Former N.J. firefighter pulled over with weapons, drugs
Police say they found cocaine, a police radio, two handguns and throwing knives in his car. They say he also had badges for the Port Monmouth Fire Department, Middletown EMT and Middletown police....
View ArticleHerbert W. Schoeneberger, retired in 1991 as a supervisor at Hercules Cement...
He was an avid horseman and a member of Plainfield Township Riding Club. Herbert W. Schoeneberger, 81, passed away Sunday in Gracedale.He was a supervisor at Hercules Cement Co. in Stockertown for 42...
View ArticleCommunity Health Systems Inc. acquires 2 Northeast Pennsylvania hospitals
The Tennessee-based company, which also owns Easton Hospital, just acquired Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton and the 25-bed Mid-Valley Hospital in Peckville, Pa. A Tennessee-based company is the new...
View ArticleAtlantic City casinos allowed to sell or give away alcohol in gift shops,...
New Jersey regulators are also letting casinos put slot machines and table games into venues they've never been before. AP File PhotoNew Jersey regulators are allowing Atlantic City casinos to add...
View ArticleMitt Romney squeaks past Rick Santorum to win Iowa by 8 votes
In all, more than 122,000 straw ballots were cast, a record for Iowa Republicans, and the outcome was a fitting conclusion to a race as jumbled as any since Iowa gained the lead-off position in...
View ArticleFormer Easton Area School District union president to run for Pennsylvania...
Kevin Deely is challenging state Rep. Justin Simmons to represent Pennsylvania's 131st District in the state House of Representatives. View full sizeSubmitted PhotoFormer Easton Area School District...
View ArticleIowa caucus results prompt Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry to suspend campaign...
Rick Santorum's hard work paid off. The former Pennsylvania senator took second place in the Iowa caucus. View full sizeAP Photo | JUSTIN HAYWORTHMichele Bachmann this morning suspended her campaign...
View ArticleRichard W. Ede Sr., retired from Allentown Osteopathic Hospital as a...
Ede served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater. Richard W. Ede Sr.Richard W. Ede Sr., 86, of Easton, passed away Monday in the Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's.He graduated from Tamaqua High...
View ArticleCoroner accused of taking drugs from death investigations; chilly weather...
Also a Pennsylvania judge failed a judicial exam and other news headlines. View full sizeAP PhotoDebbie Kostizal of Hamilton, N.J., is bundled today against the cold in Trenton, N.J.Cumberland County...
View ArticleLehigh Valley Health Network elects William Hecht chairman of trustees
The retired PPL Corp. CEO replaces J.B. Reilly, who is stepping down. Express-Times File PhotoWilliam HechtLehigh Valley Health Network trustees today elected retired PPL Corp. CEO William Hecht as...
View ArticlePenn State memos show funding fears, with note that gifts aren't returned
An attempt to maintain secrecy was also apparent in the recently released memos. View full sizeAP File Photo | ANDY COLWELLFormer Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, right, is escorted...
View ArticleMonroe County teenager dies after accident in Chestnuthill Township
The 19-year-old was driving a car that struck a tree. A Monroe County teenager injured Wednesday in an accident has died, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office reports this morning in a news...
View ArticleUnemployment applications drop to 372,000 for week; four-week average lowest...
The four-week average is less than 375,000, the bar below which the unemployment rate is expected to drop. View full sizeAP File PhotoVisitors to a National Career Fairs job fair in December meet with...
View ArticleRick Santorum 'in it to win it'; Colleges buy new .xxx domains - AM news links
Also, Bergen officials condemn synagogue arson. View full sizeAP Photo | CHARLES KRUPARepublican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum holds up a $20 bill during a campaign...
View ArticleGail H. Carpenter was a crossing guard with the town of Hackettstown for 28...
She was a fire police instructor for the state of New Jersey. Gail H. Carpenter, 61, of Hackettstown, passed away Jan. 2 in her residence.Gail was a crossing guard in Hackettstown for 28 years and...
View ArticlePacSun closing stores at Palmer Park and Phillipsburg malls
The California-based retailer is downsizing across the country. Clothing retailer PacSun is closing stores at Palmer Park and Phillipsburg malls as part of nationwide downsizing. Employees at the...
View ArticleLegislative redistricting plan that split the Lehigh Valley to be appealed
Wednesday is the deadline for filing appeals. View full sizeCourtesy of state Rep. Robert FreemanThe approved redrawn Pennsylvania congressional districts as proposed by state Republicans. At least...
View ArticleReview of Luzerne County 'Kids for Cash' scandal complete, thousands of...
At the judge's recommendation, the Supreme Court in 2009 expunged the records of 2,251 juvenile offenders involved in more than 3,000 criminal cases. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo A...
View ArticleWegmans announces price freeze on 52 products
The freeze starts Sunday and ends April 8. Express-Times File Photo | BRUCE WINTERWegmans has announced a price freeze on certain products through April 8.Wegmans Food Markets Inc. announced a...
View ArticleOlympus whistleblower Michael Woodford gives up fight for presidency
Woodward, who was previously fired last fall, said he failed to win support from major institutional investors. Courtesy PhotoMichael WoodfordThe Olympus Corp. executive who blew the whistle on...
View Article