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Eastern Shore Task Force arrests 13
Daily PressThe Eastern Shore Drug Task Force arrested 13 people on drug distribution and other charges Thursday, according to a news release. The task force, made up of the Northampton and Accomack County sheriff’s offices and Virginia State Police, arrested...Tags: Police Arrests, Cape Charles, Belle Haven (Fairfax, Virginia), Accomack County (Virginia), Exmore
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Make time for mom
Make some special memories this Mother's Day by spending time with mom at one of the many special events being presented in the region. Here are some great ideas: DISCOUNTS AND FREEBIES FOR MOM What's better than spending time with mom this weekend?...
Tags: South Whitehall Township, Just Born, Inc., Omelets, Binney and Smith, Foods and Beverages
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Hanover homes evacuated after 3 dynamite sticks found
A half dozen homes in Hanover Township, Northampton County, were evacuated Wednesday night after a resident discovered three old sticks of dynamite in an heirloom sewing cabinet, police said. The resident found the sticks, labeled "TNT," in the cabinet...Tags: Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania)
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Vietnam veteran to get his benefits
I've shown repeatedly how the Department of Veterans Affairs doesn't move swiftly to process veterans' claims for benefits. Maybe veterans would accept that pace if they knew the agency made up for it with accuracy. Vietnam veteran Matthew Ford had...Tags: Symptoms, Asthma, Justice System, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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VA trying to move faster on benefits claims
Our government historically has armed soldiers with the technology necessary to succeed on the battlefield, enabling them to topple targets like Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Washington finally is recognizing the importance of technology on the home...Tags: Career and Workplace, Asthma, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Employees
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After Sandy, a stunned Northeast struggles to its feet
In New York and New Jersey, Sandy lived up to its advance billing as a once-in-a-lifetime megastorm, a deadly collision of tropical and arctic forces that hammered the coastline with mountainous waves and winds and swamped lower Manhattan with record...
Tags: Tropical Storms, Berks County, Battery Park, Weather Warnings, Head Injuries
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Lehigh Valley prepares for powder keg dubbed 'Frankenstorm'
Predictions for the hybrid storm bearing down on the Northeast keep worsening and the tone of the coverage is growing ever more strident, so it's no wonder the phone at Ice Cream World has been ringing off the hook. No one's looking to stock up on ice...
Tags: South Whitehall Township, Tropical Storms, Emergency Incidents, First Aid, Caribbean Islands
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Bracing for Sandy
Pennsylvania remained in Hurricane Sandy's crosshairs Sunday, with forecasters predicting a one-two punch of wind and rain to start hitting the Lehigh Valley late tonight. Although a degree of uncertainty remains about the storm's precise path, there...
Tags: Long Island, Tropical Storms, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Rivers, Atlantic Ocean
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Hurricane Sandy's impact on the Lehigh Valley: Power outages, damaged trees, closed roads
Hurricane Sandy left the Lehigh Valley and Poconos regions in the dark and with a few less trees but with little damage compared to the beating suffered in neighboring New Jersey. The only death reported by local emergency and police officials as of...
Tags: Montgomery County (Virginia), National Hurricane Center, Berks County, Montgomery County (Maryland), Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Nearly 70 percent of Virginia schools meet new education benchmarks
Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation. The state Department of Education on Wednesday released results of the objectives aimed at reducing proficiency...
Tags: Fauquier County, Powhatan County, Page County, New Kent County, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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Virginia Department of Education releases SOL results
Ninety-three percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited, according to numbers released Wednesday afternoon by the Virginia Department of Education. According to the VDOE, 96 percent of elementary schools and 88 percent of middle schools...
Tags: Nelson County, Montgomery County (Virginia), Public Schools, Standards, Halifax County
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Habitat work underway on Pa. State Game Lands
Lehigh Valley WildJerry Feaser of the Pennsylvanai Game Commission reports the following: As Pennsylvania hunters and trappers begin purchasing their 2011-12 licenses (as of Monday, June 11), Pennsylvania Game Commission teams of land managers, foresters and Food and Cover...
May 16, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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Oct 30, 2012
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Oct 26, 2012
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Oct 27, 2012
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Oct 30, 2012
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Oct 10, 2012
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Sep 26, 2012
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Jun 12, 2012
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