Two incoming juniors, Lucas Finzi and Brynn Keyser, voiced their concerns about the Palisades School Reopening Health and Safety Plan at the July 22 school board meeting at which the board passed the plan by a vote of 5 to 4.
Application
Many Minority-Owned Small Businesses Shut Out of Pa.’s First Covid-19 Loan Program
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State officials are trying again, this time with a grant program targeted at the smallest and most vulnerable operations.
Bloomsburg Fair
Pa. Health Secretary Denounces Transphobic Attacks: ‘Our Children are Watching’
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As the face of the state’s COVID-19 response, Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine has been the subject of numerous personal attacks.
Business
Newsweek Again Names St. Luke’s to List of World’s Best Hospitals (Sponsored)
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St. Luke’s University Hospital has been named one of the “World’s Best” hospitals by Newsweek magazine for the second year in a row.
Charity
Community Outreach Benefit Needs Community Support: Letter
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The COVID-19 pandemic has weighed heavily on many in the community, and especially on the families trying to keep their heads above the financial waters while suffering from painful diagnoses. If COB can raise $50,000 this year, it will have raised a total of $1 million for 65 families. With your help, that goal will be achieved.
Community
Citing ‘Overwhelming’ Spread, Pa. Moves to Add Staff, App to Trace Coronavirus
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There are currently 661 contact tracers across Pennsylvania. The state’s health department wants to add potentially thousands more.
Business
Good Shepherd Announces Plans for Center Valley Rehabilitation Hospital
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Allentown-based Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network (GSRN) has big plans for Center Valley. The network announced Thursday that it plans to build a state-of-the-art rehabilitation hospital on land along Center Valley Parkway in Upper Saucon Township.
Chamber
Locals Flock to See Free Family-Friendly Film in Park (Photos)
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Amid a summer when many events have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, a welcome bright spot was a free movie night in Hellertown’s Dimmick Park Friday.
Alcohol
No More After-Dinner Drinks, Snacks Aren’t Meals, PLCB Says
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The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has thrown a wet blanket of sorts on the solutions some bars and restaurants have devised in their effort to continue operating under Gov. Tom Wolf’s updated restrictions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Allentown
PSP Liquor Control Officers Issue First Notice of Violation for COVID-19 Mitigation
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An unidentified business visited by Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Control Enforcement officers from the Allentown enforcement office received a notice of violation for allegedly failing to follow COVID-19 mitigation requirements.
Community
Community Outreach Benefit Supports Local Families in Need One Last Time
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The 2020 campaign will be the final installment of the Community Outreach Benefit. The organization has spent the last 19 years raising $950,000 for 61 different local families who have been burdened by medical expenses.
