Fire spreads along Seaside Park, N.J., boardwalk - PM news links
Also, PennDOT is denying certain personalized plates. Seaside boardwalk fire; Kohr's Ice Cream stand ablaze [nj.com]PennDOT applies the brakes to certain personalized license plates...
View ArticleRace organizer for Great American Mud Run says company working to refund...
"We let people down," said organizer John Brown. He said cancellations in four states were due to low turnout. An organizer for the Great American Mud Run, which canceled its Sept. 28 event in the...
View ArticleLehigh Valley thunderstorms knock out power to thousands
Northampton County was hit the hardest by power outages. UPDATE: Most Lehigh Valley customers expected to regain power this evening, providers sayThousands of residents are in the dark across the...
View ArticleMost Lehigh Valley customers expected to regain power this evening, providers...
Jim Markey, spokesman for Jersey Central Power & Light, estimated 117 customers in Hunterdon County and 10,188 customers in Warren County were without power. He did not have a time frame for when...
View ArticleFire rages on, destroying boardwalk in Seaside Park, N.J.
The six-alarm blaze began in a frozen custard stand on the Seaside Park portion of the boardwalk and quickly spread into Seaside Heights. A massive fire spitting fist-sized embers engulfed dozens of...
View ArticleNew Pandora CEO faced with make-or-break task of negotiating royalty fees...
The company's Internet radio service is wildly popular and continues to grow despite an expanding landscape of competitors. Pandora’s new CEO Brian McAndrews is a rock star of the digital advertising...
View ArticleRipping out section of boardwalk and filling it with sand limits Jersey Shore...
There is no initial indication if the fire, which began in a Seaside Park custard stand, was suspicious or accidental. Despite its destruction, Superstorm Sandy proved one thing at the Jersey shore:...
View ArticleWarren County has 7,000 without power after storms; Northampton has 250 out
Thursday night's storm left trees and wires down throughout the area. Thousands were still without power this morning in Warren County after damaging storms Thursday evening ripped through the area....
View ArticleBudweiser Clydesdales march through Easton - See photos and schedule
There are a few more chances to see them in the next week. The Budweiser Clydesdales continued their Lehigh Valley tour today with a stop in Downtown Easton. Check out photos from their visit atop...
View ArticleWater, then fire: Two New Jersey shore towns suffer again
A spectacular fire Thursday engulfed more than four blocks of a Jersey shore boardwalk that had been rebuilt just five months ago after being destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. They were the kind of...
View ArticleHave you seen these people? Fugitives of the week, Sept. 14, 2013
Northampton and Warren county authorities are seeking these two women. Northampton County authorities seek Esmeralda WalkerWarren County authorities seek Stephanie E. Zaccaro
View ArticleIn U.S. arsenal, lessons for Syria chemical weapons
Three decades after the U.S. started destroying its own chemical weapons, the nation's stockpile stands at more than 3,000 tons, about three times what the U.S. now says Syrian President Bashar Assad...
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Teen brought knife to school, other police news
The 13-year-old boy found with the knife is suspended from the East Penn School District, police said. A 13-year-old boy brought a knife to Lower Macungie Middle School on Wednesday, police...
View ArticleMoravian College to issue MacBooks, iPads to freshmen
Most Lehigh Valley colleges have opted to be bring-your-own-device campuses. Moravian College's next incoming class won't have to include laptops or tablets on their college shopping list. The college...
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Northampton County district attorney to slam governor's liquor privatization...
He plans a news conference at 11 a.m. Monday at the capitol rotunda in Harrisburg. John MorganelliExpress-Times File Photo Northampton County’s district attorney will hold a press conference on...
View ArticleBoardwalk fire site visited today by Chris Christie
New Jersey governor vows to help rebuild Seaside Heights businesses. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was back on the boardwalk at Seaside Heights on Saturday, two days after a wind-swept fire destroyed...
View ArticleStudents stick to same majors through economic downturn, but add majors and...
According to the Princeton Review, the top college major is business related, with nursing and psychology following. The freshmen entering college this year as the Class of 2017 had to endure the...
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A great focus on technology is in the future, say administrators of...
Companies will be able to train prospective employees right from the classroom, officials say. Administrators of career/vocational technical education programs predict their future will depend more on...
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High-end downtown rentals are hits in Easton, Bethlehem
Allentown and Washington Borough hope to join in what's both a regional and national trend. View full sizeApartments at the former Pomeroy's department store rented easily.Express-Times File Photo...
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At reinvented vo-tech schools, popularity begins to outpace capacity
Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School's morning classes are filled to capacity. Nazareth Area High School senior Garrett Newhartz already knows what career he wants.Newhartz, 17, of Upper...
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