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Shopping Scout: Yarn donations, electric egg cooker, more
LOOKING FOR VCR repairs: Karen of Whitehall is looking for someone in the Whitehall, East Allentown or Bethlehem areas who repairs VCRs. Yarn donations: Janet of Bethlehem is looking for yarn donations. She makes lap robes for the elderly. Outdoor...Tags: Coplay, Gaming, Whitehall, Human Interest, Emmaus
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Monty
LEHIGH COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY Also known as Montigue, I am a single gentlemen looking for the perfect lap. Although I never expected to be single and ready to mingle in my later years, I certainly have the pep in my step and room in my heart to start...
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Faith and Values: Love and kindness flowed from Imam Ali's heart
"Faith is patience during difficulty and thankfulness during prosperity." "It suffices for one to work on his own flaws rather than other people's flaws." These are a few words from a devout and virtuous person. Every religion has individuals who are...Tags: Islam, Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief
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Why you should consider buying grafted tomatoes
They've already been available for several seasons, but grafted tomatoes are readily available this season. Wat's so special about grafting tomatoes? Let's start with what grafting is. Long used in the orchard and ornamental markets, the process involves...Tags: Tomatoes, Genetic Engineering, Kutztown, Trips and Vacations, Services and Shopping
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Mayfair tea vendor boiling over $25 permit
Rita Mixon made the 16-hour drive from Alabama to Allentown to sell 35 different varieties of loose tea at the annual Mayfair Festival of the Arts. "People in the North drink more tea," she said. But the southern vendor got hot and bothered when she was...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Mayfair Festival, Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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A labyrinth grows in Allentown
Reminiscent of the beloved novel "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," a labyrinth of wild grasses has taken root next to the Grace Montessori School in the shadow of a seven-deck concrete parking garage in one of the busiest sections of downtown Allentown. But...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Anglicanism, Whitehall, Philosophy
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Allentown School Board approves cutting 154 jobs
Allentown School Board approved a curtailment of programs Thursday that eliminates 132 teachers and 12 administrators, pushing the financially challenged district to more than 400 jobs slashed over the past four years. The district's second curtailment...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Tom Corbett, Teachers, Budgets and Budgeting, Job Layoffs
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Police: Man broke into Salisbury homes, stole copper to feed drug habit
A 33-year-old Allentown man admitted burglarizing five homes in Salisbury Township, taking copper pipes and selling them to feed his drug habit, according to court records. Nathan Eisenhard, of the 900 block of Margaret Street, allegedly committed the...Tags: Heroin, Theft
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Two Lehigh County men charged with downloading, sharing child porn
Two Lehigh County men were charged during an online investigation that targeted the downloading and sharing of child pornography, according to court records. Matthew James Flynn, 24, of North Whitehall Township, and Alberto Angustia-Dejesus, 20, of...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Computer Crime, Sexual Assault, Whitehall, Pornography
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Cicadas slowly making a return
Local insect lovers have been waiting patiently for a crop of 17-year cicadas to emerge in the Lehigh Valley region, but so far the little red-eyed critters have stayed put beneath the soil. With the notable exception of Roger Danielson's neighborhood...
Tags: Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Carbon County, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Dauphin County, Staten Island (New York City)
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Lehigh Valley low turnout thwarts democracy
I was a William F. Buckley Jr. devotee, not a hippie, as a high school student of the '60s. Still, even we young conservatives took note of the era's peace/love posters and their message, "Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?" Tuesday offered us a...Tags: Elections, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Lehigh County, Local Elections
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Allentown schedules forum on city police chief search
Valley 610Allentown officials have scheduled their first public forum to gather information about the search for a new police chief. Residents are invited to council chambers Thursday at 6 p.m. to a forum moderated by Kutztown University Professor Gary Cordner...
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