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Lehigh Valley unemployment stuck at 8.6 percent in November
About 600 nonfarm jobs were added to local payrolls. Express-Times File Photo | MATT SMITHAttendees of the Lehigh Valley Job Fair fill out applications at Allentown Fairgrounds. Local unemployment...
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Sears and Kmart to shut down more than 100 stores to save money
The closings are the latest and most visible move by Eddie Lampert, the hands-on chairman who has struggled to reverse the company's fortunes. Take the NEWS POLL. AP Photo | FRANK FRANKLIN...
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New Pennsylvania teen driver laws aim to increase supervised training
The law expands the training requirements for teen drivers. AP File Photo | CARRIE COCHRANSt. Xavier 10th-grade student Drew Friedmann, right, drives his friend, Nick Summe, a ninth-grader, home from...
View ArticleMonroe County gas station robbed by man dressed in black
Money, cigarettes and candy are stolen from the Fuel On Gas Station in Delaware Water Gap. A man robbed the Fuel On Gas Station on Tuesday night in the first block of Broad Street in Delaware Water...
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TSA security lapse at Newark International; Meeting Penn State University...
Also, looking into the numbers Gov. Chris Christie uses to attack public workers cashing in sick time. View full sizeAP File PhotoPenn State University President Rodney Erickson has a solid...
View ArticleMega Millions single winning ticket worth $206 million - UPDATE
The jackpot ticket was sold in New York, but other winning tickets were sold in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. One ticket has won Tuesday night's $206 million Mega Millions drawing, according to the...
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Arlen Specter has possible second career as comedian
The longtime Pennsylvania senator performed Tuesday during the open-mike at the Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia. View full sizeAP File PhotoIs Arlen Specter funny ha-ha?Knock, knock. Who’s there?...
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Interstate 287 plane crash initial report does not list a cause in accident...
The final report could take up to a year. Federal investigators have released a preliminary report on last week's plane crash in New Jersey that killed five people.The preliminary National...
View ArticleAnna M. Trauger, retired after 19 years from Georgia Pacific - Obituaries today
She enjoyed reading, shopping and working in her yard. Anna M. Trauger, 85, of Phillipsburg, passed away Monday at her home.Anna retired from Georgia Pacific, in Forks Township, where she worked for...
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Immaculata High School volunteer recorded boys in shower, prosecutor's office...
The educator and politician is accused of placing a camera in the communal showers at the Catholic high school that serves Hunterdon and Warren counties. View full sizeCourtesy PhotoPatrick Lott is...
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Strait of Hormuz closure threat riles U.S.; Kim Jong Il mourned by thousands...
Also, Pennsylvania's Rick Santorum says he has momentum in Iowa and other news headlines. View full sizeAP Photo/Kyodo NewsA portrait of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is carried past mourners...
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Some N.J. commuters could get slammed by subsidy decrease; New Jersey mayor...
Also, looking at the Bill Conlin child sex case once the stomach has settled. View full sizeAP File PhotoNew Jersey commuters, your commute could cost more.N.J. commuters could be smacked with hidden...
View ArticleJames E. Fitzpatrick retired after 43 years from New Jersey Power and Light...
He took great enjoyment in helping others when he wasn't working on family projects. James E. Fitzpatrick, 95, of Holland Township, passed away Monday at the New Eastwood Care and Rehabilitation...
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Cash 5 ticket worth more than $500,000 sold in East Stroudsburg
The ticket has a value of $513,917 before taxes, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced. View full sizeA winning Cash 5 ticket in Wednesday's drawing was sold in East Stroudsburg.A store in East...
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Chris Christie calls lack of education overhaul his biggest regret of 2011;...
Also, federal regulators shut down Pennsylvania bus company over safety violations. AP Photo | MEL EVANSNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers a question on Dec. 22 in Trenton, N.J., as he announces...
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Sears announces list of some store closures, none local
The company released a list of 79 Sears or Kmart stores that will close. AP Photo | FRANK FRANKLIN IIPedestrians pass a Kmart location on Tuesday in New York. Sears Holding Corp., which also owns...
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Weller Health Education Center developing depression education program
The center's new program will address the issue of teen depression and involves teens, parents and teachers. Express-Times Photo | MATT SMITHWeller Health Education Center Director of Education Joe...
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Take-home technology is prominent in the future of Lehigh Valley schools
Saucon Valley is considering creating a program that will give students laptops or tablets to use during school and take home. Salisbury started such a program this school year. Easton and Bethlehem...
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Immaculata High School reputation tarnished by Patrick Lott's arrest; North...
Also, Monroe County officials have some information about the torso found in Paradise Township, but identifying the man could take a month or two. View full sizeCourtesy PhotoPatrick Lott is accused...
View ArticleRoger A. Guzzo, owner and operator of Guzzo's Barber Shop in Wind Gap for 43...
He was a 1957 graduate of Pen Argyl High School and the former Lehigh Barber College. Roger A. Guzzo, 72, of Wind Gap, died Thursday at his residence.Roger owned and operated Guzzo's Barber Shop in...
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