Freemansburg

From death row, Freemansburg cop killer fights foreclosure

2013-05-24 12:23:00

George Hitcho Jr. may be on death row for killing a Freemansburg police officer, but he'd like to have a home to return to if he ever gets out. Facing mortgage foreclosure on the New Street property where he shot Robert A. Lasso in the back of the...

Hall of Fame

2013-05-23 16:22:25

The common good

2013-05-22 14:33:36

Benghazi was an unfortunate loss of life. It's a foreign country, with terrorists. The conduct of the Internal Revenue Service, well, that's what individuals faced for years — scrutiny. The Associated Press records are another overstepping by the...

Lehigh Canal volunteers tackling big project

2013-05-21 02:28:00

Gary Ritter is a pretty typical trail tender. For the last several years, the Verizon retiree has been joining a small group of volunteers in maintaining and enhancing the Lehigh Canal. Their work has included clearing invasive brush, preparing...

Callahan campaign boasts 40 endorsements

2013-05-16 16:28:38

Northampton, Monroe counties: Route 33 road work

2013-05-17 13:18:26

PennDOT has announced the following road work: County: Monroe Municipality: Pocono Twp. ROAD NAME: PA 33 BETWEEN: PA 611 AND Business Route 209 Type of Work: Other Work being Done By: PENNDOT Maintenance Forces Type of Restriction: Daytime...

Movies: Lock 44 of Lehigh Canal site for Henry Fonda's 'Farmer Takes a Wife'

2013-05-16 00:00:00

While a number of indie films have been shot in the Lehigh Valley through the years, few big Hollywood productions have rolled into town. If you don't count a Bethlehem-shot short called "His Prehistoric Past" (1914) starring Charlie Chaplin, the...

Touchstone gives young playwrights a stage

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Touchstone Theatre Ensemble member Emma Chong has been a part of the company's Young Playwrights Festival for more than four years. Chong says she still gets excited when she sees the faces of those elementary and middle school children come alive as they...

Historic Bethlehem office to become residences

2013-05-15 18:40:00

Bethlehem's Dodson building, once an office of the Lehigh Navigation Coal Co., will become a 21-unit apartment project topped with a penthouse suite under a $4 million redevelopment plan unveiled Wednesday. The five-story building at 528 N. New St....

Police seek ID in Best Buy store electronics theft

2013-05-14 08:53:59

An unidentified man stole about $600 worth of electronics Tuesday morning from the Best Buy store off Routes 33 and Freemansburg Avenue in Bethlehem Township. Township police released a photo of the suspect on its Facebook page. Police said he entered...

Moravian College graduates

2013-05-13 13:33:00

Moravian College held graduation ceremonies 10 a.m. May 11. The ceremony concludes the 271st academic year at Moravian, America's sixth-oldest college. Moravian College President Christopher M. Thomforde conferred degrees to approximately 398 bachelor...

Family escapes flames at row home fire in Freemansburg

2013-05-13 10:16:18

A Freemansburg family said a small fire that began Monday morning quickly erupted into a wall of flames; destroying all their belongings and damaging adjoining units. The fire began around 10 a.m. at 204 Juniata St. and according to emergency radio...

Bill White of The Morning Call, right, joins Air Products volunteers as they work along the Lehigh Canal in Freemansburg. Volunteers from Air Products join the Trail Tenders group in projects along the Lehigh Canal in Freemansburg. This day the volunteers helped build new planting boxes.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Firefighters work at the scene of a house fire in the 200 block of Juniata Street in Freemansburg on Monday, May 13, 2013.

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Firefighters work the scene of a fire at this row home at 204 Juniata St. in Freemansburg on Monday morning. The fire reportedly was in a second-floor bedroom and spread to the attic as well as neighboring homes.

2013-05-13 00:00:00