Lafayette College News

Recent mass shootings in the United States and the conversations they spurred prompted the Easton Police Department to organize "active shooter" training exercises that will be conducted this week in Easton Area School District schools, police Lt.

The fact that the Concord Chamber Singers, this year celebrating their 46th season, will join the Allentown Symphony Orchestra in July in a hip, cutting-edge "Video Games Live" concert speaks volumes about where their new director, Jennifer Kelly, plans to take the group in the future.

Lafayette College received approval Monday to build a three-story building on its Easton campus to house its anthropology and sociology departments.

Joe and Linda McIntyre of Kingwood Township announce the engagement of their daughter Erin to Michael Sainsbury, the son of Gavin and Pam Sainsbury of Harare, Zimbabwe.

Three Manassas residents were named to the dean's list at their respective universities this academic year.

What do a cut-glass tumbler full of rye whiskey and an elegant 19th century Episcopal chapel have in common? Well, if an often-told tale is true, one of them- St.

Timeflies' performance was the main event featured at the Senior Fling, which was organized by the Student Centers Programming Advisory Board.

Carly David, Lafayette College Class of 2013, picks up Jessica Lekis, Lafayette College Class of 2012, after a lightning delay Saturday afternoon at Fisher Stadium during the college's All College Day which featured a concert by hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.

Lafayette College is working to change the culture around All-College Day on campus following a freshman's death last year.

Bridget Greeley and Everett Glenn were a few years apart at Lafayette College . But that didn't stop them from becoming friends, because that's just how it was with Everett.

The Hess family of Saucon Valley dates back to 1741, and many other Pennsylvania German families have intermarried so that the researcher never runs out of personalities to investigate.

Lafayette College recently chose the California-based Bon Appetit Management Company over Sodexo as its new dining services partner, according to a news release.

In an April 11, 2013 photo, students in a sub-group listen as communications professor Timothy Molchany reviews their presentations during class.

See a building on N. Second Street that housed Easton's first library, an early 1800s Ferry Street home whose original owner was a descendent of a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a 1890s Federal home in College Hill with stained glass windows and a magnificent staircase.

Rutgers football coach Kyle Flood will be traveling to Easton this June to speak at the Lauren's First and Goal Football Camp, according to a news release.

In 1913, Swedish-born engineer Gideon Sundback of Hoboken, N.J., received a U.S. patent for a "separable fastener" - later known as the zipper.

Route 248 is getting another traffic light. And chances are residents in the Easton Area School District will also be getting another tax hike.

Her eyes were opened to the beauty of the world during her sophomore year when she was afforded the opportunity to join an extracurricular group that explored state parks.

Easton graduate Karl Frankenfield is associate producer for 'Inside Amy Schumer,' a new series on Comedy Central that stars Amy Schumer and debuts April 30 at 10:30 p.m. Growing up as a self-professed "band nerd" at Easton High School, Karl Frankenfield never dreamed he'd one day be working in television on a comedy series with a hot young comic.