A DIY art studio and home décor shop is joining the Fountain Hill business community. Thistle and Co. invites customers to tap into their creative side and apply decorative finishes to their repurposed furniture and special items.
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Effort Under Way to Save Unique Bird Habitat in Bethlehem
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A tall, tan chimney that was part of the Masonic Temple in Bethlehem is being saved because it’s a habitat for chimney swifts, tens of thousands of which call it home. The birds are considered a Threatened species. The 1925 temple is being demolished to make way for a development project that will include a hotel and event center.
Filed under: Community, Bethlehem, Birds, Building, Chimney, Chimney Swift, Demolition, Environment
School Board Member Calls Insurrectionists ‘Patriots,’ ‘Harmless’
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A local school board member who landed in hot water last year for comments about transgender individuals is stoking the flames of controversy yet again by voicing support for the insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a failed coup attempt last week.
Filed under: Community, Government, Police, Schools, Coup, Insurrection, Montgomery County, Police
Who Bought $1.9 Million Lottery Ticket in Fountain Hill?
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Someone who purchased a Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 ticket from a local pharmacy last week is now nearly $2 million wealthier and possibly doesn’t even know it.
Filed under: Business, Community, Family, Bethlehem, Fountain Hill, Fountain Hill Pharmacy, Lehigh County, Lottery Ticket
SV High School Sports Team Quarantined Due to COVID Cases
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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact education and extracurricular activities in the Saucon Valley School District, with five additional cases confirmed and a high school athletic team quarantined this week as a result of them.
Filed under: Community, Family, Government, Health, Schools, Sports, Athletics, Coronavirus
Lehigh University Rescinds Trump’s Honorary Degree
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Local School District Suspends Teacher Who Was at US Capitol Riot
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A Lehigh Valley school district has announced that it has suspended a teacher who was part of a pro-Trump protest that turned into a violent riot at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.
Filed under: Community, Family, Government, Police, Schools, Allentown School District, Capitol Hill, Election
AG: Lower Saucon Twp. Victim of Engineering Firm’s Overbilling Scheme
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The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office has returned more than $23,000 to Lower Saucon Township; money, it says, that it is owed due to past fraudulent billing practices allegedly perpetrated by its engineering firm, Boucher & James.
Filed under: Business, Community, Government, Police, Attorney General, Boucher & James, Bucks County, Charges
Hellertown Gun Store Closes Permanently
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A Hellertown gun shop has gone out of business.
Filed under: Business, Community, Bryan Lloyd, Business, Closed, Gun Shop, Gun Store, Hellertown
Local Shelter Pooches Prep for Puppy Bowl Appearance
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Two deserving–not to mention adorable–local shelter dogs will take a star turn when they appear on Animal Planet’s popular “Puppy Bowl” on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7.