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November 27, 2019COVER STORY-LINNY AWARDSHonoring community givingArtsQuest’s fourth annual Linny Awards program got off to a rousing start with the announcement that in 2019, the ArtsQuest Foundation...
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December 4, 2019COVER STORY-MAYOR’S TREEStudents bring holiday treatmentA little extra holiday spirit was in the air at Bethlehem City Hall Nov. 22. Joyful third graders from Spring Garden ES and...
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December 11, 2019COVER STORY‘Tis the seasonIt was standing room only as far as you could see in each direction of Payrow Plaza at Bethlehem Public Library for the annual Christmas City tree lighting...
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December 18, 2019COVER STORY – ADVENT BREAKFAST‘Vanish your fears’Advent’s origins date back to the Middle Ages, when it was a pre-Christmas season devoted to prayer and fasting before the coming of...
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December 25, 2019COVER STORY-LUMINARIA NIGHTHoliday event reaches $1M milestoneThousands of residents throughout the city lit up the night Dec. 15 with candles for a special holiday tradition;...
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January 1, 2020COVER STORYThe year in reviewEach year the Bethlehem Press reflects on the events, big and small, good and bad, that affected our community. Here are a few of the many stories and images...
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January 8, 2020COVER STORY-CAST IRON TOYS AT NIHMOnce upon a time in FullertonPeter and Charlie Dent spoke about their family’s manufacturing legacy at the National Museum of Industrial History 602 E....
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January 15, 2020COVER STORYThe Three Kings arriveAccording to organizer Myrna Rivera, 500 children came to see Einstein the Snow Camel and to get presents from the Three Kings at a special celebration...
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January 22, 2020COVER STORYPa. Sec. of Health urges flu vaccinesPa. Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine urges residents to get their flu vaccine as flu season intensifies, because as of Dec. 28,...
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January 29, 2020COVER STORY-CELEBRATING DR. KINGBethlehem marks the dayEvents at the MLK Memorial, City Hall, Lincoln Elementary School and St. Peter’s Lutheran Church marked the Civil Rights leader’s...
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February 5, 2020COVER STORY-JUDGE JOHN MMORGANELLIFrom ‘humble’ Southside beginningsBy Bernie...
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February 12, 2020COVER STORY – WIND CREEK$100M expansion projectTrue e to its commitment at the May 2019 $1.3 billion purchase of Bethlehem’s casino complex, Wind Creek Bethlehem is advancing a planned...
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February 19, 2020COVER STORY-SKILLSUSABAVTS among 400 participantsOn Jan. 29, over 400 students competed in 54 hands-on skill and leadership competitions. This “Showcase of Skills” is a unique...
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March 4, 2020COVER STORY-CORONAVIRUSPA being proactivePennsylvania currently has no confirmed cases of a new coronavirus first recorded in China, but the state is taking steps to be prepared if it...
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March 11, 2020COVER STORYDealing with virus panicAs the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide, a former Bethlehem Press summer intern living in Hong Kong hopes things return to normal in the coming...
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March 18, 2020COVER STORY – COPING WITH COVID-19Local leaders discuss regional approachLehigh Valley leaders, emergency management organizations and medical professionals converged on Friday the 13th...
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March 25, 2020COVER STORY-ST. PATRICK’S DAYVirus dampen celebrationOn a night that would ordinarily be a busy one for Bethlehem area restaurants and pubs, downtown Bethlehem was eerily silent on St....
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April 1, 2020COVER STORYVital virus lessonsUp until the current COVID-19 pandemic, the two most momentous events in my lifetime were the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the terrorist...
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April 8, 2020COVER STORYSaying ‘Thank you!’Moravian Book Shop retail manager Carol King wanted to thank people who continue to provide crucial services during the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 31 her...
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April 15, 2020COVER STORYWorking togetherWhen Bethlehem resident Jane Florenz started constructing a project in her home workshop last December, she envisioned it being a little free library that would...
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