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September 9, 2015COVER STORY Sex trafficking It’s closer to home than you thinkGirl meets boy. Boy tells girl she is his girlfriend. Sounds like a typical love story. But in this girl’s story, her...
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September 16, 2015COVER STORY Remembering 911-Freedom HSAt 5:30 a.m. Sept. 11, Jenna Dobos, Megan Eltringham and the rest of the Freedom Hs Republican Patriots Club (RPC) were not asleep, even though...
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September 23, 2015COVER STORY 911 softball: Firefighters regain bragging rightsPatriot Day is a sad day for many people, especially first responders. But Bethlehem’s police and firefighters have an...
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Up Close and Personal: Freedom High School graduate participates in Papal Mass by CAROLE GORNEYSpecial to the Bethlehem PressWhen Pope Francis I celebrates Mass on the Ben Franklin Parkway in...
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September 30, 2015COVER STORY SteelStacks hosts Papal PartySteelStacks hosted a papal party Sunday afternoon to celebrate the visit of Pope Francis to the United States. A variety of music, activities...
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Oct. 7, 2015COVER STORY Little bits add upEllie Stein and mom, Morgan. Ellie’s family hopes to raise $15,000 as its contribution to the $22,000 it costs for 4 Paws for Ability to train a service dog...
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October 14, 2015COVER STORY Martin Tower’s zoning reviewedCity officials took time to thoroughly explain a proposed zoning change at the Martin Tower site at a meeting Oct. 6, while members of the...
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October 21, 2015COVER STORY Pa. Health Study: County by countyThink you need to take better care of yourself? Locally, we’re actually doing better than many Pennsylvanians. A recent study ranked each...
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October 28, 2015COVER STORY ‘Not Flying Alone ‘ in many waysRay Lemmon, 86, Bethlehem resident and author of “Not Flying Alone: An Autobiography,” says the people he has met through flying and through...
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November 4, 2015COVER STORY BooFest not a frightThe flow of families at the third annual BooFest was constant as more than 100 vendors welcomed the exposure and offered treats and a chance to win...
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November 11, 2015POLICE Arrest made in hit-and-run fatalityRoyce, Atkins, 22, of Kathi Drive, has been arrested for the hit-and-run death of a 9-year-old boy in Hanover Township Nov. 6. Colonial...
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November 18, 2015COVER STORY Area celebrates Veterans DayThe dignitaries and crowd applaud the performance of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment Revolutionary War reenactors at the conclusion of the...
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November 25, 2015COVERShowing our supportThe French national flag has been flying at the Hotel Bethlehem on Main Street in downtown Bethlehem since Nov. 17. Le Tricolore, was raised on one of the three...
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December 2, 2015COVER STORY Christmas season officially arrivesHundreds of families filled Payrow Plaza Friday evening to welcome the start of the Christmas season with the traditional Christmas City...
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December 9, 2015COVER STORY Bethlehem celebrates 50th Advent BreakfastShane Burcaw, president of the nonprofit Laughing At My Nightmare Inc., addresses residents and guests at the 50th annual...
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December 16, 2015 COVER STORY Benner unveils $20M Greenway Park buildingSometime early next year, a new building will start climbing for the stars at the South Third and New streets intersection....
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December 23, 2015COVER STORY Silent night …Luminaria were lighted as darkness began to fall at the intersection of Chestnut and Maple streets in the old Edgeboro neighborhood.By Dorothy Glew … holy...
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December 30, 2015COVER STORY End of a year … end of an eraWorking with care, Joe Pasco plies his longtime trade. “I’ve had enough; it’s time to retire after 60 years of shoe repair,” said a smiling...
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January 6, 2016COVER STORY Families, fireworks and the ChickThe two-day Peepsfest family-friendly event culminated on New Year’s Eve with the Peep Drop. The popular New Year’s Eve tradition,...
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January 13, 2016LEHIGH VALLEY Parent seeks special alert systemLike many others in the Lehigh Valley and beyond, Erik and Kelly Weiner followed the New Year’s Eve disappearance of Jayliel Vega Batista...
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