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Officials use social media during Superstorm Sandy to communicate with residents
The sites provided emergency information for those relying on cellphone screens as their sole source of communication. Superstorm Sandy sequestered much of the region to dark and disconnected homes,...
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Superstorm Sandy at two weeks: stories of survival and revival - news links
Considering price gouging, homeless returning home to a shelter and the quiet in Belmar. Neighbors volunteering to help another neighbor in need on Sunday move deep sand from the house in the Rockaway...
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Superstorm Sandy power numbers dwindle to near nothing in Warren and...
No outages were reported today in Lehigh and Northampton counties. JCP&L wants to hear from you if you don't have power. JCP&L isn't quite done with the job in Warren and Hunterdon counties,...
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New Jersey gas rationing ends Tuesday morning, Gov. Chris Christie says
Gas supplies are plentiful and there are no more lines of motorists. Hilery Williams, of Irvington, N.J., fills gas cans Nov. 3 at the BP on South Main Street in Phillipsburg as the gas rationing...
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Easton cop strikes deer on Interstate 78, police said
The officer hit the deer as he drove west on I-78 in Bethel Township, Berks County, at 9:10 p.m., police said. Thomas Bittel Express-Times File Photo An Easton cop is uninjured after striking a deer...
View ArticleVoting open for Lehigh Valley schools in Clorox's Power a Bright Future contest
Six schools are vying for the grants. Voting is now open in Clorox's Power a Bright Future contest.Six Lehigh Valley schools are hoping to win a $25,000 or $50,000 grant through the contest. Voting...
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Warren and Hunterdon residents still without power despite many being restored
Superstorm Sandy power numbers did dwindle significantly in Warren and Hunterdon counties at the start of the week, Jersey Central Power & Light reported today. JCP&L workers work last month...
View ArticleOne dead, one injured after deer crashes through car's windshield in western...
Also, a horse dies after vandals trash a Union Township barn. 1 dead, 1 injured after deer crashes through windshield [pittsburgh.cbslocal.com]Horse dies after vandals trash Union Township barn...
View ArticleEfforts to prepare Pennsylvania children for school slowing, stagnant, study...
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children each year looks at school readiness indicators. Children without health care are less likely to excel in school and the number of uninsured Lehigh Valley kids is...
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David Petraeus scandal investigation now includes top U.S. commander in...
In the latest revelations, a Pentagon official said 'inappropriate communications' - 20,000 to 30,000 pages of emails and other documents - are under review. Marine Gen. John Allen, the top U.S....
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Richard L. 'Dick' Baldwin, owned Richard Baldwin Trucking in Great Meadows,...
He was the superintendent of the Pequest Union Cemetery for 50 years, retiring 3 years ago. Richard L. Baldwin Richard L. "Dick" Baldwin, 87, of Great Meadows, NJ, died Sunday at Hackettstown...
View ArticlePa. Turnpike going all-electronic; N.J. bear hunt opponents cite Sandy to...
Also, reporter Sara Ganim, who won Pulitzer Prize for Sandusky coverage, has accepted a job with CNN. Pennsylvania Turnpike to go all-electronic, with no toll plazas [pennlive.com]Bear that fatally...
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Easton man arraigned in March home invasion shooting
An Easton man already in prison for an armed robbery of a Wilson Borough Dollar General store, was arraigned today on assault charges related to a home invasion shooting. Malcolm Kamal Pendleton...
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Four N.J. officials accused of using public generators for personal use...
North Haledon's mayor took a spare public generator to his house and used it to keep the refrigerator in the ice cream parlor he owns running. A tree sits on power lines after falling resulting in...
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Number of Warren and Hunterdon County homes still powerless dwindles but...
Quick fixes that temporarily restored power to homes failed and were replaced with permanent solutions. Despite promises to the contrary, scattered Warren and Hunterdon County residents remain...
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Fiscal cliff could drop economy into recession
All taxpayers will be affected to varying degrees if Congress fails to act. Dana Pinero, of New York, foreground, waits in line to mail tax returns for both herself and her boyfriend at the James A....
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East Stroudsburg University students have mixed views on impending faculty...
Students attending classes Tuesday morning predicted how they may be affected. East Stroudsburg University students from the Lehigh Valley and elsewhere on Tuesday expressed feelings of anxiety and...
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The Center for Animal Health and Welfare will no longer accept contracts with...
The Williams Township animal shelter will no longer contract with municipalities to accept stray animals starting Jan. 1. Vote in the NEWS POLL. Cats roam a room at the Center for Animal Health and...
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Superstorm Sandy powerless numbers continue to go down, according to JCP&L...
Three Lehigh Valley roads were still closed on Tuesday due to damage to utility wires, PennDOT reported. Holy Spirit High School senior Marina Poupart, left, and math teacher Kenneth Scott on Tuesday...
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Rockefeller Center's Christmas tree survived Superstorm Sandy
The 80-foot Norway spruce had been chosen from a New Jersey home. Then Sandy hit two weeks later. The New Jersey man who is donating the Christmas tree to New York's Rockefeller Center spent a nervous...
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