Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Republican Dean Browning concedes defeat to Scott Ott for their party's nomination for Lehigh County executive in Tuesday's primary, according to unofficial vote tallies.
Republican Scott Ott apparently beat challenger Dean Browning for the GOP nomination for Lehigh County Executive, according to unofficial tallies. Ott, a Lehigh County commissioner, will now face the apparent Democratic nominee, Tom Muller, who was named acting county executive last week, in the November general election. Browning, of South Whitehall, conceded the race about 10 p.m. at a gathering at the Buckeye Tavern in Macungie. He had been trying to make a political comeback after having been ousted as a county commissioner two years ago. He campaigned hard, airing TV commercials and emailing campaign messages. According to tallies reported on wfmz.com, Ott, of Lower Macungie, had 5,688 votes with 83 percent of the precincts reporting…
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Democratic primary will likely decide who Bethlehem's next mayor will be, Bob Donchez or J. William Reynolds.
Owner of Seriously Girlie Couture is accused of making fraudulent charges, paying personal bills with customer debit cards, according to police complaint.
The owner of a Bethlehem Township spa and salon fraudulently used debit card numbers of two of her customers, according to a criminal complaint filed by police on Monday. Tocara Davis, 28, the owner of Seriously Girlie Couture at 2485 Willow Park Road, was charged with four counts of access device fraud—two felonies and two misdemeanors. According to the criminal complaint, Davis took two unauthorized charges—for a total of $1,672—from the debit card of a couple that had purchased a party for their daughter at the spa. The couple paid $86, with the debit card, for the party on Dec. 28. One unauthorized charge for $686 was made on Dec. 31 and another for $986 was made on Jan. 11, the complaint said. The couple told police that Davis …
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New York man celebrating his 63rd birthday at casino destroyed slots video display screen, state police say.
A Queens, New York man who marked his 63rd birthday over the weekend admitted he punched out a slot machine at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem early Monday, leaving the casino with a $1,510 bill for a replacement video display screen. A criminal complaint filed against the suspect, John Kim of the Woodside section of the borough, does not say what prompted him to allegedly punch the slot machine. It does say that surveillance video shows Kim punching the machine around 12:58 a.m. Surveillance also spotted Kim in the casino parking lot waiting for a departing bus. Police were dispatched around 1:46 a.m. The casino’s security supervisor talked to Kim on the parking lot, where he admitted to punching the machine, according to the …
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Soul, funk pioneers and Rock N' Roll Hall of Famers The Family Stone added to KC and the Sunshine Band concert scheduled for Aug. 8.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Family Stone will join KC and the Sunshine Band on the main stage at Musikfest Aug. 8, at 7 p.m., ArtsQuest announced on Monday. Tickets for the show, which are $32 and $42, go on sale May 21, 10 a.m., to ArtsQuest Members and May 24, 10 a.m., to the public. They’ll be available at www.musikfest.org and 610-332-3378. Founded in 1967, Sly and the Family Stone produced classics such as “I Want to Take You Higher,” “Everyday People,” “Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin,” “Dance To The Music” and more. In 1993, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and at the 2006 Grammy Awards ceremony it was honored by an all-star lineup that included Joss Stone, John Legend, Adam Levine, Steven …
Weekend long event will include photos, music and a reading of names of local service members who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Monday, May 20
Local servicemen and women who have lost their lives while serving and protecting our nation will be honored during the Memorial Day Celebration at SteelStacks from 3 to 8 p.m., Saturday through Monday. The weekend-long event, which will also pay tribute to veterans and active members of the U.S. Armed Forces, will feature a memorial service on Memorial Day, as well as patriotic and family-focused programming throughout the weekend. More than 280 images of local veterans and active military personnel will also be on display on the SteelStacks campus as part of the “Our Hometown Heroes” display. On Monday, the community will remember those who have lost their lives in battle during "A Time to Remember" memorial service. The service, which…
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Mercury, Venus and Jupiter are getting ready to dazzle.
By Gary A. Becker StarWatch 874 for the week of May 19, 2013 Throughout this week, three planets will be moving into position for what will become, early next week, the most stunning planetary grouping of the year. The assemblage takes place low in the west during evening twilight. The triad includes Mercury and Venus becoming more prominent because of their increasing distance from the sun, and Jupiter, which because of its slow orbital motion, will be overtaken and in conjunction with the sun on June 19. The week commences with the most difficult planet to see, Mercury, only nine degrees from the sun and setting about 52 minutes after sundown; Venus reaches the horizon only 15 minutes later. Jupiter, because of its distance from Sol…
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Former Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co. office building on New Street will be converted into 21 luxury apartments.
The developers who renovated the old Farr’s Shoe Store building to add 24 luxury apartments to Bethlehem’s historic downtown have announced a similar project for another historic building a block away. Anthony Scarcia and Lou Pektor are planning to invest $4 million in the Dodson Building, 528 N. New St., the onetime Bethlehem office of the historic Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co., the developers announced last week. In June, the developers will begin gutting the 32,000 square feet of old office space interior and renovating the exterior in an eight-month project that will add 21 new high-end one- and two-bedroom apartments, Scarcia said. The four-story structure was built in 1918 as an office for the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co., said …
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University's 145th commencement on Monday morning is expected to bring extra congestion through Route 412 construction zone.
PennDOT is warning motorists who use Route 412 in South Bethlehem and Hellertown to plan for “heavy traffic and delays” in the construction zone Monday because the Lehigh University commencement ceremony is expected to bring extra traffic. Lehigh’s 145th Commencement Ceremony will be held at 10 a.m., rain or shine, at Goodman Stadium in the Mountaintop Campus. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation warns that traffic between Commerce Center Boulevard and Friedensville Road will be extra heavy between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. PennDOT is currently in the midst of a $36 million project to improve the corridor between Interstate 78 and South Bethlehem, including widening the road to five lanes. Currently, traffic through the construction …
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Saddie Lansford
10:46 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
First Ott runs on a campaign that claims that he didn't raise taxes; in the very next breath he raises the assessment which.....raises the taxes (not just county, but school as well). That way he could claim that 'technically' he didn't raise the taxes. Oh I can't wait for him to be county executive (sarcasm alert); man-snake of forked tongue. more ›