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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Easton School Director to Seek Southside Seat on Easton City Council

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Susan Hartranft-Bittinger, an Easton Area School Director since December 2017, has decided to run for Easton City Council southside regional...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

How Did Lehigh County's Board of Elections Handle Provisional Ballots?

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According to a highly suspect member of Lehigh County's Board of Elections, whose credibility is diminished by virtue of the fact that h...
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Why NorCo Should Wait Before Borrowing $65 Million

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Last week, Northampton County Council voted 5-4 to reject a $65 million borrowing plan in the form of municipal bonds to cover the cost of a...
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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

NorCo Elections Comm'n Sued Over Decision to Count Provisional Ballots Missing Signatures

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Northampton County's Elections Comm'n has been sued by Dave McCormick as well as state and national Republicans over the Comm'n...
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Monday, November 18, 2024

Republicans Ask Pa Supreme Court To Enforce Mandatory Date Requirement on All MIBs

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Though November's election has pretty much been a red wave, incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Casey has an outside shot of snatching vict...
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Friday, November 15, 2024

NorCo Council Members Exalt Politics Over County's Best Interests

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At last week's meeting, Northampton County Council voted 5-4 against a bond that would have financed a new parking deck, a new county o...
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Thursday, November 14, 2024

NorCo Council Member Ken Kraft Has Skipped Three of Three Budget Hearings

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Northampton County Council has the power of the purse and adopts the budget every year. It's probably its most significant function. The...
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Commonwealth Ct Affirms Finding that UMBT Supervisor Is Unethical

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Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court, in a ruling handed down on November 8, has affirmed a state ethics commission finding that Upper Mou...
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Who Will Replace Judge Anthony Beltrami on NorCo's Bench? Part 2

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Yesterday, I identified potential candidates to succeed Judge Anthony Beltrami, who is rumored to be stepping down at the end of his term ne...
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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Who Will Replace Judge Anthoy Beltrami on NorCo's Bench?

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According to several sources, NorCo Judge Anthony Beltrami plans to step down from the bench when his term is up at the end of next year. We...
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Molovinsky Reports Zucal Plans to Run For Allentown Mayor

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Blogger Michael Molovinsky has reported that Ed Zucal, a retired cop who currently sits on Allentown City Council, plans to announce his May...
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Monday, November 11, 2024

NorCo Council Adopts 30-Day Open Burn Ban, With Exception of Easton Bonfire

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At their Thursday night meeting, with the recommendation of both the District Forester as well as a dozen county fire chiefs, NorCo Council ...
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Veterans Day Events

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Monday, Nov. 11 th  - Veterans Day Ceremony at Hackett Park, Easton, PA, 10:30AM Monday, Nov. 11 th  at 11:00AM - Williams Township Veterans...
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Friday, November 08, 2024

NorCo Council Votes 5-4 Against Bond For New Parking Deck and Office Bldg at Courthouse Campus

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At last night's meeting, Northampton County Council voted 5-4 to reject a $63.5 million bond for a new parking deck and 3-story office b...
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Thursday, November 07, 2024

How Dems Lost Touch With Their Working Class Base

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After Tuesday's rather convincing Democratic defeat on nearly all levels, it's time for my party to look within at where it's go...
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Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Trump Defeats Harris in Northampton County

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Donald Trump has unofficially won in Northampton County. With all 154 precincts in and all 58,914 mail-in ballots counted, he has 88,171 v...
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Tuesday, November 05, 2024

With 93.5% of Precincts Reporting, Trump Ahead of Harris by 8,081 Votes

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As I've stated, Northampton County is considered a bellwether in the Presidential race. With 93.5% of the county's precincts reporti...
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With 74.7% of Precincts Tallied, Trump Winning in NorCo

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Northampton County is reportedly one of the bellwethers in the Presidential race. If that is so, Donald Trump might win this election. With ...
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UPDATED: Harris Slightly Ahead in NorCo In Early Results

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Northampton County is one of the bellwethers in the Presidential race. With 56.5% of the precincts reporting, Democrat Kamala Harris is slig...
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PJ Craig Dally Refuses to Extend Voting Hours at Bethlehem Ward3

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President Judge Craig Dally has denied a request from county Democrats to extend polling hours at Bethlehem Ward 3 until 10 pm. This is the ...
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