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Zumba combines dance and exercise for fun workout

AMY ZUBEK/TIMES NEWS Mary Jo Garman, left, instructs the Zumba class at Healthworks in Lehighton.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

Pocono Record

Woman killed in Carbon County crash identified

Lorraine J. Fogel, 75, of Lehighton, was the motorist killed in the 9:43 a.m. Monday accident at Route 209 and Ridgeview Drive in Towamensing Township, Carbon County.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

WNEP-TV Moosic

Deadly Crash Closes Route 209

An elderly woman was killed Monday morning after a five-vehicle crash closed Route 209.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

The Morning Call

New blog: On Duty in Iraq

"The generator is really the only noise out here" Posted at 06:00:00 AM on July 3, 2009 In what could pass as comfortably, four of us sat and watched the newest Terminator movie.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

MSNBC

Country Junction Ground-Breaking After Fire

Jim Everett, the owner of the Country Junction in Lehighton, kept things simple at Friday's ground-breaking. "This is a very big day for us," said Everett, who invited the public to the site of the new store.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

MSNBC

Police say School Employee Molested a Student

A high ranking Carbon County school official is charged with allegedly raping and sexually assaulting a student.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

WFMZ

Local School District Administrator Charged With Child Rape

A Carbon County community is outraged and a school official is in big trouble. An administrator in the Palmerton Area School District is being charged with molesting a young boy.

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The Morning Call

Palmerton school official charged with sexual assault

A Palmerton Area School District administrator this week was charged with sexually assaulting a boy, beginning when the boy was in the sixth or seventh grade and continuing for about five years until this year, police said.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Times News

Services director charged with rape of child

A Palmerton Area School District administrator has been arrested on charges that he allegedly raped a child.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Times News

People dance, pets get adopted

Ron Gower/TIMES NEWS Amanda Wentz, left, and her sister Alyssa, of Palmerton, hold dogs they adopted at the Polka for Pets festival, which was held yesterday at the Lehighton Community Grove.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

WNEP-TV Moosic

Health Care Reform Sparks Strong Reaction

President Obama's discussion on health care reform was a hot topic in Carbon County.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Times News

3 arrested, charged in armed robbery

Three Albrightsville residents were arrested early Saturday, June 20, and charged in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in Kidder Township.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Times News

JT man charged in shooting Dispute among family members leads to South Street violence

Bob Ford/Times News Jim Thorpe police at the scene of last night's shooting at 225 South Street, the house on the right.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

The Morning Call

Jim Thorpe man charged with shooting uncle

Jim Thorpe Ambulance and Lehighton paramedics provided emergency medical treatment at the scene of a reported shooting before transporting the victim to a medical helicopter.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

Times News

Write-in ballots

The write-in certification process in Carbon County is over, but it also set the stage for General Election races in some of the county municipalities by resulting in candidates winning nominations on either the Democratic or Republican ballots.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

Times News

Black Bear Triathlon held at Beltzville Lake

Josh Beck of Carlisle and Dirk Heinze of High Bridge New Jersey were the top finishers in the Half Iron Man and Sprint competition on Sunday in the Black Bear Triathlon held at Beltzville State Park.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

MergeDigital

Allentown police say penniless pair tried to rob each other

An Allentown man charged with robbing and killing a man Thursday told city police he was being robbed by the victim, but turned the tables by pulling out a box cutter-style knife and repeatedly stabbing him, court records show.

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Tue Jun 02, 2009

The Morning Call

Bill White: From tragedy, some good news arises

It's hard to imagine good news arising from a tragic kennel explosion or a beloved teacher's shocking death at age 34.

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Sun May 31, 2009

Pocono Record

Area court blotter

The following cases appeared before Tannersville Magisterial District Judge Thomas Olsen.

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Fri May 29, 2009

WFMZ

Coroner Identifies Victim of Allentown Sixth Homicide in 2009

The Lehigh County Coroner has identified Allentown's second murder victim this week.

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