complaint against Controller Stephen Barron on Feb. 25. According to the complaint...

Bill Cosby's criminal sex-assault case was temporarily halted days before a key hearing while a Pennsylvania appeals court considers his effort to have the case thrown out before trial. The Pennsylvania Superior Court granted Cosby a postponement Tuesday while the court decides whether to hear...

BETHLEHEM – With three bookworms in the house, Amy Mascott never has to worry about getting her children to open a book. They're hooked on "Harry Potter" books, the "Percy Jackson" series and more.But Mascott, a 1994 Liberty High School graduate who now lives in Maryland, knows that for some parents,...

NAZARETH — Teachers at the Nazareth Area School District are touting their latest offer to the school district, which reduces raises and includes a greater contribution for benefits, as a compromise that could end the contract stalemate.Union President Adele Mitch said teachers met to discuss the...

ALLENTOWN – Almost 50 Allentown School District students won awards in the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science competition.At the Region 3 competition at Easton Area High on Feb. 27, 16 Allentown students earned first place prizes, 23 earned second places and seven earned third places, according...

Presidential races by nature are often contentious. But the Republican primary race is particularly so this year with name-calling and insults rarely heard from candidates seeking to lead the United States. The candidates have also uttered some phrases on the stump that are odd or at the very least...

HARRISBURG — The owner of Chick's Grill was new in town and skeptical about Ronald "Porky" Melocchi's entreaties to install his illegal video gambling machines in his restaurant in a rough-and-tumble town outside Pittsburgh, and that's when Melocchi allegedly brought in state Rep. Marc Gergely.

PHILADELPHIA — A federal lawsuit filed against Penn State by a son of late football coach Joe Paterno has been dismissed, but the judge left open the possibility for state claims to be refiled. Former assistant coach Jay Paterno and another former assistant, Bill Kenney, filed a federal lawsuit...

EASTON —The demolition of a neighboring property is delaying the opening of the Easton Public Market at 325 Northampton St. The opening of the much-anticipated market was previously scheduled for March 18, according to a press release. No new date has been established. Damages from a storm on 323...