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Thursday, September 03, 2020

NorCo Has Processed 48,496 MIBs

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Before June's primary election, Northampton County received a record 36,849 mail-in ballots ( MIBs). In preparation for the general ele...
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Easton PD Plagued by 16 Shootings Over 14 Weeks

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Easton's Police Department has been busy this summer with 16 shootings over the past 14 weeks. It has also been hampered by neighbors ...
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Wednesday, September 02, 2020

Do You Need Rental Assistance?

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From Northampton County: In light of Pennsylvania’s eviction moratorium expiring on August 31 st , Lamont McClure reminds residents that Nor...

LV's Covid-19 Continues Downward Trend

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Numbers cruncher Steve Thode has been paying close attention to the data from state and county sources since the beginning of the pandemic. ...
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Mezzacappa Racially Motivated False Report Case Continued

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Although Tricia Mezzacappa was scheduled to be tried yesterday f or false reports to the Pennsylvania State Police, nothing happened. Accord...
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Tuesday, September 01, 2020

Mezzacappa: NorCo GOP is "Sick," "Satanistic"

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West Easton Constable Tricia Mezzacappa is scheduled for an jury trial today  on charges that she filed a false report with the Pennsylvan...
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Monday, August 31, 2020

MLK's Dream Still Remembered, 57 Years Later

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Despite the need for a walker, civil rights icon Esther Lee participates  in virtual walk on Washington On August 28, 1963, Martin Luth...
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Friday, August 28, 2020

General Election FAQs

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NorCo's Elections Office has provided an excellent list of Frequently Asked Questions for Northampton County voters concerned about the ...
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Dinosaur Spotted in Nazareth

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I saw this vicious dinosaur in Nazareth today, going for a walk. "What kind of dinosaur is that?" I asked the little girl. ...
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Thursday, August 27, 2020

BLM LV Demands McClure to Veto "Offensive" Referendum Banning Discrimination

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Last week, by a 7-1 vote, Northampton County Council agreed to ask voters to make a change to the county's Home Rule Charter. This is th...
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UPDATED: Why Pave Nor-Bath Trail?

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At their August 20 meeting, Northampton County Council voted 8-0 (Peg Ferraro was absent) to reject a $218,693 bid from Grace Industries to ...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Lehigh County: Phil Armstrong to Release No-Tax Budget Tomorrow

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Despite a pandemic that has caused most local governments to bleed money, Lehigh County Exec Phil Armstrong has just announced there will ...
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Want to Volunteer For Covid-19 Vaccine Study?

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If you'd like to volunteer for a Covid-19 trial vaccine, you can do so here . I'm pretty much nonessential and am hardly on the fro...
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McClure: Veto of NonDiscrimination Referendum "Likely"

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NorCo Exec Lamont McClure apparently distrusts the voters, too. He indicated on social media last night that he will "likely" veto...
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Cops and Good Trouble

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Kerry Myers is in his first year on NorCo Council On May 25, African American George Floyd was detained and eventually arrested by Minnea...
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Thode: New LV Covid Cases and Test Positivity Have Dropped Substantially

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Numbers cruncher Steve Thode has been following and reporting on the Covid-19 data since the inception of the pandemic. Here's his lates...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Zrinski and NorCo's Elections Chief Distrust the Voters

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Tara Zrinski, a member of Northampton County Council, is running for the state house seat being vacated by Marcia Hahn. But she distrusts th...
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Monday, August 24, 2020

Trump's Illegal Threat of Law Enforcement at Polls

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On Friday , President Donald Trump threatened to send law enforcement to watch the polls on election day. "We're going to have sher...
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Only One Man Would Dare Give Me the Raspberry!

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We were masked and did social distance, except Anne was hiding from the camera.  On Sunday morning, I rode my bike along the wide berms o...
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Sunday, August 23, 2020

Grandpa Armstrong Explains MIBs

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Not long ago, I called Lehigh County Exec Phil Armstrong the Grandpa of the Lehigh Valley. I love his periodic updates, which are always ...
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