Sale closed in Bethlehem: $530,000 for a single-family home
A 2,621-square-foot single-family house, built in 1963, has changed hands. The home at 750 Johnston Drive in Bethlehem was sold on Dec. 10 for $530,000, or $202 per square foot. This single-story house has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Inside, there is a fireplace. The property is equipped with hot water heating...
LIST: New Year’s Eve celebrations around the region
Reading Symphony Orchestra performing The Music of James Bond. The event is happening at the Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading, PA, on December 31, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. The event features the Reading Symphony Orchestra performing The Music of James Bond, with Music Director Andrew Constantine and vocalist...
History’s Headlines: Bishop Levering’s Bethlehem
By 1903 Moravian Bishop Joseph Levering had begun work on a long-planned project. Establishing himself in Nazareth's Whitefield House, a space long associated with the church, he was getting to work on his monumental project, the history of the Moravians in Bethlehem and the development beyond their era to a secular,...
Update: Winter weather advisory affecting Eastern Pa. until Saturday morning
The National Weather Service issued an updated winter weather advisory at 2:11 a.m. on Saturday in effect until 10 a.m. for Carbon, Lehigh and Bucks counties. The weather service says to be ready for, "Mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations up to one half inch and ice accumulations around one tenth of an...
Here’s Why the 73rd Annual Christmas Day Washington Crossing Reenactment Drew Thousands in Bucks...
Though Washington’s army of reenactors were forced to refrain from crossing the Delaware, the 73rd annual Christmas Washington Crossing Reenactment still brought the American Revolution to life.
NTSB provides update on deadly nursing home explosion in Bucks County
The National Transportation Safety Board provided an update Friday on the deadly explosion at a nursing home in Bristol, Bucks County.
N.J. woman trampled by horse sent to hospital for injuries
The rider was badly injured after her horse threw her when apparently spooked by a loud noise.
Retail Watch: Allentown restaurant evolves with new menu, expanded event space
Roughly a decade after it first opened, a downtown Allentown restaurant is ready to reintroduce itself with a new menu, an experienced culinary director and an expanded event space. The Dime has switched to serving an “elevated American” cuisine style on the third floor of the Renaissance Allentown Hotel at...
$28M Grid Rebuild Aims to Cut Outages and Fuel Growth in Southeast Pennsylvania
— A major power grid overhaul is taking shape across southeastern Pennsylvania as FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) advances a $28 million transmission upgrade designed to strengthen electric reliability for thousands of customers in Lehigh and Berks counties. The project, known as the Allentown–Lyons–South Hamburg...
Favorite Whitehall restaurant closing; owner to give new music-themed eatery a spin
WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — A favorite spot for all-day breakfast will close next week as the owner transitions to a restaurant making music to his ears. Griddle 145, which since 2011 has operated on MacArthur Road, will close Wednesday, Dec. 31, the restaurant announced in a Facebook post today, Saturday, Dec. 27.

















