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New Jersey school board committee meetings should be public, legislators,...
Although full school board meetings are open to the public, critics say the substantial discussions take place in board committee meetings, which occur behind closed doors. View full size A large...
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Tax Day is Monday, find post office hours here
Find locations for last-minute filings. View full size The deadline to file federal tax returns is looming. Express-Times File Photo  Monday is the last day to file federal tax forms. Forms must be...
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Study reveals where large clusters of potential tax cheats are ripe for IRS...
The study also looked at tax compliance in different industries, and found that people who own construction companies or real estate rental firms may be more likely to fudge their taxes than business...
View ArticleNational September 11 Memorial & Museum now charging $2 service fee to...
Family members of some 9/11 victims say the fee violates the memorial's mission. Visitors to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum must now pay a $2 service fee to reserve passes online or...
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Jersey City, northern New Jersey, an example of gentrification going on in...
The gentrification is playing out in cities across the country as young, mostly white professionals priced out of certain areas build new lives -- and in some places a new political culture -- amid...
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New Jersey Assembly bill criminalizing unauthorized use of public resources...
If convicted under the bill, the person would be forced to forfeit the public office or position, be barred from public employment in the future and face up to 18 months in prison and a $10,000 fine....
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Local officials say vigilance is key as nation reels from high-profile law...
Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said the killings in March and early this month are worrisome, but officials cannot live in fear of their lives. View full size John Morganelli...
View ArticlePennsylvania's tougher food stamp standards cutting numbers in central part...
Also, Gertie the goose's nest is gone from shopping center; a scary ride for Route 33 motorists in Monroe County; and there was a significant heroin bust in Bensalem, Pa. Tougher standards mean fewer...
View ArticleElla R. Lalley, operated Gibson Park Market in Washington - Obituaries today
She liked to travel and spend time with her family. Ella R. Lalley, 96, of Washington, passed away Sunday at Warren Haven nursing home in Oxford Township.She and her husband, Raymond, owned and...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to strict New York gun law
The law that makes it difficult for residents to get a carry permit is allowed to stand. The U.S. Supreme Court is staying out of the gun debate for now. The justices today declined to hear a...
View ArticleNew Jersey golfer dies after tree falls on him as he attempts to retrieve...
Alpine police identified the man as 60-year-old Sung Paik of Union City. Police say a New Jersey golfer is dead after a tree fell on him while he tried to retrieve an errant ball from the backyard of...
View ArticlePhiladelphia police say M16 rifle missing from department storage locker
Commissioner Charles Ramsey has announced at a news conference today that a regularly scheduled audit showed that one weapon was missing, the M16. Philadelphia's top police official says an M16 rifle...
View ArticleBoston Marathon 2013: Explosions at finish line kill three, injure more than...
Bloody spectators were being carried today to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners. Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon...
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Boston Marathon 2013: Runner's World staff neared finish line before bombs
"We had no idea what was going on and then we heard the second blast." Runner's World magazine, based in Emmaus, had several staffers in Boston today for the marathon. Magazine officials say all their...
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Loss of Pa. state web services prompts tax delay
It says Pennsylvanians were unexpectedly unable to file taxes online for a few hours. View full size Federal tax forms were still being pickets up Monday morning at the Phillipsburg library. Some...
View ArticleBoston Marathon 2013: Lehigh Valley residents survive bombings
We'll update this post as we hear from people. Bombings today at the Boston Marathon left at least three dead and at least 130 injured. Staffers with Emmaus-based Runner's World magazine checked in...
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Boston Marathon bombings: Security measures increased in N.J., Pa.
Authorities in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania are raising security measures after today's fatal bombing at the Boston Marathon. Authorities in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania are raising security...
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Obama: 'We will find who did this' -- SEE FULL REMARKS
President promises Boston and Massachusetts "every single federal resource necessary." View full size President Barack Obama leaves the podium after speaking at the White House this evening about the...
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Boston Marathon 2013: Finishing the race was a dream, then there were blasts
"It was definitely a close call and just sickening," a Lehigh Valley resident says of her time at the marathon. Finishing the Boston marathon was the fulfillment of a dream for Upper Nazareth Township...
View ArticleLehigh Valley chamber offers Main Street grants; Pennsylvania craft brewers...
Also, Samsung opening shop inside Whitehall Township Best Buy. The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce is releasing a sixth round of its Main Street Lehigh Valley Community Improvement grants....
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