Clown convention moving from New Jersey to Pennsylvania
Finances forced Clownfest to move from Seaside Heights to Lancaster, Pa., during the third weekend in September. View full size The 2011 Clownfest parade on the Boardwalk in Seaside Heights. Clownfest...
View ArticlePa. Senate ready to vote on liquor privatization - PM news links
Also, couple arrested in Jersey City and charged with plotting to molest small children wanted to have a baby they could both molest, according to a criminal complaint. Senate ready and willing to...
View ArticlePennsylvania House of Representatives passes liquor privatization bill
The measure passed the House tonight with a 105-to-90 vote after about seven hours of debate. View full size Pennsylvania's House of Representatives has approved a bill that would privatize...
View ArticleLopatcong Township Middle School student wins Scripps spelling bee regional...
Aditya Rao won by spelling the word "subaqueous." Down they went, one by one. One contestant forgot the "e" in "deluxe." One had trouble spelling "hassock." And another couldn't piece "mongrel"...
View ArticleLehigh Valley parks band together to encourage wellness, visitation
People who visit at least six of the 10 parks -- which include Trexler Nature Preserve, Hugh Moore Park and the South Bethlehem Greenway -- will receive prizes. Ten Lehigh Valley parks are banding...
View ArticleMarine kills two other Marines in Quantico, Va.
The second victim was found when authorities entered a barricaded barracks. Officials say a Marine killed a male and female colleague at a base in Virginia before committing suicide. Base spokesman...
View ArticleNew Jersey corrections officer impersonated cop to coerce free sex from...
Also, liquor store privatization faces a tough test in Pennsylvania Senate. N.J. corrections officer allegedly posed as cop to coerce free sex from prostitutes [nj.com] Two Westfield crossing guards...
View ArticleFake pilot gets into cockpit of plane at Philadelphia International Airport,...
The man was arrested after the real pilot arrived, WPVI reports. A fake pilot was arrested Wednesday evening after getting into the cockpit of a US Airways flight from Philadelphia International...
View ArticleLois Apple Will, cabaret singer in local clubs - Obituaries today
She also worked as a cook in Bucks County restaurants, including Chet and Lola's Palisades Inn. Lois Apple Will, 87, of Easton and formerly of Riegelsville, Pa., passed away Tuesday in Easton...
View ArticlePennsylvania DEP head to step aside after controversial tenure
Michael Krancer is returning to the practice of law, Gov. Tom Corbett says. Gov. Tom Corbett's often-controversial environmental protection secretary will leave the post next month after two years of...
View ArticleBehind the stage at 2013 Scripps Regional Spelling Bee - See PHOTOS
Dozens of students competed Thursday evening in the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee. Dozens of students competed Thursday evening in the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee at Northampton Community College in...
View ArticleRevel casino only worth a fraction of $2.4 billion building costs
Those revelations were made in filings to federal securities regulators by the struggling resort, which is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday. View full size Revel said...
View ArticleJerry Sandusky interview excerpts set to be released Monday - PM news links
Also, PennDOT is having its consultants find out what it would take to make Route 222 a four-lane highway the entire length between Reading and Allentown. Jerry Sandusky is back, with interview...
View ArticleHave you seen these people? - fugitives of the week March 23, 2013
Prosecutors in Hunterdon, Northampton and Warren counties are looking for these fugitives. View full size From left, Catrina T. Moore, Troy Allen Eberts Sr., and Donna M. Dzwonkowski. Courtesy Photos...
View ArticleMeteor sighting reported on East Coast, from Florida to Massachusetts
The bright flash of light streaked across the early-evening sky —in what experts say was almost certainly a meteor coming down. East Coast residents were buzzing on social media sites and elsewhere...
View ArticleProsecutors claim The Daily Caller website paid for prostitutes' Menendez claims
Daily Caller Editor Tucker Carlson categorically denied the allegations in a statement Friday. View full size Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., traveled on a plane owned by a Florida physician who is a...
View ArticlePope Francis meets with Benedict XVI - news links
Also, a man who owns Primo Hoagies Franchising pleaded guilty to tax evasion for taking cash payments for cold cuts but not paying taxes on them. View full size Pope Francis, left, and Pope emeritus...
View ArticleSpring snowstorm may be on the way
The National Weather Service predicts a storm could dump snow in the region starting Sunday night. UPDATE: Snow may fall in the Lehigh Valley tonight into Monday, forecasts say It may be spring, but...
View ArticleLehigh Valley hospitals confident in security protocol in wake of Lehigh...
A Lehigh Valley Hospital official said there was no way to suspect the Lehigh Township man came into the hospital to shoot his wife and himself. Vote in the POLL. View full size Elwood Osman, left,...
View ArticleWinning Powerball ticket sold in N.J.; $1M tickets sold in Pa.
Thirteen other tickets worth $1 million each matched all but the final Powerball number on Saturday night. View full size A single ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers in Saturday night's...
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