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Bethlehem Girl Scout Cookie Crunch bigger for second annual bite

BETHLEHEM — With recipes ranging from chicken wonton tacos to Thai coconut lemon chicken and even dessert sushi, the second annual Girl Scout Cookie Crunch at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem had a little something for everyone.The event, which pairs area chefs with Girl Scouts...

 

Rollover crash in Palmer Township shutters portion of Route 22 East

PALMER TOWNSHIP — Police shut down a section of Route 22 Sunday night following reports of a single-vehicle rollover crash with serious injuries, according to emergency scanner reports. Authorities received multiple calls at 10:44 p.m. for a rollover wreck at mile marker 334.2 on Route 22 eastbound....

 

No budget could force Penn State to close extension offices

Penn State University President Eric Barron says 1,100 agricultural extension workers across the state could be laid off this spring if the university doesn't receive state government aid that's hung up in a partisan budget battle.Barron told university trustees at a Friday meeting in Hershey...

 

Fire destroys two buildings in Catasauqua

A three-alarm fire in Catasauqua overnight left two buildings destroyed. Police responded around 3 a.m. early Saturday to reports of a working fire in a three-story building the 200 block of Front Street. Encountering heavy fire condition, the fire went to second alarm at 3:30 a.m. and third alarm...

 

Democrats running for 183 r d District cite education, reform in Harrisburg among top priorities

As the race in the 183rd Legislative District opens wide, two Democrats are going head to head in an attempt to take what for decades has been a seat held by a Republican.With Rep. Julie Harhart, who held the seat for 11 terms, not running for re-election, the race in the 183rd is expected to be...

 

Transgender man sues state to pay for hysterectomy

PHILADELPHIA — A Delaware County transgender man denied Medicaid coverage for a hysterectomy has sued the state, claiming the denial violates his civil rights and recent federal rulings that impoverished transgender people are entitled to taxpayer dollars for sex-change surgery. The lawsuit, which...

 

Allentown apartment plan links firms on FBI's parking authority subpoena

ALLENTOWN — The Allentown Parking Authority has big plans for its new Community Deck at Sixth and Walnut streets and they involve more than just cars. Twice in the last two years, the authority has solicited proposals from developers interested in buying a 50-foot-wide, L-shaped piece of land around...

 

VA slow in paying medical practices that treat veterans

Veterans aren't the only ones whose claims are mishandled and delayed at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Private medical practices that treat veterans on behalf of the VA get the same runaround when they ask the government for payment. Data show that in fiscal year 2015, the Veterans Health...

 

Volunteers needed in the Lehigh Valley

COMMUNITY BIKE WORKS of Allentown needs Earn-a-Bike instructors for youths ages 9-17. Volunteers will mentor and assist children in repairing bicycles. Commitment is 6-8 p.m. one weeknight for 12 weeks. Training provided. Call James Williams, 610-434-1140, james@communitybikeworks.org. FAMILIES...

 

Politics as Usual: Approval ratings for state government drop again

Gadzooks! D'oh! Sufferin' Succotash! Any one of those cartoon catchphrases can sum up voters' increasingly negative view of state government and its politicians. Two out of three registered voters — 67 percent —believe the state is "on the wrong track," according to a Franklin & Marshall College...

 

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