Northampton (Southampton, New York)

Q: On trips to Jim Thorpe from Bethlehem I've noticed a weird situation after turning right onto Route 209 'south' after crossing the Lehigh River Bridge: According to my GPS, I'm going due north on that road. Why does it say on the signs that we are...

Apparently the Lehigh Valley region has a lot of talented hairstylists and barbers, but without a license, they can't cut hair legally. That, in turn, has forced aspiring barbers to trek to nearby cities — such as Reading or Philadelphia — to...

Yo! The long-running success of the Pittsburgh Steelers apparently is not enough to keep people in parts of western Pennsylvania. Allegheny County lost 4.3 percent of its population between the 2000 Census and 2010 Census. As a result, it will......

A woman who competed in the Lehigh Valley Idol and Musikfest’s Star of Bethlehem vocal competitions in 2009 has made it to the Hollywood round of “American Idol” and will be shown in a feature segment on the show Wednesday......

Ron Bukowski and Gary Miller stand on opposite shores in this summer’s debate over Pennsylvania’s new voter identification law. As he strolled through the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley in Lehigh County on a blindingly sunny afternoon last...

When the curtain lifts on the 12-12-12 Concert for Hurricane Sandy Relief tonight in New York City’s Madison Square Garden, onstage will be The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Paul McCartney, The Who, Eric Clapton, Bon......

The 2012 Whitetail Deer Classic of the Northampton County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs drew 525 people to the Northampton Community Center for the annual banquet last Saturday. The ninth annual event was sold out by November this year, and...

A high-end denim store named The Denim Project is opening in the Eastonian building in downtown Easton as early as March, owners said. The 1,000-square-foot store at 140 Northampton Street will be stocked with high-end denim labels such as Raleigh Denim,...

The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society of Pennsylvania promotes and protects the heritage of covered bridges -- which are declining in number --- throughout the state. Tomorrow (Oct. 20), the society is honoring a couple of Northampton Area School...

Driving back from New York City late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning, my car radio produced a surprise. Flipping through the radio dials, I stopped for a moment on New York's WFAN, AM 660, and quickly heard a familiar voice. It was that of...

Barely a year old, with a win and second-place at two battle of the bands at Stroudsburg’s Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg-based teen alt-rockers Edelweiss graduated to its next step Saturday, headlining a show at its home venue. Edelweiss It would be........

A Nazareth Area Middle School drama teacher has been arrested on charges that he sexually molested a male student at the school over a two-year period, according to court records filed Friday. Shawn William Salevsky, 39, of the 1500 block of...