James Gandolfini's funeral set for Thursday - AM news links
Also, a standoff between a man and police in Carbon County; a Bucks County school district works on security, while Philadelphia's district cuts teachers and other staff. James Gandolfini's funeral to...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court to hear case involving regulation aimed at reducing power...
The rule was struck down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The U.S. Supreme Court will consider reinstating a federal regulation intended to reduce power plant...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court sends affirmative action admissions case back to lower court
Justice Anthony Kennedy says the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals must apply a stricter standard in a University of Texas case. The U.S. Supreme Court sent a Texas case on...
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Brown Daub seeking local charities to assist each month
The program by Brown Daub charities will kick off in July. View full sizeBusiness people and associates of Brown-Daub Fiat of the Lehigh Valley gather earlier this year for a ribbon-cutting at Palmer...
View ArticleCrash closes Interstate 78 East near Bloomsbury
Traffic is at a stand-still and people have left their cars to walk around. A multi-vehicle crash this afternoon closed Interstate 78 East near Bloomsbury. A dark sedan flipped onto its roof in the...
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Pennsylvania, New Jersey environmental reps speak out on potential...
There is no word yet on how the reinstatement would affect the region's power plant industry. View full sizeThe 53-year-old Portland Generating Station in Upper Mount Bethel Township will shut down...
View ArticleNew Jersey budget passed for fiscal year beginning July 1
The $32.9 billion spending plan is 4 percent larger than the one Gov. Chris Christie signed last year. Pennsylvania lawmakers are still working to finalize a Fiscal Year 2014 budget. New Jersey...
View ArticleInterstate 78 reopen following afternoon accident
The afternoon crash backed traffic up for about 5 miles. All lanes are reopened after a mid-afternoon, multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 78 in Hunterdon County, according to New Jersey State Police....
View ArticleEaston, Bethlehem join Allentown in fighting foreclosure problems
Easton and Bethlehem officials have passed foreclosed property registration laws similar to one Allentown put into effect in December. Bethlehem and Easton are joining Allentown in being able to...
View ArticleMitsubishi overturns on Interstate 78 in Hunterdon County, trapping six...
Nine people were taken to the hospital for minor injuries. Six occupants had to be extricated from an overturned Mitsubishi following an accident this afternoon on Interstate 78 in Hunterdon County,...
View ArticleStorm knocks down branches and wires in Lehigh Valley
High winds and heavy rain raced through the Lehigh Valley about 5 p.m. After a brief storm swept through the Lehigh Valley this evening, tree branches and power lines wound up on the ground, which has...
View ArticleACLU files complaint over New Jersey funds headed to Jewish school, seminary
New Jersey’s plans to award more than $11 million to an all-male Jewish school and the Princeton Theological Seminary violates state law and should be stopped, the group said Monday. New Jersey’s...
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DRJTBC report: Interstate 78 repaving project nearing completion
The commission also reported Monday morning that overall toll revenue across its seven toll bridges increased in May compared to the same time last year. View full sizeThe Delaware River Joint Toll...
View ArticleWas there a tsunami at the Jersey Shore? - AM news links
Also, James Gandolfini's family will hold private viewing in Park Ridge; Judge Simspon is no longer in charge of Pennsylvania Voter ID case; and liquor privatization advances in the Pennsylvania...
View ArticleHousing prices jump 12.1 percent in a year in 20 U.S. cities surveyed
Prices went up 2.5 percent from March to April this year. U.S. home prices jumped 12.1 percent in April from a year ago, buoyed by strong demand and a limited supply of available homes. Strong gains...
View ArticleConsumer confidence hits five-year high
The figure exceeds projections as other key indicators are up as well. Confidence among consumers climbed in June to the highest level in more than five years, signaling spending will probably...
View ArticleReward offered in brutal N.J. home invasion robbery caught on video - PM news...
Also, a costly fine for left lane 'hogs' in New Jersey, teen girls were rescued from an Internet prostitution ring and an alligator was found in a York County yard. Reward offered in brutal N.J. home...
View ArticleHunterdon, Warren officials call for N.J. Assembly to pass delayed open space...
The question asks voters to dedicate one-fifth of one cent of the state's seven percent sales tax to open space preservation. Hunterdon and Warren county leaders are expressing concern that the state...
View ArticleNewark Liberty International Airport plane's passengers rescreened after...
A Scandinavian Airlines jet was delayed but eventually left for Oslo, Norway. A Scandinavian Airlines jet was delayed leaving Newark Liberty International Airport for Norway after a passenger found a...
View ArticleU.S. economy only grew at 1.8 percent annual rate in first three months of year
Steep government spending cuts and the return of the Social Security tax to its normal rate cited as reasons people may have spent less as the government revises growth to a lower rate. The U.S....
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