Yellow Dot program gets medical information to first responders
Program participants can put sensitive medical information in the right hands if they're unconscious as a result of a crash. The Yellow Dot program puts medical information into the hands of first...
View ArticleBlack Friday 2012 creeps into an earlier start
Stores from Target to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. A woman sits wrapped in a blanket...
View ArticleBlack Friday 2012: Tips and deals in the Lehigh Valley
Find out where to go and what to bring. Take our NEWS POLL. That turkey dinner is on it's way to becoming leftovers.As you clean up from this holiday, you may have your eyes on the next. Do you have...
View ArticleThanksgiving dinners cater to area's needy
Local facilities opened their doors to those who didn't have any place to spend the holiday. Every day Jamie Justiniano works diligently with markers and pens to create the colorful pictures that...
View ArticleSandy victims cheered by Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade
Victims of Superstorm Sandy in New York and elsewhere in the Northeast were comforted by kinder weather, free holiday meals and the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Residents in Rockaway,...
View ArticleCash-strapped post office tests same-day delivery
Teaming up with major retailers, the post office will begin same-day package delivery in San Francisco on Dec. 12 at a price similar to its competitors. People wait in line on Dec. 19, 2011, at the...
View ArticleYour holiday shopping guide to large tablets
The Apple iPad has stronger competitors this year. By PETER SVENSSONThe Associated PressTablets are at the top of many wish lists this holiday season. But what to get? The choice used to be pretty...
View ArticleMidnight business brisk at Phillipsburg, Palmer Park, South and Lehigh Valley...
One hundred customers were waiting at midnight outside each entrance of Phillipsburg Mall. Lehigh Valley Mall's crowds were stronger than a regular weekend. Area malls, many opening for the first time...
View ArticleBlack Friday retail workers 'train for it all year round'; waiting for the...
Also, youth are Black Friday targets, early hours draw thousands in South Jersey, and Sandy can't slow shoppers in eastern New Jersey. Black Friday shoppers get an early start at Cumberland Mall, in...
View ArticleBruce M. Searles, a veteran in the Navy - Obituaries today
He was an avid race fan and loved being outdoors. Bruce M. Searles, 60, of Belvidere, passed away on Wednesday emat St. Luke's Hospital in Phillipsburg.Bruce was a Veteran in the Navy serving from...
View ArticleN.J. mayors among those who will testify at Sandy Senate hearing; Powerball...
News links Holy Spirit High School senior Marina Poupart, left, and math teacher Kenneth Scott clean out a home on the north end of Brigantine, N.J., following Superstorm Sandy. AP Photo | BEN...
View ArticleBlack Friday calm during day in Lehigh Valley after late night of deals
Consumers seem to think the advertised Thanksgiving-night specials coupled with online-bargains kept die-hards away from bustling crowds and stuffy lines. Day-early deals and online shopping sucked...
View ArticleHave you seen these people? - fugitives of the week Nov. 24
Hunterdon County authorities seek David G. Ingersoll Warren County authorities seek Matthew W. Lane. Fugitives of the week: David G. Ingersoll (left) and Matthew W. Lane (right). Hunterdon County...
View ArticlePa. won't have to limit military funeral honors
A limit on taxpayer-paid military funeral honors to burials within 100 miles of Philadelphia and central Pennsylvania has been lifted by the state National Guard after it received a commitment for...
View ArticleAuthorities: purse snatching near Peace Candle, drunk driver cuts off cop -...
Police also say a woman with drugs in her car drove twice the speed limit, and that a drunk driver fell asleep at the wheel. A 31-year-old homeless woman, carrying empty heroin bags, stole a purse...
View ArticleN.J. storm victims finding lost mementoes online
Creators say they will keep the sites going for months. This aerial photo shows a collapsed house along the central Jersey Shore coast in the days following Superstorm Sandy. New Jersey got the brunt...
View ArticleEx-boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho dies after shooting
Camacho was removed from life support four days after being shot in the face. In this Feb. 16, 2012 file photo former boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho, front center, poses for photographers at...
View ArticleNewark council vote that sparked chaos now sparking debate; tips on how to...
Also, learn which claims for debt reduction are the real deal. • Cory Booker's council vote that sparked chaos now sparks debate [nj.com]• Fiscal cliff bargaining: A checklist for assessing whether...
View ArticleAlbert C. Rattinni, performed on the road for many years with variety of...
His appearances included Las Vegas. Albert C. Rattinni, 72, of Las Vegas, formerly of Phillipsburg, NJ went with the Lord at 9:11 p.m., pst, on November 14, 2012 at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas...
View ArticleNumbers drawn for $325 million Powerball jackpot
See if you won the fourth-largest prize in the multistate lottery game's history. The Powerball jackpot at stake tonight is the game's fourth largest ever. AP File Photo Tonight's Powerball jackpot...
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