School directors poll favors selling Moore
A poll of the Northampton Area School District Board of Education indicates a willingness to sell Moore Elementary School and its property in Moore Township. The nonbinding poll taken at the Feb. 9 board meeting saw six school directors in favor of selling the Moore property and three school directors in favor of not...
St. Luke’s buys former fire station in Lehigh Valley
SALISBURY, Pa. - St. Luke's University Health Network is expanding its footprint in the Lehigh Valley. It has bought the former Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire Company station for $380,000. Public records show that the property on Eisenhower Drive in Salisbury Township was acquired in December. St. Luke's also...
Local couple donates money to struggling families
A Bucks County couple donated thousands of dollars to help struggling families
Sonia Sotomayor Dual Language Immersion Academy brings something ‘special and important’ to Allentown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mi’reya Primer is only in second grade, but at 8 years old can recite the Pledge of Allegiance in both English and Spanish. A native English speaker, Mi’reya gained the bulk of her Spanish language knowledge over the past two years as a pupil at Sonia Sotomayor Dual Language Immersion Academy.
Man arrested on drug charges in Pen Argyl
PEN ARGYL, PA — A man faces multiple drug charges after police say he failed to stop for a traffic violation and was found with marijuana and pills in his vehicle. Jariel Badillo, 33, of Allentown, was arrested Feb. 9 during a traffic stop in Allentown by Pennsylvania State Police Bethlehem.
Man wanted on drug, weapons charges in Carbon County
CARBON COUNTY, PA — The Carbon County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a man on multiple criminal charges. Patrick Kelly is wanted on charges including use or possession of drug paraphernalia, making repairs or selling offensive weapons, two counts of criminal mischief-tampering with property, two counts of defiant...
Fox 29’s Bob Kelly Goes to Souderton to Tour the Oldest Chocolate Business in...
Fox 29’s Bob Kelly recently got the chance to tour Asher's Chocolate in Souderton to learn how they make their delicious chocolates. Fox 29’s Bob Kelly recently got the chance to tour Asher’s Chocolate in Souderton to learn how they make their delicious chocolates. Asher’s has been...
She made her first zine 30 years ago and is now teaching others the...
An upcoming zine-making workshop at Northampton Community College will be led by Taryn Hipp, a Bethlehem resident whose résumé spans life skills counseling and farming. Zine-maker-turned-counselor-turned-farmer may be an unusual set of hyphens, but it only begins to capture the many layers of Hipp’s life and work.
This Pennsylvania hot dog counter still gets chili dogs completely right
Some places just nail it, and Yocco’s in Allentown proves why. Step up to the counter on Hamilton Street, and you’re greeted by sizzling hot dogs, tangy sauces, and the unmistakable smell of chili that makes your stomach demand attention. This isn’t fancy food—it’s honest, bold, and done right.
Lehigh Valley crafts market closes retail operations, blames cash flow issues
A Lehigh Valley crafts market has closed its retail operations as it contends with what it said was “serious financial hardship.”. The Hive, which has locations at 27 E. Belvidere St. in Nazareth and Promenade Saucon Valley in Upper Saucon Township, announced the decision Monday evening, blaming a “cash flow crisis”...

















