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Municipality: Lower Saucon Township Road Name: Interstate 78 West Between: Exit 60 (PA 309) and Exit 67 (PA 412) Type Of Work: Construction Work Being Done By: PennDOT Contractor Type Of Restriction: Nighttime Restriction: Lane restriction westbound for pavement work. Start:...

In this concluding column, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Putt continue to share their memories of dredging the Lehigh River.  The Putts wrote the following.  The dredging provided employment for many local residents. Mr. Putt remembers Otto...

Nazareth Borough Council approved a wide range of motions during its regular meeting on Monday, June 2, addressing public property use, insurance renewals, law enforcement equipment and upcoming community events. Under public property, council approved...

Lehigh Township Supervisors began their May 27 meeting by reviewing a proposal for a recreation consultant. Some suggestions for alterations to the wording were made, so Township Manager Alice Rehrig will implement the changes...

The East Allen Township Fire Department is preparing its station for the new live-in program, a recruitment and retention initiative it hopes will draw new volunteers to the department.  “Having firefighters residing at the station...

Memorial Day services were held across Northampton County during the holiday weekend, with dozens of parades, church services and concerts.  In Northampton Borough, roughly 200 residents came out on Memorial Day for a tribute at...

Dale R. Dech Dale R. Dech, 90, of Old Carriage Road, Northampton, East Allen Township, died peacefully Saturday morning, May 24, 2025, in his home. He was the husband of the late Deanna J. (Haas)...

In this second column we continue to write about dredging for coal in the Lehigh River. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Putt recall the family connection to the Lehigh River. They wrote the following account...

Northampton Borough will have no shortage of summer help from local youths this year, something members of Borough Council and the borough administration celebrated during their monthly meeting on Thursday, May 15.  Borough Manager Brian...

Residents of Willow Ridge and other neighboring Willowbrook Road communities came out in full force during the May 13 Allen Township Board of Supervisors meeting. Nearly a dozen residents spoke of fumes, noises and...