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SOUTH WHITEHALL — A plan to move the Wendy's at the Shops at Cedar Point West in South Whitehall and build a Wawa received final approval from township commissioners Wednesday.But that plan does not include replacing the existing Office Depot store with a 122-bed Hyatt hotel, as proposed last year...

Forks Township will roll with genuine French bakery goods now that the Board of Supervisors has said yes to a baked delicacies manufacturer from France establishing its first production location in the United States.Supervisors granted conditional use approval for Norac USA to operate a commercial...

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Three Franciscan friars charged with allowing a suspected sexual predator to hold jobs where he molested more than 100 children in Pennsylvania are set to surrender on child endangerment charges.Robert D'Aversa, Anthony Criscitelli and Giles Schinelli have arraignments...

LEHIGH TOWNSHIP — As he campaigns for the state House seat in the 183rd district, Zach Mako knows his age can raise eyebrows.But the 27-year-old said he silences critics by referencing his military service, active duty tour in Afghanistan and his upcoming trip to Estonia where he will serve as...

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Three Franciscan friars charged in Pennsylvania with allowing a suspected sexual predator to hold jobs where he molested more than 100 children have been removed from their religious assignments in Florida and Minnesota. Friars Robert D'Aversa, Anthony Criscitelli and...

NAZARETH — After a day of bitter exchanges between the Nazareth School District and its teachers, the union announced that a Thursday meeting between educators and the district could avert Friday's planned strike. As a result, students might be required to report to school Friday after all. The...

TREXLERTOWN – One of two Air Products units that the company has scheduled to spin off later this year could be sold before that.A company spokesman would not comment on a Wall Street Journal report that says Air Products is in advanced talks to sell its performance materials division to Germany's...

WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP — The Whitehall Township Planning Commission tabled a plan Wednesday night to build a discount grocery store on one of the last remaining empty, commercially zoned parcels on MacArthur Road.Commission members had concerns about how the new store would affect traffic in the neighborhood...

SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP — Traffic congestion and safety have been among the biggest concerns South Whitehall residents have voiced over plans to build homes on the old Rutz Farm tract along Walbert Avenue.On Wednesday, developer David Jaindl and his project engineer, Larry S. Turoscy of Lehigh...

A 911 regionalization study has recommended merging Allentown and Bethlehem's 911 centers with their respective counties in the next two years with an eventual goal of creating one regional center. The report, which was produced by a consultant hired by the two cities and Lehigh and Northampton...