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Monroe County man convicted of murder in Memorial Day bar shooting

A jury has convicted a Monroe County man of fatally shooting another man at a bar and restaurant over Memorial Day weekend. Matthew Herberto Morales, 33, of Tobyhanna Township, was found guilty of first-degree felony murder; second-degree felony prohibited possession of a firearm; and third-degree felony firearms not t
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Four accused of breaking into Moore Elementary School

Three 18-year-olds and a juvenile are facing charges after police said they entered Moore Elementary School on two occasions while recording footage for social media content. Aidan Benjamin Fincke, of the 400 block of Spyglass Hill Road in Bath; Lee McCulloch Jr., of the 100 block of Old Forge Drive in Bath; and Brande
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Lucatelli’s Pizzeria Brings Award-Winning Cheesesteaks to First Montgomery County Location

A beloved Bucks County pizza establishment will soon be making the pies in Montgomery County. The Patch of Abington reported that Lucatelli's Pizzeria is expanding from its Doylestown and Newtown locations to Montgomery County, marking its first presence there with an opening in Jenkintown. The team has not announced a
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West Point Captain Dies Diving at Bethlehem’s Lake Hydra, Cause Still Unknown

A 31-year-old U.S. Army captain and West Point instructor died while scuba diving at a quarry lake near Bethlehem, in Northampton County, with the academy confirming his death remains under investigation and its cause still unknown. Stephen O. Adjei was training with a group of divers from the U.S. Military Academy at
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Northampton County executive calls for tax increase

Proposed 2027 Northampton Co. budget includes 43% property tax increase. Northampton County Executive Tara Zrinski has proposed a 43.5% property tax increase in the new year.
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New $252M St. Luke’s Heart Hospital opens at Anderson Campus

BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. — St. Luke’s University Health Network on Friday opened its new $252 million St. Luke’s Heart Hospital at the Anderson Campus in Bethlehem Township. About 200 people attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the five-story, approximately 355,000-square-foot facility, which St. Luke’s said is the la
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Upper Macungie looks to future of fire stations, recruitment

U. MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. – The Upper Macungie Township Board of Supervisors considered motions involving the future of fire department services Thursday night at the community center. The actions include directing the township manager to secure appraisals for Upper Macungie's existing fire stations. A second motion update
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Hiring event seeks to fill warehouse roles in Northampton County

BUSHKILL TWP., Pa. — Job seekers can attend a hiring event in Northampton County on Friday. A staffing agency is hosting the event at 450 E. Moorestown Road in Bushkill Township, which is the address of CONRI Services, a logistics and fulfillment. Everyone who attends will get an interview,...
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How German Settlers and Their Language Shaped Bucks County

Stone farmhouses, bank barns, and church steeples across central and upper Bucks County trace back to German-speaking settlers, whose everyday speech grew into a distinctly American language now known as Pennsylvania German, or Pennsylvania Dutch. Bucks County history often begins with William Penn and the English Quak
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Perkasie man accused of stealing secondary metals from residence for cash

A Perkasie man was arrested after stealing secondary metals from a residence for cash, police said. Pawel Wojcik, 37, has been charged with burglarizing a structure adapted for overnight accommodations where no person is present, theft of secondary metal, and receiving stolen property. He is being held at Bucks County

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