Recently added articles from The Morning Call (Allentown, PA):
Ex-Bucks man one of Nobel Prize.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Tracy Jordan Oct. 10--A former Bucks County man was among three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for his work altering genes in mice for medical research. Mario Capecchi, formerly of Southampton Township and a 1956 graduate of the ...
Testy Paterno: Scott still out.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Beth Hudson Oct. 10--Penn State coach Joe Paterno said senior Austin Scott has not returned to the Nittany Lions following a violation of team rules. Scott, a 2003 Parkland graduate, did not dress for last Saturday's victory over Iowa. He began the season as ...
Math wonders for girls.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Kathy Lauer-Williams ALLENTOWN, Pa. _ As dream girl Winnie Cooper on the 1980s award-winning drama "The Wonder Years," Danica McKellar showed middle school girls it was cool to be smart (even if you got better grades than your boyfriend). Now the actress, who ...
Palmer housing proposal advances 'Whatever we have to do to make the bridge move forward, we will.' SAL PANTO JR. Strausser Enterprises chief executive officer: But some have concerns about 63-acre Villages at Wolf's Run.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Tom De Martini Oct. 10--Palmer Township Planning Commission approved a preliminary plan from Easton developer Strausser Enterprises to build a 249-unit housing development on 63 acres off Van Buren Road. The development, dubbed Villages at Wolf's Run, would ...
It's a buyer's market: Home prices fall again: Three-month trend comes at same time number of houses on the market is rising.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jeanne Bonner Oct. 10--The average price of an existing home in the Lehigh Valley fell last month for the third time this year, while the number of homes sold fell for the 16th consecutive month. At the same time, the number of homes coming on the market rose ...
Two teens surrender after standoff in Bethlehem: Relative told police the boys spoke of trying to get a gun.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Pamela Lehman Oct. 10--Two teens barricaded themselves in a Wyandotte Street apartment Tuesday afternoon after a frantic family member told Bethlehem police they suspected one of the boys was on drugs and had talked about buying a gun. As officers armed with ...
The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa., Bill White column: State gambling fiasco doesn't instill confidence.(Column)
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Bill White Oct. 10--I'm sure there are many respectable people involved in the casino business. Still, you'd have to be incredibly naive to suppose that gambling doesn't attract people of the cement-overshoes persuasion. Gangsters have been feeding on ...
Penn Treaty likely to cut earnings: Company says it has a $2 million discrepancy over a five-year period.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Mariella Savidge Oct. 10--Penn Treaty American Corp. said Tuesday that it will probably restate its earnings from 2002 to the present, showing a $2 million discrepancy over a five-year period. The announcement came only a day after the company said that the ...
President of Phoebe Ministries leaves organization: For 12 years, Wells headed nonprofit that serves the elderly.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ann Wlazelek Oct. 10--The Rev. Rodney W. Wells, president and chief executive of Phoebe Ministries the last 12 years, has abruptly left the Allentown organization that provides housing and health services for the elderly in eastern Pennsylvania. A news ...
Montco jury commissioner quits amid gambling probe: Joanne Cisco Olszewski expects misdemeanor charge to come today.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Patrick Lester Oct. 10--Montgomery County Jury Commissioner Joanne Cisco Olszewski resigned Tuesday, saying she expected to be charged today in connection with a countywide probe of illegal barroom gambling machines. The elected Democrat quit her ...
Lansford, Lehighton parochial schools receive total of $15,000: Our Lady of Angels, Ss. Peter and Paul get foundation funds.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Parker Oct. 10--A Harrisburg area foundation that offers scholarships from a pool of donations from businesses has given $15,000 to two Carbon County parochial schools. The Bridge Educational Foundation presented the money to Our Lady of the Angels ...
Emmaus makes plans for grant: Program funded with $30,000 of state award to provide incentive for street-front projects.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Kevin Amerman Oct. 10--A $50,000 state grant awarded to Emmaus will help the borough spruce up commercial facades and develop a downtown master plan. Commercial property owners in the borough can apply to receive a portion of the Pennsylvania Department of ...
The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa., Scanning the Storefronts column: Boutique, co-op store closings leave trail of broken arts.(Column)
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Retail Watch Oct. 10--Sometimes it's better to hear the bad news first. Sandy Newman wrote recently about a missing area icon: "Perhaps I missed it ...what happened to the Adam n' Eve Boutique on Hamilton Boulevard at Cedar Crest? One day it was there and the ...
Patriots and Kids headed for LVC showdown.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--Freedom defeated Bethlehem Catholic 3-0 and Northampton blanked Liberty 2-0 on Tuesday to set up a Patriots-Konkrete Kids showdown. Freedom and Northampton will meet Thursday night at BASD Stadium in a crucial Lehigh Valley Conference Northampton Division game. ...
Toddler killed when van rolls down hill in Jim Thorpe.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Dalondo Moultrie Oct. 10--An apparent freak accident claimed the life of a toddler Tuesday afternoon in Jim Thorpe, the Lehigh County coroner said. Austin Lawrence, 21 months old, of 111 Birch Drive, was pronounced dea d about 4:10 p.m. at Lehigh Valley ...
Bethlehem may hike parking fines: City's among Valley's lowest, but fees could double in some cases.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Nicole Radzievich Oct. 10--Parking scofflaws, beware. Tickets in Bethlehem would rise -- in some cases double -- under a proposal that City Council's Finance Committee endorsed Tuesday. The proposal calls for first-time meter fines to double to $10 ...
Libraries shelved: Allentown schools' space crunch means taking any room available for classes.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Melanie A. Hughes Oct. 10--Donna Scholtis agonized this summer when she realized enrollment at Allentown's Washington Elementary School would reach a record 550, wondering where she would find space for the extra students. As the principal of a landlocked ...
Groups seek market value for taxes: Planned retail complex should be paying more, Carbon board told.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Laylo Oct. 10--A 101-acre property next to Carbon Plaza Mall in Mahoning Township that a Florida real estate investment firm plans to carve into at least 10 commercial lots should be assessed almost 15 times as much property tax as its now generates, a Lehighton Area ...
Tamaqua Area discusses chaperones: District considers background checks for PTO volunteers.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Parker Oct. 10--A routine agenda item concerning a field trip prompted the Tamaqua Area School Board on Tuesday to consider whether the district should require background checks of Parent-Teacher Organization volunteers. The agenda item, a proposed ...
Eight in drug sting may now face trial: Quakertown man among those charged in distribution ring case.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Scott Kraus Oct. 10--All eight of the 34 people arrested in the July takedown of an alleged drug distribution ring who contested their charges were ordered Tuesday to face trial in Bucks County Court. After hearing two days of sometimes colorful testimony from ...