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“We will begin to realize energy savings in the first year”

Calling it the right thing to do for the environment and taxpayers, Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham on Wednesday unveiled a multiyear, multimillion-dollar plan to improve energy efficiency in county ... via Express-Times

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John Hopewood of Fountain Hill has been a farrier for the past eight years, a vocation he began after completing an apprenticeship under a friend.

Hopewood travels to riding clubs and equestrian centers throughout the Lehigh Valley to care for the feet of different types of horses. He says that prior to becoming a farrier, he'd never worked with horses. Now he says his favorite part of the job is ''meeting interesting people and horses.''

To care for a horse's hoof, Hopewood must remove the shoe, clean and trim the hoof, remold the shoe and then nail it back on. The process is not painful for the horse, although they can feel the work being done, he says. Read more

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A man suffered unknown injuries this morning when his pickup truck crashed into a building on the St. via Pennlive.com

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A former Fountain Hill man who teaches at Boyertown Area School District was convicted in Berks County Court today for possessing videos of children engaged in sex acts. via The Morning Call

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A pick-up truck jumps some curbs and crashes into a medical building in Fountain Hill. via WFMZ

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TIMES PHOTO BILL ADAMS The aftermath of a fatal crash at Airport and Locust roads in East Allen Township today. via Pennlive.com

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A section of Airport Road in East Allen Township will be closed until about noon today to allow state police to reconstruct a fatal crash that occurred yesterday afternoon. via The Morning Call

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When you have a recipe to contribute, please provide your name, address and daytime phone number. via MergeDigital

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“He does not appear like he was the same guy that went into that bank”

City police Monday identified a former Fountain Hill man as one of two bank robbers who struck the city Friday morning, police said. via Easton Express-Times

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A 25-year-old man remained in intensive care Monday at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill after he was stabbed in the abdomen Friday afternoon in the 700 block of Itaska Street. via Express-Times

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