Business
Nearly a Third of Gracedale Residents Have Tested Positive for COVID-19
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Northampton County officials Monday released its latest statistics on the coronavirus outbreak at the county’s nursing home, Gracedale, and the numbers remained grim.
Community
Borough Council Declines to Open Hellertown Pool
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Despite a plea from the pool’s manager to reconsider their earlier decision to shutter the Hellertown Pool this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, borough council members said Monday they have little choice but to close it given the current circumstances.
Church
Fountain Hill Church Holds In-Person Services, Against State Advice
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Although religious gatherings are permitted under Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf’s stay-at-home order–which has been in effect in the Lehigh Valley since March 25–services held in-person are being conducted against state recommendations put in place to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Community
Coopersburg Resident Has Died of COVID-19, Coroner Says
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Lehigh County Coroner Eric Minnich provided a weekly update on the number of deaths from COVID-19 in the county Friday, and included in it was the sad announcement that a resident of Coopersburg borough has now died from the disease.
Community
Borough Council to Discuss Opening Hellertown Pool Monday
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The members of Hellertown Borough Council may get a taste of what it’s like to be Gov. Tom Wolf these days Monday, when they’re faced with a community uprising of sorts involving the borough swimming pool.
Community
Northampton County Employees Must Mask Up, Executive Says
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Although some have already been wearing face coverings, Northampton County is now requiring all county employees to wear them to help protect others from COVID-19, County Executive Lamont McClure announced in a news release Friday.
Business
Which PA Counties Are Moving to ‘Yellow’ Phase? Which Aren’t?
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Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf announced Friday that another 12 counties will partially reopen under his plan to bring the state safely out of an economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic to what will likely amount to a new normal.
Community
Residents Won’t Accept Closure of Hellertown Pool, Launch Petition
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Due to the coronavirus pandemic it’s not clear if any public pools in the area will open this summer, however hundreds of Hellertown residents are demanding that an exception be made for the borough’s swimming pool, even though borough council has already said it will remain closed.
Business
Presidential Visit: Supporters Come Out to See Trump Touch Down (Photos)
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Donald Trump made his first visit as president to the Lehigh Valley Thursday, and hundreds of area residents lined the roads around Lehigh Valley International Airport to watch it begin.
Health
Man Who Wouldn’t Wear Face Mask in Business Assaulted Employee, Police Say
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A Perkasie man is facing felony aggravated assault and other charges after police say he assaulted an employee of a business who asked him to wear a face covering inside the business.
