Sneak Preview: Disney's 'Planes' Movie Trailer (Sponsored)
Watching movies is my favorite new family ritual. Now that my 5-year-old daughter spends her days running through neighbors’ backyards until dinner, television time has lost that guilty edge. In fact,...
View ArticleLehigh Valley Home Sales Up in April
The Lehigh Valley Association of REALTORS® (LVAR) released data on the April housing market indicating that the local housing market is continuing to recover. April 2013 data comparisons over last year...
View ArticleNew Steakhouse Offers 'Endless Supply of Meat'
On the menu at Batuque, you'll find dishes like Tilapia Batucada and Chicken Madeira. But the star attraction at this new Northampton Street Brazilian steakhouse—just like any Brazilian steakhouse—is...
View ArticlePennDOT's Plan: Paint 12,000 Miles of Traffic Lines This Summer
PennDOT crews—over the next several months—will paint more than 120,000 miles of traffic lines that will help guide motorists on state roadways. When temperatures warmed to 50 degrees and above,...
View ArticleLocal Veterans Face Long Waits for VA Benefits
Returning veterans are now facing a new enemy at home — long wait times for their disability claims. The waiting times started increasing in 2010 when U.S. troops were withdrawn from Iraq causing a...
View ArticlePennDOT Road Work: Week of May 26
PennDOT road work in South Whitehall Township. Road: US 22Between: 15th Street and PA 309Type of Work: InspectionRestriction: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Alternating lane restrictions Westbound. Use caution when...
View ArticleIt's Not Your Grandfather's Pennsylvania Anymore
By G. Terry Madonna & Michael L.Young When asked to describe Pennsylvania, Washington political consultant James Carville, who helped elect Pennsylvania Gov. Bob Casey and U.S. Senator Harris...
View ArticleIronPigs Mascot Ferrous and Friend Thank Kratzer School
IronPigs mascot Ferrous recently visited Kratzer Elementary School for an assembly and sent the students the following letter via Parkland High School graduate Ben Youngerman: Hello Christine! Thank...
View ArticleFirst Heat Wave of Season Expected This Week
It looks like it will be time to crank up the air conditioner before the week is over with several days of hot and humid weather in the Lehigh Valley forecast. The season's first heat wave is expected...
View ArticleSouth Whitehall Man Dies in Car Accident, Coroner Says
Updated at 1:22 p.m. Police are investigating a fatal accident Monday in which a 29-year-old South Whitehall man was killed after a collision with another vehicle, the Lehigh County Coroner's office...
View ArticleMeet U.S. Reps. Cartwright, Dent at Chamber Event Thursday
For the first time ever, both of the Lehigh Valley’s congressmen, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-17) and U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent (R-15) will come together for a special WFMZ-69 "Business Matters" taping...
View ArticleSouth Whitehall Police to Help with 'Tough Mudder'
The South Whitehall Police Department will assist Upper Macungie police with traffic control and other matters as this weekend's Tough Mudder event draws more than 22,000 people to Raven Valley Farm...
View ArticleAttilio's Italian Restaurant to Close After 25 Years
Angela and Frank Anselmo recently took the sign down that announced Attilio's will close Friday and thanked their loyal customers for patronizing their little Italian restaurant for 25 good years. It's...
View ArticleSurviving Cancer Just the First Step for Teen Amputee
Jason Garstkiewicz has scored plenty of lacrosse goals in his young life, but one he scored last season for his Haddonfield travel team, during his his first game back after a shocking ordeal, counted...
View ArticleNew Homes For Sale in South Whitehall Area This Week
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View ArticleSweet Frog Frozen Yogurt Shop to Open
The first Sweet Frog frozen yogurt shop in the Lehigh Valley will open in South Whitehall. The store, part of a national franchise that began in 2009 in Richmond, Va., will move in to the former...
View ArticleAlleged Embezzlers' Hearings Delayed
Preliminary hearings have been delayed for William and Nancy Tonkin, the former South Whitehall employees accused of stealing more than $850,000 from the township's utility fund. Retired South...
View ArticleJoseph Hennessey, 29, Marketing Employee and Ghostbuster
Joseph P. Hennessey, 29, of Allentown, passed away Monday. He was a son of Paul R. Hennessey and Bonnie B. (Brown) Brader. He worked for AUS Marketing for the last three years. Joseph was a member of...
View ArticleAfter Earth in Local Theaters Friday (Sponsored)
After Earth, in theaters now, promises to be the movie event of the summer – and how could it not be, with Will Smith and his son Jaden starring as stranded space rangers—one still in training—on the...
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