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The 1.8 million Pennsylvanians who depend on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will see an early payment. February benefits for recipients will be loaded onto electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards Friday and will be available for use by Saturday.
The temperatures the Lehigh Valley is currently experiencing may seem rather chilly in the wake of several weeks of milder-than-average temps. But it’s likely to get a whole lot colder, snowier and possibly icier in the days to come, according to National Weather Service meteorologists.
Many snow lovers were disappointed over the weekend when a winter storm that initially appeared as if it might deliver some white stuff to the Lehigh Valley took a southern route. But Old Man Winter could be preparing a return to the area, and sooner than you might think.
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The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Lehigh Valley including the Hellertown area for a wintry mix of precipitation overnight Monday and into early Tuesday.
Motorists who travel Interstate 78 West in Lower Saucon Township should expect to encounter “significant delays” for bridge dam repairs that will be taking place at various times during the weekends of Jan. 11-14 and Jan. 18-21, PennDOT announced Friday.
The New Year’s holiday is known as one of the times of year when motorists are most likely to drink and drive, and Pennsylvania State Police say they will be on the lookout for impaired drivers as 2018 winds down. Over the Christmas enforcement period, DUI arrests nearly doubled from last year.
State Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-18) says Pennsylvania should join states like New Jersey and Connecticut by allowing law enforcement officers to stop and fine individuals for not removing snow and ice from the tops of their vehicles.
For some the answer to the proverbial Thanksgiving question of ‘What to call it–stuffing, filling or dressing?’ is a matter of linguistic preference, while for others it’s based on the ingredients used in the actual food they’re consuming.
If you still have pumpkins out you might want to consider replacing them with penguins. Winter weather is forecast to make an early visit to the Saucon Valley on Thursday, when 1 to 3 inches of snow is expected along with a messy mixture of sleet and freezing rain.
