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Friday, November 29, 2024

Who Is Running For NorCo Council's Five At-Large Seats?

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Northampton County Council consists of nine members. Four of these represent specific geographic areas of the county. The remaining five are...
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

NorCo Council Proposes Funding Radio System: McClure Claims He Will Be Left With Unbalanced Budget

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Last night, Northampton County Council met to consider seven amendments to the Executive's proposed budget for next year. They adopted s...
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

NorCo Ambulance Ass'n Advocates Expanded Radio Service For First Responders

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At their November 7 meeting, Northampton County Council voted 5-4 to reject a $63.5 million bond that would be used for a new parking deck a...
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NorCo Council Seeks "Executive Secretary"

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NorCo Council is apparently seeking a new Executive Secretary. Here's the notice from the Council's website: "Easton, PA – the...
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Monday, November 25, 2024

Boorish Behavior By Elected Officials Becoming the New Normal

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On Friday, I posted the video of Lower Saucon Tp Council's November 20 meeting, which lasted well over six hours. The meeting was consta...
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Provisional Ballot Challenge Withdrawn in NorCo

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As we all know, Senator Bob Casey has conceded in the race between him and Dave McCormick. I wish he had done so far sooner instead of insis...
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Friday, November 22, 2024

Lower Saucon Township Council: Worst Governing Body in Lehigh Valley

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I like to complain about NorCo Council or the antics I've seen in Allentown and Bethlehem. I didn't know how good I had it. Above is...
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President Judge Dally Conducts Hearing on Challenged Provisional Ballots

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At last night's meeting of NorCo Council, Executive Lamont McClure advised our elected guardians of the public purse that the recount in...
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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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