Emma Wright
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Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Easton to get $20M in COVID relief money, will not need to furlough city workers
Under the American Rescue Plan Act, Easton was initially allotted only about $2.5 million, a number that paled in comparison to Bethlehem's $33 million and Allentown's $57 million. → Read More
Easton business helping relief efforts in India, one sale at a time
Aman's Artisan Indian Cuisine in downtown Easton will donate a percentage of its indoor dining proceeds to Khalsa Aid International. → Read More
Easton gearing up to welcome some of the world's best cyclists this summer
The Tour of Somerville, the oldest racing bike series in the country, is adding The Easton Twilight Criterium. → Read More
Friend of truck driver killed at Wawa says shooter 'did irreparable harm to all of us'
Leandro Crisostomo said it's hard to make sense of what happened. → Read More
'I heard glass shatter': Witness to shooting at Wawa says he feels lucky to be alive
Matthew Caldwell said he was sitting in the car checking his phone when he heard a loud pop. → Read More
Lafayette College store helps give boost to local businesses
The store is meant to be a community destination, offering Lafayette products and more. → Read More
Easton's Nurture Nature Center has vision for the former Easton Iron & Metal site
$1.3 million of grant money is available to help clean-up the brown field site that's now owned by the city. → Read More
Nonprofit, local landowner help preserve Warren County farm
In 2003, Murlan Farm was almost purchased by a real estate developer, until Frelinghuysen’s mayor convinced local landowner Rick Murphy to buy it instead. → Read More
Experts discuss what to expect as spotted lanternfly season approaches
It's a pest people in Pennsylvania love to hate and this year spotted lanternflies will be back. → Read More
Easton Public Market, fixture on the city food scene, celebrates milestone
Market Manager Megan McBride says about 5,000 people visit the market each week. → Read More
Activists push back against proposed rockfall mitigation project in NJ
The proposal includes blasting some of the rockface and adding concrete and fencing to the area around the Devil's Tea Table. → Read More
Fire departments from northwest NJ stepping up to help after tornadoes tear through Alabama
Hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of firefighting gear is headed to Alabama. → Read More
One of the largest dams in New Jersey a step closer to being removed
It's more than 300 feet wide and nearly 40 feet tall and has been deemed an out-of-commission safety hazard for decades. → Read More
First-of-its-kind mental health facility to open in Easton
It's called Shiloh Restoration Center and will help people with intellectual disabilities who have been in prison transition back out into the community. → Read More
Many Pa. veterans halls struggling to make money amid pandemic
They are community staples, local bars and halls run by Veterans of Foreign War Posts, but dwindling membership and mandatory closures due to COVID-19 have left some struggling. → Read More
Local schools preparing to expand in-person learning, as CDC changes school guidance
The CDC said in-person school helps students' mental health. → Read More
NJ lawmakers taking steps to tweak new recreational marijuana law
A bipartisan effort is underway to scrap a provision that wouldn't allow law enforcement to contact the parents of minors who were caught for the first time with marijuana or → Read More
Easton poised to sell former Days Inn lot to developer
The city of Easton could be about a week away from approving the sale of the former Days Inn lot to Peron Development. → Read More
Easton Hospital showing new signs of life under its new owner
St. Luke's acquired the hospital from Steward Healthcare in the summer of 2020 after Steward said it would close. → Read More
Northampton County making it easier for seniors to find appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations
The phone line was created to help people over age 60 who don't have access to a computer or the internet. → Read More