Say ciao to Easton’s newest Italian eatery, serving rice balls, charcuterie...
Ciao! Sandwich Shoppe, a New York-style Italian deli offering specialty sandwiches, salads, rice balls and more, held a grand opening Oct. 23 at 12 N. Third St. in downtown Easton.
View ArticleCommentary: U.S. may need France-like lockdowns to beat COVID-19
Commentary: The second wave of coronavirus infections hitting the U.S. as winter approaches may require a return to a severe lockdown policy similar to what is being done in parts of Europe.
View ArticleRestaurants and COVID: Requiring name and number is going too far
Column: Michigan authorities are going too far by requiring restaurant patrons to provide their names and phone numbers during the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticlePennsylvania reports minimal problems in early hours of live voting; mail-in...
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said more than 2.5 million mail-in ballots were received by Tuesday morning at counties across the state and problems in the early hours of live voting...
View ArticleNorthampton County judge rejects Republican committee challenge affecting 38...
Northampton County President Judge Michael J. Koury, Jr. denied a challenge Tuesday from the Northampton County Republican Committee that would have prevented election officials from disclosing 38...
View ArticleLive Updates: Election Day in the Lehigh Valley
Live Updates: Lehigh Valley voters head to the polls on Election Day to cast their ballots in the presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the Congressional race between Susan Wild and...
View ArticleMan accidentally shoots himself in hip outside Slate Belt polling place
A man who arrived at his Northampton County polling place to vote Tuesday morning accidentally shot himself in the hip area while in his car, Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure confirmed.
View ArticleLehigh Valley voters brave long lines to cast Election Day votes: 'I want our...
With a record number of early ballots already cast around the country, Lehigh Valley voters turned out in force as Election Day 2020 dawned.
View ArticleNorthampton County investigating complaints over Williams Township election...
Northampton County Republican Committee Chair Lee Snover accused Northampton County of poorly training its poll workers. County officials dismissed the complaint and said things are going as smoothly...
View ArticleAs has been the story in 2020, mask disputes arise at the polls, too
Face coverings have stirred the pot since becoming a forced fashion in March, so it was no surprise that complaints about them should surface at the polls Tuesday.
View ArticleArmed robbery suspect crashes in stolen vehicle after I-78, Route 33 chase
Troopers were chasing an armed robbery suspect in a stolen vehicle when he crashed Tuesday in Northampton County, state police said.
View ArticlePolling place confusion, a rejected legal challenge and mask-wearing among...
As Election Day got underway in the Lehigh Valley, some issues were quickly reported, ranging from confusion over polling place locations to complaints about poll workers without masks to controversy...
View ArticleBethlehem police looking to identify credit union robbery suspect
Bethlehem police are asking the public's help in identifying a man who robbed a credit union Tuesday.
View ArticlePennsylvania election night: What to expect hour by hour after polls close
There will be many twists and turns on an election night that could turn into an election week, or even longer, with Pennsylvania potentially playing the deciding role in the presidential race between...
View ArticlePennsylvania emerges as online misinformation hotspot
Pennsylvania emerged as a hotspot for online misinformation on Election Day. Facebook and Twitter scrambled to take down false posts about polling locations in Scranton, Philadelphia and beyond to...
View ArticleNew Jersey approves recreational marijuana
New Jersey voters approved legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday
View ArticleMilou Mackenzie leads Kevin Branco in race to fill 131st House District seat...
Democrat Kevin Branco and Republican Milou Mackenzie face off in the race for the 131st House District seat, which is being vacated by Rep. Justin Simmons.
View ArticleAnn Flood leads Tara Zrinski in race for 138th Pa. House District seat
Democrat Tara Zrinski and Republican Ann Flood are competing for the 138th district seat in the Pennsylvania House, which is being left open by the retirement of Rep. Marcia Hahn.
View ArticleRunner-up in 2019 race is first lawyer to announce bid for 2021 Lehigh County...
Allentown attorney Zachary Cohen, a former president of the Lehigh County Bar Association, is the first lawyer to announce a bid for one of two seats that will be open on the Lehigh County Court of...
View ArticleElection winner anxiety in Pennsylvania: Let’s calm the heck down
Column: As we wait for Pennsylvania results for the the next few days, please just relax. And ignore any hype.
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