Northampton News

Health is something many people take for granted. But one man knows what it's like to treat each day like it's his last, waiting precariously on a transplant list for a donor to give him a second chance at life.

To Vasiliki Anastasakos 'every moment is a teachable moment' November 20, 2009 By Daniel Patrick Sheehan OF THE MORNING CALL By all accounts, Vasiliki Anastasakos is the kind of teacher students remember long after graduation as the spark of a new intellectual passion.

Northampton County Councilman Ron Angle accused the county's top prosecutor today of political motivation and conflicts of interests for saying he'll fight Angle's plans to hold two elected offices.

When Vasiliki "Kiki" Anastasakos embarked on her career as a college professor, she thought she needed to keep her story and her views out of the classroom.

Northampton County Democratic Party Chairman Joe Long will step down when his term ends next year, leaving a potential brawl for the top post in a fractured party.

An Allentown man faces charges after he allegedly dragged a child into a Northampton home and sexually assaulted him earlier this month.

The Sikh owners of two Subway restaurants at Lehigh Valley International Airport who claimed they were being evicted because worried passengers confused them with Muslims have settled their federal lawsuit against the airport authority.

A former youth baseball coach from Pennsylvania will spend at least six years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted sexual assault of one of his players.

Gov. Ed Rendell and several state lawmakers thought they found a way to boost tax revenues while saving social clubs.

EASTON Coroner asks for help finding dead woman's family Northampton County Coroner Zachary R. Lysek has asked the public for help locating the family of Carol Johnson, who died Thursday in Easton Hospital.

Northampton Area School District officials have worked for years to maintain an aging middle school, but one parent complained Monday that the building is ''hopelessly obsolete'' and the district should build a new school.

It sounded like the sort of referendum anyone could support: a modest tax increase -- $30 a year -- to help build a community college campus that would serve today's students and the work force of the future.

A house is burning early this morning in Lehigh Township, according to emergency radio reports.

Matt Hirschman is looking to get another streak started this weekend at Concord Speedway.

Were you an election no-show? Posted by Kathy Reinhard at 12:11:17 PM on November 4, 2009 Yesterday, Stacy Sterner, Lehigh County's Election Board chief, predicted a low voter turnout.

Republicans surged into the majority on Northampton County Council in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial returns.

Police say two Richland men were among the five people who beat and robbed a teenager at his home in Northampton County.

ACCOMAC -- Accomack and Northampton County voters will go to the polls Tuesday to elect state officials, including governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and members of the House of Delegates.

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crews are scheduled to perform work on the following Northampton and Lehigh County highways between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the days specified below, according to travel advisories.

Mayor Sal Panto Jr. has scheduled a news conference for 2 p.m. today to announce plans for a new intermodal facility.