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PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. (Warren County) — The Phillipsburg Police Department this week announced the retirement of Lt. Timothy “Tim” Moore after a long career of service and the promotion of Officer Kevin Hulse to the rank of sergeant. Sgt. Hulse, who brings nearly 25 years of law enforcement...

Multiple Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21 students escaped serious injury Wednesday afternoon when their school bus crashed in Whitehall Township, school officials said. The single-vehicle accident happened around 3:15 p.m. near Lehigh Avenue and Bridge Street, Kimberly Talipan, assistant to the executive director,...

There’s something magical about the treasure hunt, and at Rice’s Market in New Hope, Pennsylvania, that magic happens twice a week like clockwork. This isn’t just any market. It’s a sprawling wonderland where over 300 vendors gather to create one of the most impressive flea markets you’ll...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Forget ribbon-cuttings and giant ceremonial scissors. On Thursday, "Iron Chef" winner Jose Garces sliced into an 8-foot-long sushi roll to mark the opening of his new Japanese-inspired restaurant Okatshe. Okatshe is Garces's modernized take on a traditional Japanese izakaya, also known in the Asian...

Jani “Jaay Balla” Bostic, 21, of East Stroudsburg, was struck in the head by gunfire on the 1200 block of Butztown Road on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, according to investigators. She died four days later at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg. On social media, friends remembered Bostic as a former...

PALMER TWP., Pa. - A week after a new creative concept opened, the Palmer Park Mall is welcoming a family-run retailer offering clothing, home decor and other "quality items at low costs." This, That & The Third Shop, a thrift shop carrying a wide assortment of new and gently used...

PPL Electric Utilities has filed a request with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) for a distribution rate increase, its first since 2016. If approved, the rate hike

"An important cost-saving step." New study reveals how Pennsylvania schools could easily cut costs by $342 million: 'Can pay dividends for local taxpayers' first appeared on The Cool Down .

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — In celebration of its centennial, Allentown Central Catholic High School plans to build an athletic complex in Whitehall Township that will serve as a “home away from home” for current and future students, officials said. The high school, at 301 N. Fourth St., Allentown,...

Bangor – Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. at Bangor Park. Bath – Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. (rain date Oct. 22). Starts at Broad Street and Main Street, ends at Route 987 and Barrall Avenue. Catasauqua/North Catasauqua – Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. (rain date...