Grand jury probes turnpike operations Oct 30, 2009
The first indication of an investigation came in September, when the Morning Call of Allentown quoted a commission source saying he had been questioned regarding turnpike contracts. More information came out after an online publication specializing in the toll road industry reported that FBI agents had raided the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission headquarters near Harrisburg last week. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Pa. Throws Out Corrupt Judge's Convictions Oct 30, 2009
Throws Out Corrupt Judge's Convictions - CBS News. Throws Out Corrupt Judge's Convictions. (CBS News)
Tightened rules affect exotic pet owners Oct 26, 2009
"Although there was a good-sized alligator found in Allentown recently.". Mr. Henderson, the pet dealer, said that most owners are responsible, but there are exceptions. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Specter touts himself as consensus-builder Oct 25, 2009
Pat Toomey, of Allentown, by 14 points in the Republican primary. Mr. Specter narrowly defeated Mr. Toomey in the primary in 2004. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Pa. postmaster in jail on child luring charges Oct 22, 2009
Bangor is about 20 miles northeast of Allentown. Your View - Comment on this Story. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Families of slain officers to get full benefits Oct 13, 2009
Previously, small towns covered the entire cost of their police benefits, while the Pennsylvania State Police and forces in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and third-class cities such as Allentown and Scranton covered only a portion. Police union officials have long lobbied to close the loophole and a bid to do so last year -- which would have triggered bigger benefits for the families of the officers shot in Stanton Heights -- stalled. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Hospital Aide Admits Teaching Patient to Swallow Nails Oct 9, 2009
Former Allentown State Hospital aide trainee Athena Marie Sidlar apologized at her sentencing Thursday. Sidlar says she has bipolar disorder and swallows nails and other metal objects. (Fox News)
Man who pinned twin while parking van kills self (6325) Oct 9, 2009
Lehigh County Coroner Scot Grim says 56-year-old Timothy Willgruber hanged himself in his Allentown home. His body was discovered Tuesday. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
County exec Onorato launches run for Pa. governor Oct 7, 2009
County exec Onorato launches run for Pa. governor - Somerset - Daily American. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Pa. woman killed by captive black bear Oct 6, 2009
Walz, who has been licensed since 1994, reported to authorities in 2007 that he kept a lion, cougar, jaguar, tiger, black bear, leopard and two servals on the property in Ross Township, a rural area in the Poconos Mountains, about 20 miles northeast of Allentown. Kelly Ann Walz went into the bear's 15-by-15-foot steel and concrete cage about 5 p.m. Sunday, throwing a shovelful of dog food to one side to distract the bear while she cleaned the other side, Conway said. (FOX19.com, OH)
Husband of Mom Mauled by Bear Had Invalid License Oct 6, 2009
Michael Walz, who has been licensed since 1994, reported to authorities in 2007 that he kept a lion, cougar, jaguar, tiger, black bear, leopard and two servals on the property in Ross Township, a rural area in the Pocono Mountains, about 20 miles northeast of Allentown. Kelly Ann Walz went into the bear's 15-by-15-foot steel and concrete cage about 5 p.m. Sunday, throwing a shovelful of dog food to one side to distract the bear while she cleaned the other side, Conway said. (Fox News)
Brigham new CEO at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Oct 6, 2009
Prior to that, he helped transform the Allentown Art Museum and, before that, was director of collections and exhibitions and curator of American art at the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts. He has taught at the University of Southern California, George Mason University and Lebanon Valley College. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Pa. woman killed by pet bear caged near her home Oct 6, 2009
A state Game Commission spokesman says Walz kept the bear inside a steel and concrete cage near her house about 20 miles northeast of Allentown. Officials say Walz threw a shovelful of dog food to one side of the cage to distract the bear while she cleaned the other side. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
The 'Walmart Effect': Empty downtowns Oct 1, 2009
S.S. Kresge (Kmart) was the big threat then, but one had to travel to Allentown to find it. Now, there's Walmart and the town's a shell. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Man pins, kills twin brother while parking van (4166) Sep 30, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Man pins, kills twin brother while parking van. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Erie tops Pennsylvania urban poverty list Sep 30, 2009
Erie's figures are higher than those for Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Allentown ... 4 percent in Allentown; and, for families: 18 ... 5 percent in Allentown; and 13. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Pa. Man Parking Van Pins Twin, Who Dies Sep 30, 2009
(AP) -- An eastern Pennsylvania man trying to parallel park a minivan pinned his identical twin brother, who later died at a hospital. Bethlehem police say 56-year-old Thomas Willgruber was outside the van guiding his brother into a parking space when Timothy Willgruber lost control and pinned him against an SUV on Saturday afternoon. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Pa. man gets 2 to 5 years in classroom attack Sep 21, 2009
Police said 37-year-old Willie Rivera entered the second-floor classroom at Raub Middle School in Allentown in January, choked the student and snatched a chain from the eighth-graders neck. They said the attack came a day after Riveras stepson was attacked and robbed by a group of teenagers. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
American to add O'Hare-Harrisburg flights Sep 18, 2009
The O'Hare additions include flights to Allentown, Scranton-Wilkes Barre and Harrisburg, as well as Charleston, W.Va. and Dayton, Ohio. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Pa. man killed in motorcycle accident Sep 16, 2009
An autopsy will be performed at 8 a.m. Tuesday in Allentown, Pa. to determine the cause of death. (The Herald-Mail Online)
$500K artwork given to charity returning to owner Sep 11, 2009
The collection given to the Allentown Art Museum features Grippe's own sculptures, drawings and prints. It also includes works by Alexander Calder, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Jacques Lipchitz and poet Dylan Thomas. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Ex-Pa. judges indicted in fraud scheme Sep 10, 2009
judges indicted in fraud scheme - The Boston Globe. Local Search Site Search. (Boston Globe)
New team for Dietrich Sep 10, 2009
Visitation will be Saturday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. at the Peppler Funeral Home in Allentown, NJ. Anyone wishing to make a donation to his children can do so at Kristine Romano, PO Box 153, New Egypt, NJ 08533-0152. There has been a recovery fund set up for injured sprint car driver Doug Esh, who will miss the balance of the season after a compound fracture to his L5 vertebra. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Former Pa. judges indicted in kids-for-cash scheme Sep 10, 2009
(09-09) 16:40 PDT Allentown, Pa ... judges indicted in kids-for-cash scheme Articles (09-09) 16:40 PDT Allentown, Pa. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Ex-Judges Indicted in Kids-For-Cash Scheme Sep 10, 2009
Ex-Pennsylvania Judges Indicted in Kids-For-Cash Scheme. Wednesday, September 09, 2009. (Fox News)
State slow to start with gambling help Sep 8, 2009
In addition, the drug and alcohol bureau also is preparing to award a contract to the private compulsive gambling council to enter schools in the Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Allentown areas to educate youngsters about gambling risks. That would be the first prevention-oriented program attempted by the state. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Man convicted of murder in 2008 Pa. bar shooting Sep 6, 2009
Man convicted of murder in 2008 Pa. bar shooting - Somerset - Daily American. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
24 Patriot League Football Games Set for Live Television Coverage Sep 4, 2009
Lehigh's contests at Villanova and Colgate will be shown live by WFMZ-TV Channel 69 in Allentown, Pa. as well as Fox College Sports Atlantic, and via tape delay the following day at 1 p.m. on Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh. (Patriotleague.com)
Specter Leads GOP, Dem Rivals in Poll Sep 4, 2009
Sestak, D-Delaware County, and Toomey of Allentown remain mostly unknown to many Pennsylvanians, with 73 percent saying they don't know enough about Sestak to form an opinion and 63 percent saying the same about Toomey. Ten percent said they don't know enough about Specter, who switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat in April. (Newsmax)
Busy roads expected for holiday Sep 4, 2009
To promote Labor Day safety, the turnpike is sponsoring Take-a-Break safety events from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at its two busiest travel plazasthe Allentown Service Plaza on the Northeastern Extension and the Sideling Hill Service Plaza on the east-west mainline. The theme is, Youre never alone on the PA Turnpike. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Pa. lifers seeking clemency in wake of US ruling Sep 3, 2009
Anchorage Daily News. Daylight : 6:57 AM - 9:00 PM. (Anchorage Daily News)
Sestak, Toomey to drink beer together Sep 3, 2009
will quench their thirst at Brew Works in Allentown, Pa ... Not to be outdone, he asked Sestak out for a beer afterward at one of Allentown's "fine local establishments.". (TheHill.com)
Police: 1 killed in small plane crash in Pa. Aug 31, 2009
Trooper Bryon Dickson says the accident happened Sunday morning near a small airport in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, about 40 miles north of Allentown. The plane crashed behind a home near the Pegasus Air Park. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Small plane crashes in Pa., killing pilot Aug 31, 2009
Trooper Bryon Dickson of the Pennsylvania State Police said the accident happened yesterday morning near a small airport in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, about 40 miles north of Allentown. The plane crashed behind a home near the Pegasus Air Park, Dickson said. (Boston Globe)
State high court orders new hearing for mass killer Aug 29, 2009
ALLENTOWN The state Supreme Court has ordered a new competency hearing for a man who killed 13 people in a 1982 shooting rampage in northeastern Pennsylvania. The Supreme Court set aside a judges ruling that George Banks is too mentally ill to be executed. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Psych Aide Admits Giving Patient Nails to Eat Aug 29, 2009
Athena Marie Sidlar, a former 28-year-old psychiatric aide trainee at Allentown State Hospital, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lehigh County Court to reckless endangerment. Police say that in January, she showed an 18-year-old female patient how to swallow nails. (Fox News)
New hearing ordered for Pa. mass killer Aug 29, 2009
New hearing ordered for Pa. mass killer - Crime & courts- msnbc. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Former Pa. judges withdraw guilty pleas Aug 25, 2009
judges withdraw guilty pleas - Crime & courts- msnbc. judges withdraw guilty pleas. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Penn State football preview shows to air this weekend Aug 22, 2009
69 (Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton). The Big Ten Networks 2009 Penn State preview show will debut at 10 p.m. on Thursday with several repeat airings prior to the Nittany Lions Sept. 5 season opener. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
2009 Women's Soccer Preview Aug 19, 2009
A 2009 Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year Finalist and Allentown Morning Call Player of the Year as well as a two-time all-state selection, comes to the Seawolves from Emmaus High School in Macungie, Pa. Gilley tallied 35 goals and 13 assists as a senior as she was named an ESPNRise. (Goseawolves.org)
Butte native is CEO of PPL Aug 19, 2009
PPL Montana is a subsidiary of PPL Corp., which is based in Allentown, Pa. and markets and delivers electricity to about four million customers in Pennsylvania and the United Kingdom. (Montana Standard, MT)
7 bodies recovered from Hudson Aug 10, 2009
Aug. 7: Making a Difference: John Annoni of Allentown, Penn. wanted to take young people from urban areas and exposes them to places they most likely would never experience. (MSNBC -- Race)
State, region losing manufacturing jobs Aug 7, 2009
Philadelphia employs the most manufacturing workers in the commonwealth, followed by Pittsburgh, York (24,350), Erie (21,616) and Allentown (19,379). The publishing company said Pennsylvania now is home to 18,294 manufacturers employing 844,738 workers. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Council makes it law to report lost, stolen guns Aug 6, 2009
Erie is the ninth Pennsylvania city to pass a lost-or-stolen ordinance, following Allentown, Reading, Pottsville, Pittsburgh, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Wilkinsburg. The law applies to handguns and other short-barreled guns, not to shotguns or hunting rifles, and takes effect in 20 days. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Corrected: Secretary of Health Urges Pennsylvanians to Get Immunized Aug 4, 2009
Aug. 21 - 7:05 p.m. - "Immunization Awareness Night" with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at Coca-Cola Park, 1050 IronPigs Way in Allentown. The event is sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Immunization Coalition. (PR Newswire)
Women's Soccer Incoming Freshmen Taryn Schoenbeck and Meghan Gilley Named To ESPNRISE.com Spring Girls' All-America Team Aug 4, 2009
A two-time all-state selection, Gilley was also the 2009 Allentown Morning Call Player of the Year as she led Emmaus to the Lehigh Valley Conference and District XI Class AAA championships. Schoenbeck led Padua Academy to three state titles and was ranked the No. 2 player in the state of Delaware as a senior. (Goseawolves.org)
3 charged in alleged cocaine ring that hid drug in fruit imports (1) Aug 3, 2009
Arias appeared in federal court in Allentown, Pa. on Wednesday; the government is seeking to extradite him to Connecticut. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
State adventure camp program gets urban kids into the outdoors Aug 2, 2009
Initiated by the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the camp is in its third year in Pittsburgh, and nine other camps have started in cities across the state including Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Scranton, Erie, Johnstown, York, Warren, Bethlehem and Allentown. State employees who participate in the camp said the idea behind the program is to introduce urban kids to the region's state parks and engage them in outdoor activities that they can enjoy throughout adulthood,... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Troopers Tuesday Jul 28, 2009
July 31: Allentown, Pa ... a tiny burg of about 6,000 west of Allentown. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Rendells legacy, GOPs need for identity collide Jul 26, 2009
Now they can try to run out the clock on Rendells wishes, while pressing forward with whats best for them in next years election, said Christopher Borick, a political science professor and director of the Institute of Public Opinion at Muhlenberg College in Allentown. And with Republicans in Pennsylvania and nationally reeling after a string of electoral losses, they are going to be extra protective of their core principle. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Rendell makes media push for state budget Jul 24, 2009
On July 16 alone he did 13 interviews, with stations in York, Altoona, Allentown, two in Philadelphia and one with well-known conservative broadcaster Sean Hannity ... 5-minute budget-related videos on the Web sites of 10 Pennsylvania newspapers, including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Philadelphia Inquirer and papers in Erie, Scranton, Allentown and elsewhere. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Pa. Woman Charged in Exchange Student Scandal Jul 23, 2009
Pennsylvania Woman Charged in Exchange Student Scandal. Wednesday, July 22, 2009. (Fox News)
Woman charged in exchange-student scandal Jul 23, 2009
Edna Burgette, 69, of Scranton was charged with five felony counts related to the placement of teenagers from Norway, Colombia, Nigeria, Tanzania and Vietnam for Aspect Foundation, a San Francisco-based exchange agency that paid Burgette 400 for each student she placed (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Governor Rendell Announces Confirmations, Nominations and Appointments Jul 17, 2009
Board of Trustees of Allentown State Hospital. Richard C. Kuklentz Jr., Saylorsburg. (PR Newswire)
Weekend in the Pocono Mountains Jul 11, 2009
starting at $258 during frequent sales; starting at $252 to Allentown, Pa. both about 50 miles west of Poconos region. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Exchange Students Neglected, Probe Finds Jul 11, 2009
We've updated CBSNews. Nonprofit Investigated Over Charges Foreign Teens Were Malnourished. (CBS News -- US)
Capitol offense: media drop the ball Jul 9, 2009
But in the recent past, the York Daily Record eliminated its lone reporter; the Erie Times News hasn't had one for years; The Morning Call in Allentown went from two reporters to one; and the Associated Press bureau went from four to three. You get the idea. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Witnesses Tie Reputed Mobster to Pa. Judge Jul 2, 2009
"It was hilarious," Kulick said of Joseph's denial during the court hearing in Allentown. "I'm sure there's records that money changed hands. I'm sure there's records that Billy D'Elia was Joseph's son's godfather.". (Law.com)
FEC Fines Lawyer $155,000 Jul 2, 2009
The agency on June 29 finalized a deal with John Karoly, an Allentown, Pa. lawyer who was accused of reimbursing his firm s employees and their family members for contributions they made to Gephardt s presidential campaign last cycle. (Roll Call)
Reputed Pa. mobster ordered to testify Jun 27, 2009
William DElia has been ordered to appear next week at a hearing in Allentown. The state Supreme Court granted a review of the $3. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Sports briefs Jun 27, 2009
EMMAUS Andrew Pile, formerly of Somerset, was named this week to the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association Class AAA Boys All-State Team (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Sealed Divorce Records For Jon & Kate Jun 26, 2009
Sealed Divorce Records For Jon - CBS News. We've updated CBSNews. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Sealed divorce record offers privacy to Jon & Kate Jun 25, 2009
Daily American - Sealed divorce record offers privacy to Jon /title. One likely answer: to take advantage of an unusual local rule that keeps prying eyes away from divorce records. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Sealed divorce records offers privacy Jun 25, 2009
Sealed divorce record offers Gosselins privacy - Celebrities- msnbc. Sealed divorce record offers Gosselins privacy. (MSNBC -- News)
Sealed Divorce Record Offers Privacy To Jon & Kate Jun 25, 2009
Sealed Divorce Record Offers Privacy To Jon & Kate - Entertainment News Story - KPRC Houston. Live Cameras, Conditions. (Click2Houston, TX)
