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Patrick Ryan, bringing expertise from sales, marketing and operations roles, succeeds Kathy McCracken as the new executive vice president and general manager with Wind Creek Bethlehem.

Lower Saucon Council and its fire service committee and subcommittee shared an outlook on the future of fire service in the township on Wednesday. Part of that could include a new, nearly $15 million fire station in the township's center.

Bethlehem is earmarked to get a $500,000 infusion from the state to close the gap in the South Bethlehem Greenway. It's one of eight projects in the Lehigh Valley being funded.

The interactive event features a local author and historian discussing the birth of the U.S. Constitution for children ages 7-12 years old.

Hip hop, widely believed to have started in the Bronx borough of New York City, quickly spread to the nearby Lehigh Valley, says organizer Michael A. Frassetto.

Two members led a series of procedural moves to force a vote Wednesday night after council pushed its planned debate over the investigation until Oct. 31.

Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center is holding its first annual Ghouls & Glitter Pride Night at Dorney Park.

Former space shuttle astronaut Terry Hart, of Lower Saucon Township, believes the psychological impact of spending more than a year in space on a mission to Mars is impossible to predict.

“The first major synoptic system of the season will impact the region beginning Friday and over the weekend,” the National Weather Service said in its latest forecast discussion.

The Easton Main Street Initiative has unveiled its latest limited-edition ornament for the holiday season.