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Photos: Hundreds Attend Black Lives Matter Protest in Bethlehem

By Jonny Hart | June 5, 2020

A large group of protestors assembled outside of Bethlehem City Hall and the Public Library Thursday afternoon as part of a continuation of nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. Thursday’s stand-in came just four days after Saturday’s rally in which hundreds of protestors marched through the streets of Bethlehem in protest of a history of systemic racism in the country.

Business

St. Luke’s Part of New Coalition to Expand Domestic PPE Production

By Sponsor Content | May 31, 2020

The arrangement with Prestige Ameritech is part of a newly-announced strategy to invest in domestic and geographically diverse suppliers of PPE and other medical equipment currently in shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Photos, Video: Rally to End Racism, Protest Police Killings Draws Hundreds to Bethlehem

By Josh Popichak | May 30, 2020

The shock waves that have reverberated outward from Minneapolis following the death of an African-American man named George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer May 25 reached the Lehigh Valley Saturday in the form of a large protest in Bethlehem.

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‘March for Justice,’ ‘Stand With Minnesota’ Protests Planned in LV

By Josh Popichak | May 29, 2020

In response to the death of an African-American man, George Floyd, at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer who Friday was charged with third-degree murder, Lehigh Valley residents are organizing events to be held in solidarity with other protests against racism and police brutality around the nation.

Business

L. Saucon Restaurant Won’t Reopen Due to Shutdown’s ‘Heavy Toll’

By Josh Popichak | May 29, 2020

A Lower Saucon Township restaurant and bar announced Friday that it will not reopen under new state restrictions for eateries and said the decision to close permanently was a result of the economic shutdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Philip H. Angle, 91, of Bethlehem (Obituary Brought to You by Heintzelman Funeral Home)

By Josh Popichak | May 26, 2020

Philip H. Angle, 91, of Bethlehem, formerly of Doylestown, died Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Saucon Valley Manor, Hellertown. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.

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Construction Crews Ramping Up Again Following COVID-Induced Break

By Jonny Hart | May 25, 2020

Pennsylvania businesses involved in the construction industry have been busy ramping up projects that had been on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. In-person operations at construction sites were permitted to resume May 1, so long as all businesses adhere to governor Tom Wolf’s guidance.

Community

New LehighValleyTrashPact Project Dedicated to Cleaning Up Local Parks

By Jonny Hart | May 17, 2020

As people have been sheltering in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, nature has been given a chance to breathe and reset. However some people, like Kyra Thompson, have been using their free time to give nature a hand in restoring itself.

Obituaries

Pauline M. (Fetzer) Gibson, 98, Formerly of Walter St. (Obituary Brought to You by Heintzelman Funeral Home)

By Josh Popichak | May 17, 2020

Pauline M. (Fetzer) Gibson, 98, formerly of Walter Street, Bethlehem, died Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Alexandria Manor, Bethlehem Township. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.

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St. Luke’s Campuses Earn Highest Rating in Vascular Quality Program (Sponsored)

By Sponsor Content | May 17, 2020

The Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) has awarded St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Bethlehem and Allentown campuses three stars for their active participation in the Registry Participation Program.