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Anger over what they believe is systemic and deadly racism could be heard in the voices of nearly a thousand protesters who rallied for change at Centre Square and marched through downtown Easton Sunday shouting “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe,” but there was no aggression exhibited toward city police, who were present at the event.
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.
The coronavirus has put a halt to many things in recent months, but one thing it has a hard time overcoming is love. That was clear Wednesday at New Eastwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Wilson borough, where a couple celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary together, even as the virus kept them apart.
A Northampton County convenience store is temporarily closed after an employee who recently worked in the store tested positive for COVID-19, the company said Friday.
A Turkey Hill Minit Market just outside Easton was closed and another store in Bethlehem was being cleaned after an employee who worked in both locations tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
A bus driver for the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA) has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), but the authority says it has no way of determining who may have ridden on the bus the driver last operated on March 20.
St. Luke’s proudly welcomed the first two babies to be delivered at the new Women & Babies Pavilion at St. Luke’s Anderson Campus on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. St. Luke’s OB/GYN Holli Warholic, DO, delivered twins Emma and Emelia Oskowitz.
A local rescue dog from the Center for Animal Health and Welfare will have her day when she appears on the nationally-televised Puppy Bowl on the Animal Planet network on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2.
The first confirmation of West Nile virus in Northampton County this year came Tuesday, with a report from the state’s West Nile Virus Control Program indicating that a mosquito tested in the City of Easton tested positive for it.
Does it ever seem too hard to pick just one place to eat? If you’re someone who can relate, fear not. The Easton Public Market has you covered, with a wide variety of food stalls that cater–quickly–to just about every taste.
