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It sounded like the sort of referendum anyone could support: a modest tax increase -- $30 a year -- to help build a community college campus that would serve today's students and the work force of the future.

A house is burning early this morning in Lehigh Township, according to emergency radio reports.

Matt Hirschman is looking to get another streak started this weekend at Concord Speedway.

Were you an election no-show? Posted by Kathy Reinhard at 12:11:17 PM on November 4, 2009 Yesterday, Stacy Sterner, Lehigh County's Election Board chief, predicted a low voter turnout.

Republicans surged into the majority on Northampton County Council in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial returns.

Police say two Richland men were among the five people who beat and robbed a teenager at his home in Northampton County.

ACCOMAC -- Accomack and Northampton County voters will go to the polls Tuesday to elect state officials, including governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and members of the House of Delegates.

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crews are scheduled to perform work on the following Northampton and Lehigh County highways between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the days specified below, according to travel advisories.

Mayor Sal Panto Jr. has scheduled a news conference for 2 p.m. today to announce plans for a new intermodal facility.

Northampton Area School Superintendent Linda J. Firestone is retiring at the end of the school year, at the conclusion of her five-year contract.

The Government Affairs Committee of the Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Blue Ridge Communications TV 13, will be hosting a public forum on the Northampton Community College-Monroe Campus Tax Referendum at 7 p.m. at the Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg.

Anticipating a major cut in state funding, the Northampton Area Public Library in July eliminated its Friday hours.

It's a fundraising project worth barking about. Veterinarian Technician Club members at Northampton Community College were trying to think of a unique way to raise money for their charity efforts, which include local animal rescue organizations, the American Veterinary Medicine Foundation, which assisted with rescue efforts after Sept.

Pennsylvania Youth Theatre takes a step off the beaten track with a bilingual play about a Latino teenager trying to bridge the gap between where she lives and where she's from.

Two convicts ordered not to have firearms grabbed a .22-caliber rifle when they spotted a snake, leading, in part, to an Aug.

More crime warrants keeping the funds in the county that hosts the casino, council says.

In this year's election for Northampton County judge, it is third and fourth place that are capturing the most attention.

WEIRWOOD - A career teacher who formerly served eight years as a county legislator and an aquaculturalist are the contenders vying for the District 3 seat on the Northampton Board of Supervisors in the Nov.

Three different companies have approached Northampton County with plans to locate large solar energy-generating projects here, a move county officials say would generate municipal revenue, preserve open space and help brand the area as ecologically significant.

EASTVILLE - Apparently the state of affairs in Northampton County is dire enough to compel at least six citizens to run for office.