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Scrapple-eating contest returns to Great Allentown Fair

Scrapple-eating contest returns to Great Allentown Fair. The fourth day of the Great Allentown Fair on Saturday featured a local food that people either love or hate.
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The Great Allentown Fair: Scott Marshall rocking out with “Local Legends” on Grandstand

Popular Lehigh Valley country rock band leader Scott Marshall says he remembers years ago, as a young, budding singer-songwriter, watching big-name music acts perform on the iconic Allentown Fair grandstand stage. “We watched our favorite bands play this stage, dreaming that one day, maybe we would be so fortunate,” Ma
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This Quirky Pennsylvania Museum Is A Love Letter To The Golden Age Of American...

There’s a museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where the exhibits don’t hang on walls, they park on the floor and dare you not to be impressed. The Mack Trucks Historical Museum is exactly the kind of place that sounds like a niche interest until you’re actually standing inside it, jaw somewhere near your sneakers, wonde
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Body of man found near Delaware River in Easton

EASTON, Pa. – Police are investigating after a man was found dead near the Delaware River in Easton. The call came in around 6:40 a.m. Saturday in the 200 block of South Delaware Drive. There's no word on who the man is or how he died. The scene was...
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Pennsylvania state park has new assistant manager

NEW HOPE, Pa. (WHTM) — A state park in eastern Pennsylvania has a new assistant manager. Emily Reed was appointed assistant manager for the Delaware Canal State Park Complex, which includes the Delaware Canal State Park and Ralph Stover State Park in Bucks County. “Emily’s passion for nature and...
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New Sheetz could be coming to Lehigh County

S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. – A new convenience store and gas station could be coming to South Whitehall Township. The Sept. 10 agenda for the township planning commission meeting includes an application from Sheetz to redevelop just over 2 acres on Hausman Road, at the northeast intersection of Hausman Road and Tilghman St
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Incident between Pa. elementary school student, teacher investigated: Officials

The superintendent of the Bethlehem Area School District said that they are investigating after an incident between a student and a teacher. Officials said that the incident unfolded at Marvine Elementary School but they cannot reveal any other details yet as the investigation continues. School leaders explained that t
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History’s Headlines: The Queen City’s Queen of Rock and Roll

The casual reader of Time magazine’s issue for September 19, 1955, had much to ponder. A cover picture of African American attorney and future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and several articles on the movement to integrate the south’s public schools reflected the difficulty of the struggle with many southern
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Retail Watch: Find unpredictable treasures as antique store reopens in Allentown

Knives. A frame for the art of The Beatles’ album “Yesterday and Today.” The Union Jack hanging from the ceiling. A Ronald’s PlayPlace sign. A Vietnam War-era jacket. Guitars. Comic book issues. And … swords. Just swords sitting on a table with the same reverence as...
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As comic book sales grow, these Lehigh Valley shops are answering the demand

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is the second highest-grossing domestic film release of all time, “Avengers: Doomsday” generated $16.5 million in advance ticket sales after the first day of availability last month, and trailers for the Marvel’s Wolverine video game have earned millions of views in the last year on YouTube.

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