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She made her first zine 30 years ago and is now teaching others the lost art
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (615+ words) An upcoming zine-making workshop at Northampton Community College will be led by Taryn Hipp, a Bethlehem resident whose r'sum' spans life skills counseling and farming. Zine-maker-turned-counselor-turned-farmer may be an unusual set of hyphens, but it only begins to capture the…...
College’s new lab will train workers for Eli Lilly’s planned $3.5B facility in Lehigh Valley
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (314+ words) Lehigh Carbon Community College will lead Pennsylvania's pharmaceutical workforce development efforts with a new $5 million state-funded science and technology laboratory, Gov. Josh Shapiro's office says. The investment supports Eli Lilly and Company's $3.5 billion expansion into Upper Macungie Township, marking the…...
Walmart just slashed the price of this Little Tikes toy that has parents feeling all the nostalgia
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (313+ words) If you're a millennial parent who grew up snapping Little Tikes waffle blocks from the mid 1980s together, you'll see this Walmart deal as the ultimate blast from the past. Now $83, down from $95, the 18-piece Little Tikes Big Waffle Block set…...
Lafayette celebrating 200 years with week-long party honoring Revolutionary War namesake
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (229+ words) Lafayette College will transform its traditional one-day Founders" Day observance into a week-long celebration next month to mark 200 years since its founding. The college will hold Founders" Week from March 7-12, 2026, commemorating its establishment in Easton on March 9, 1826. The expanded celebration…...
Easton council says 15-foot monument honoring fraternity is too large for Scott Park
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (566+ words) A fraternity founded 100 years ago at Lafayette College was set to be recognized at Easton's Scott Park with a 15-foot obelisk. But after a vote by city council, Scott Park will not be the obelisk's home. Easton City Council voted…...
Phillipsburg Youth Corps recruiting for spring 2026 program class
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (301+ words) The New Jersey Youth Corps of Phillipsburg is accepting applications for its next cycle of offering young adults a free opportunity to earn their high school diploma while developing career skills. The program serves young people ages 16-25 who are out…...
Lehigh Valley nonprofits borrow Lafayette brainpower to make their organizations better
1+ week, 2+ day ago (410+ words) Lafayette College students have been mentoring kids, fixing up homes and growing vegetables for the Easton area for years. Now they're volunteering their writing skills through an interactive English class. English Professor Gabrielle Kelenyi launched her Writing & Community Engagement class…...
Easton Area School District educators support cell phone ban. State bill may seal the deal.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (540+ words) Easton Area School District students might have to say goodbye to their phones during the school day in the near future. Discussion of a possible cell-phone-free school day took place during last Tuesday's Easton Area School Board meeting, as proposed…...
Lafayette College wants to close trail gaps around Easton. Here’s how you can give input.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (700+ words) Trails are a common way for bikers and walkers to travel around Easton, and an effort is underway to use trailways to better connect Lafayette College's campus, its College Hill neighborhood, and areas of Forks and Palmer Townships. Lafayette College…...
Ex-school assistant used Snapchat, Twitch to solicit child porn, DA says
1+ week, 5+ day ago (412+ words) A former Bucks County elementary school instructional assistant is accused of soliciting child pornography while using social media. Dingman was arraigned Thursday before District Judge Corryn L. Kronnagel, who set bail at $250,000. Dingman initially was taken to the Bucks County jail,…...