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State looking at curbing CO2 production by putting it underground
Under broken clouds and morning blue sky, a train of weathered hopper cars rumbled toward the Portland Generating Station, a hulking complex on the Delaware River with a voracious appetite for coal.The train's spoils will help generate 500 megawatts of power annually, lighting living rooms and keeping refrigerators cold. Comment?
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Upper Mount Bethel Township woman killed in pedestrian crash; driver...
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... ash. Police said she died from injuries sustained in the wreck. The Upper Mount Bethel Township Fire Department and Portland EMS assisted state police at the crash site. Recommend Recommend ( 0 ) Comment?
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Christmas tree across river kicks off the season
I'm writing this letter to thank the person in Columbia, just across the river from the little town of Portland, who lights up the Christmas tree right after Thanksgiving. Comment?
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The Boston Tea Party took place 236 years ago today
... Bethel Taxpayers Association dropped its law suit against the Bangor Area Joint School System at a meeting at the Portland Firehouse attended by about 70 members. The suit had sought to block construction of a new high school in favor of a new ... Comment?
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RRI Energy and local officials await EPA regulations on coal ash disposal
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The Reliant Energy plant, now RRI Energy, in Portland produces fly ash, which is disposed of in a Slate Belt quarry. Comment?
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A Mount Bethel Christmas and other holiday events planned for Slate Belt area
... Fire Co. He said the free, public celebration last year drew 200 people, many of whom made contributions to the Portland-Upper Mount Bethel Food Pantry. Priestaf said he hopes to draw more attendees this year because the pantry expects to serve a ... Comment?
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Woodstove fire causes about $50,000 in damage to Slate Belt house
The owner of a home damaged in a fire last night in Portland initially believed her neighbor's house was on fire when she noticed a bright, orange glow outside her kitchen window around 11. Comment?
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Portland Borough Authority sets new water hookup fee that should solve concerns about the high cost.
The Portland Borough Authority on Monday established water fees for industries, clearing what had been considered a hurdle to development at the Portland Industrial Park. Comment?
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Stroudsburg fire leaves up to 60 tenants homeless | PHOTOS
... several departments, including Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Pocono Township, Stroud Township, Marshalls Creek and Portland fought the blaze, which Seip said ran along the ceiling and burned through the roof with flames reaching as high as 20 feet. ... Comment?
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Stroudsburg fire leaves dozens homeless | PHOTOS
... area departments, including Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Pocono Township, Stroud Township, Marshalls Creek and Portland, Northampton County, fought the blaze, which Seip said ran along the ceiling and burned through the roof with flames reaching ... Comment?
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Portland Borough Authority may lower water charges for industrial park
The Portland Borough Authority plans to reduce water charges recently called an "exorbitant" roadblock to development at the Portland Industrial Park. Comment?
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Man killed along with wife in tiny Maine town had been known to hand out loans to neighbors
... like it's really safe until this happens," he said. ___ Associated Press writers Clarke Canfield and David Sharp in Portland contributed to the report. Comment?
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Tiny Maine community seeks answers after killings
... like it's really safe until this happens," he said. ___ Associated Press writers Clarke Canfield and David Sharp in Portland contributed to the report. Comment?
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Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission extends grant program one more year
... because some municipalities that had secured commission funds for work -- including Easton, Phillipsburg and Portland -- were unable to complete their projects before the previously deadline set for the end of this year, officials said. "The grant ... Comment?
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Portland sewer hookup grants will be made available again
... It's not typical to have an indefinite deadline for grant applications, she said, but numerous complaints from Portland residents made it necessary. She said federal law requires the county to ensure everyone eligible for a grant receives one. "It's ... Comment?
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HHS class of 1954 holds reunion
... The group then recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Singing of the alma mater was led by Richard and Suzanne (Hayden) Portland. Mauro Cabell was toastmaster and remarks were offered by Lillie (Dragonette) Cabell and Marie (Doddo) Kotansky, reunion ... Comment?
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Portland council to hear complaints over sewer grants
... she posted the fliers and an Express-Times story about the grants at stores, on cars and "pretty much everywhere in Portland." She said she knows residents who were denied grant money. Resident Melissa Lynch said she rents to a low-income tenant but ... Comment?
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... a population of 686,293. Chapman Borough is the region's smallest municipality with an estimated 234 residents. Portland (565), Glendon (358) and Stockertown (753) are the only municipalities in Northampton County with fewer than 1,000 residents. ... Comment?
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Portland Industrial Park not fulfilling expectations
... president of Ultra-Poly Corp., a plastics recycling plant rumbling with life last week. The company anchors the Portland Industrial Park, a 72-acre tract straddling Portland borough and Upper Mount Bethel Township in the northeast corner of ... Comment?
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First teamwork, then jobs, Bangor Area leaders say
... to the Bangor Area School District, echoing complaints others on the authority have voiced for months. The Portland Industrial Park, 96 acres that straddle the township and Portland, was to be sold out and filled by now, nine years after it was ... Comment?
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