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Fallen WWII vet finally comes home to military honors

May 25, 2013 7:37 pm

Nearly seven decades after he was killed, Freemansburg soldier gets military burial As an unseasonably cold wind blew across the Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery in Northampton Saturday, the family of Pvt....

Braden Airpark demise will hurt the future of Lehigh Valley business, vitality

May 25, 2013 6:09 pm

It was a glorious day in the skies above Kutztown, and after releasing its tow cable from a powered airplane, the sailplane whooshed back and forth, sometimes catching an updraft, before returning to ...

Catasauqua may curtail tech ed in middle school for year

May 25, 2013 4:00 am

Move is part of a plan to solve overcrowding in eighth grade classes.The Catasauqua Area School District wants to stop teaching technology classes to middle schoolers for one year as part of a plan to...

Easton Area Scoreboard for Friday May 24

May 25, 2013 4:00 am

PIAA BOYS TENNIS    

DA: Stoffa should be held in contempt of court

May 25, 2013 1:09 am

A spat between Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli and County Executive John Stoffa just got nastier.    

Quakertown: Lunch ladies can keep their jobs

May 25, 2013 1:06 am

In exchange for the two-year guarantee, the district hires outside company to manage food services.Facing an outcry from the community as well as its staff, the Quakertown Community School District ha...

Emmaus councilman, former manager added to defamation suit

May 25, 2013 1:06 am

Filing claims councilman, former manager were behind comments made on website in contentious 2011 political campaign.Former Emmaus Councilman Otto Slozer and one-time council candidate John Donches ar...

Parkland Community Library board threatens legal challenge to school board's budget move

May 25, 2013 1:06 am

District says library tax cut would not mean revenue loss but its officials say change can only come through voter referendum.The Parkland Community Library said it will sue the Parkland School Distri...

A labyrinth grows in Allentown

May 25, 2013 1:05 am

Grace Montessori School has built a grassy maze in the shadow of a parking deck.Reminiscent of the beloved novel "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," a labyrinth of wild grasses has taken root next t...

Allentown School Board approves cutting 154 jobs

May 25, 2013 1:05 am

Average bill rises $150, 154 positions eliminated under proposed budget.Allentown School Board approved a curtailment of programs Thursday that eliminates 132 teachers and 12 administrators, pushing t...

Top Local News for Eastern Pennsylvania from TheMorningCall.com

Fallen WWII vet finally comes home to military honors

May 25, 2013 7:37 pm

Nearly seven decades after he was killed, Freemansburg soldier gets military burial As an unseasonably cold wind blew across the Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery in Northampton Saturday, the family of Pvt....

Catasauqua may curtail tech ed in middle school for year

May 25, 2013 4:00 am

Move is part of a plan to solve overcrowding in eighth grade classes.The Catasauqua Area School District wants to stop teaching technology classes to middle schoolers for one year as part of a plan to...

Easton Area Scoreboard for Friday May 24

May 25, 2013 4:00 am

PIAA BOYS TENNIS    

DA: Stoffa should be held in contempt of court

May 25, 2013 1:09 am

A spat between Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli and County Executive John Stoffa just got nastier.    

Obama, Christie again teaming up for post-Sandy Jersey Shore tour

May 25, 2013 1:07 am

TRENTON, N.J. — President Barack Obama will tour the Jersey Shore with Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday, capping an extended Memorial Day weekend that already had the governor opening a new At...

Quakertown: Lunch ladies can keep their jobs

May 25, 2013 1:06 am

In exchange for the two-year guarantee, the district hires outside company to manage food services.Facing an outcry from the community as well as its staff, the Quakertown Community School District ha...

Emmaus councilman, former manager added to defamation suit

May 25, 2013 1:06 am

Filing claims councilman, former manager were behind comments made on website in contentious 2011 political campaign.Former Emmaus Councilman Otto Slozer and one-time council candidate John Donches ar...

Parkland Community Library board threatens legal challenge to school board's budget move

May 25, 2013 1:06 am

District says library tax cut would not mean revenue loss but its officials say change can only come through voter referendum.The Parkland Community Library said it will sue the Parkland School Distri...

A labyrinth grows in Allentown

May 25, 2013 1:05 am

Grace Montessori School has built a grassy maze in the shadow of a parking deck.Reminiscent of the beloved novel "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," a labyrinth of wild grasses has taken root next t...

Allentown School Board approves cutting 154 jobs

May 25, 2013 1:05 am

Average bill rises $150, 154 positions eliminated under proposed budget.Allentown School Board approved a curtailment of programs Thursday that eliminates 132 teachers and 12 administrators, pushing t...

Latest news for Philadelphia Pennsylvania from Philadelphia Business Journal

$10 million could change Villanova demographics

May 24, 2013 8:44 pm

$10 million could change Villanova demographics

Dialysis center operator and Montco hospital form joint venture

May 24, 2013 7:32 pm

U.S. Renal Care Inc., which operates about a dozen dialysis center in Pennsylvania, has formed a joint-venture with Pottstown Memorial Medical Center and a group of local physicians. The partnership ...

Chinese equity firm invests in Philly firm

May 24, 2013 7:06 pm

A Chinese private equity firm made a $7 million investment in Philadelphia investment advisory and consulting firm VTL Associates to help capitalize the firms future growth plans for its RevenueShares...

New head for Phila. Housing Authority affiliate

May 24, 2013 6:52 pm

Keith J. Richardson, the revenue commissioner for Philadelphia, will serve as managing director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority Development Corp., which is affiliated with the Philadelphia Housi...

More development in Kensington

May 24, 2013 6:16 pm

A 311-unit apartment complex has been approved for South Kensington. Paul Rabinovitchs Canus Corp. got the green light earlier this week to move forward with Soko Lofts at the former Absco Inc. steel...

Phoenixville landmark on market for $1.8M

May 24, 2013 5:57 pm

The Columbia House, an institution in Phoenixville, Pa., is up for sale. The Victorian property at 148 Bridge St. was constructed in 1892. Its current owner, Donna Cashman and her late husband, Dan, ...

Past 40 Under 40 Winner? Write for us

May 24, 2013 5:25 pm

Are you a past 40 Under 40 award winner? Well we want you to write a guest column for the Philadelphia Business Journal. What are you doing now? What's on your mind? What do you like about doing bu...

Exclusive: Contractors rate Philadelphia's Mayor

May 24, 2013 5:20 pm

Philadelphia Business Journal recent List research revealed that 46 percent of the participants that appear on the 2013 top 25 contractors List rated Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter as accommodating...

Expanding on our List coverage

May 24, 2013 4:40 pm

Have you ever read one of our Lists and wondered what business executives' expectations are for the upcoming year? How they rate the current local mayoral administration? Or if they had to choose, wou...

40 Under 40 winners show their stuff

May 24, 2013 4:34 pm

Whether it was whistling "Call Me Maybe," creating a commercial as a "human GPS" system or making a dollar disappear into thin air, the 40 Under 40 award winners showed off plenty ...