Retail Watch: Restaurant to celebrate 20 years as owner hopes to pass it to...
A family restaurant will soon celebrate 20 years of operation in the Lehigh Valley, with its eye already on the future for who the next owner will be. Samuel Owens Restaurant & Bar, 128 Chestnut St. in Coplay, will hold an anniversary ribbon cutting at 4:15 p.m. Oct. 1, the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce ann
One dead in two-motorcycle crash on Route 611 in Northampton County
LOWER MOUNT BETHEL TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- One person is dead, and another was taken to the hospital following a two-motorcycle crash in Northampton County on Saturday afternoon. State police say the collision happened around 5 p.m. near Route 611 and Ott Drive in Lower Mount Bethel Township. One victim died...
Wolfpack rally falls just short against Whitehall
PLAINS TWP. — The cards were stacked up against Wilkes-Barre Area. Eighteen starters that hardly played a varsity game. Numerous injurie
The Great Allentown Fair to return for 174th edition
Once again, The Great Allentown Fair will be in town. The extravaganza is Sept. 2 through Sept. 7 in the Allentown Fairgrounds, bounded by 17th, Chew and Liberty streets, west end Allentown. On the Service Electric Grandstand Stage: The Four Tops with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, Diane Witty, Music Director...
‘Clear the Shelters’ Event Brings Free Pet Adoptions To Lower Bucks County
Prospective pet owners will have the chance to adopt an animal at no cost Saturday, Aug. 29, as the Women’s Animal Center hosts the 12th annual NBCUniversal “Clear the Shelters” pet adoption event. The program is designed to connect stray and surrendered animals with permanent homes. The...
Man arrested on assault charges in Palmer
PALMER, PA — A man was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly assaulting a police officer who stopped to check on his welfare. Gavin Tyler Kish, 18, of Pennsylvania, was taken into custody at approximately 1 a.m. on Nazareth Road at Crest Boulevard. A Palmer Township police officer responding...
Former ASD middle school principal takes job at Southern Lehigh
The former principal of an Allentown school, who resigned suddenly at the beginning of the school year, has taken another job at a district nearby. Spencer Cameron is now the assistant principal of Southern Lehigh Middle School. The Southern Lehigh school board welcomed him back to the district earlier this week.
The Little Co-op That Couldn’t | Part II: Where’s the Money?
The opening installment of this series laid out the vision and its cast of admirers for the Bethlehem Co-op Market. This installment details from the Board’s own remarkable records that it documented every step of not opening, in minutes, faithfully, for fifteen years.
Local retirement community host ‘A Night in Italy’ evening for residents
Country Meadows of Allentown Retirement Community, 410 N Krocks Road, Allentown, hosted a special themed meal “A Night in Italy” for all residents on Aug. 5. It was an evening of fun, festivities and resident engagement. It brought a true sense of community to those who miss former...
Two-story data center proposed for site off Route 22 in Bethlehem
Developers on Friday publicly announced plans for a new data center in the Lehigh County portion of Bethlehem. The Industrial Drive Data Center is proposed at 2184 Industrial Drive in the LVIP I industrial park, according to a news release. The six-acre site is just north of the Routes 22...

















