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4 Felonies For Double DUI Prior Offender On Meth, Fentanyl In Lehigh Valley Motorcycle Crash A motorcyclist hospitalized after a Lehigh Valley crash in September was arrested on Halloween after a warrant-approved blood draw found him to be under the influence of meth, fentanyl, and alcohol, police said. David A. Cassidy Jr., 33, was charged with four counts of felony DUI, driving with a blood alcohol level of .02 or high with a suspended license, and various traffic offenses, Slate Belt Regional Police said in a Tuesday, Nov. 1 release. Cassidy was seen lying on the ground as officers responded to a motorcycle crash near the intersection of Sullivan Trail and Filetown Road in Nazar…

by Valerie Musson

11/01/2022

News

Winner: Powerball Ticket Worth $150K Sold In Lehigh Valley Who's the lucky winner? A Powerball lottery ticket worth $150,000 was sold in the Lehigh Valley. A winning ticket for the Monday, Oct. 31 drawing was sold at Jerry’s Deli on West Union Boulevard in Bethlehem, which earns a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket, lottery officials said. The ticket matched four of the five white balls drawn, 13-19-36-39-59, and the red Powerball, 13, to win $150,000. Without the $1 Power Play option, the ticket would have been worth $50,000. The Power Play multiplier drawn was three. More than 296,200 other PA Lottery Powerball tickets won prizes of var…

by Valerie Musson

11/01/2022

Lifestyle

Former 55 Main Restaurant Location To Become Mediterranean Eatery With Flemington Family Ties A Mediterranean eatery is coming to the location of recently closed Flemington staple 55 Main — and it’s owned by someone who has a brother in the local food business as well. Mayor Betsy Driver made the announcement on Facebook on Monday, Oct. 31, stating that Eyad Shehawy, brother of Little Egypt Oasis owner Moe, is bringing a Mediterranean-style eatery into the space. The news comes about a week after 55 Main — a beloved borough staple for 14 years — announced its abrupt closure on its website citing staffing problems and “constantly increasing costs,” DailyVoice.com reported. “More g…

by Valerie Musson

11/01/2022

Schools

Mount Olive HS Math Teacher Found Guilty Of Stalking Student For 2 Years Learns His Fate The 61-year-old Mount Olive High School math teacher who spent two years stalking a student has learned his fate, authorities announced. Tajinder Tung, of Stewartsville, has been sentenced to 60 days at the Morris County Correctional Facility as a condition of a 3-year probationary term and was ordered to forfeit his public employment, Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release with county officials. Tung stalked a student inside and outside school between 2017 and May 2019, DailyVoice.com reported. A Morris County grand jury added official misconduct charges against Tung in…

by Valerie Musson

11/01/2022

Police & Fire

Bogus Budd Lake Illuminati Member Scams Victim Out Of $5.4K In 'Joining Fees' Using Instagram A Budd Lake woman was charged after she allegedly claimed to be an Illuminati member and used Instagram to scam someone out of more than $5,400 in joining fees. Kimberly Lovenberg, 41, was charged with theft by deception, Mount Olive Police said in a release on Monday, Oct. 31. Detectives were first contacted by a victim claiming to be defrauded over Instagram on Thursday, Sept. 8. The victim stated that Lovenberg had claimed to be a member of the Illuminati and could help them join. Lovenberg was allegedly able to persuade the victim into sending her $5,444 through Venmo. Lovenberg was …

by Valerie Musson

11/01/2022

Police & Fire

Hamilton Driver, 55, Killed As SUV Veers Off Road, Slams Into Parked Van A 55-year-old driver from Hamilton was killed as an SUV veered off the road and crashed into a parked van during the night on Sunday, Oct. 30, authorities said. Linda McBride was driving a 2014 Buick Enclave southbound on Whitehorse-Mercerville Road near Godfrey Drive when the vehicle crossed over the northbound lane and veered off the road around 10:15 p.m., Hamilton Police Division said. The vehicle then crashed into a 2016 Ford van that was parked in the driveway of 779 Whitehorse-Mercerville Rd. before it stopped against the retaining wall, police said. McBride was pronounced dead at t…

by Valerie Musson

10/31/2022

Obituaries

Princeton HS Administrative Secretary Of Guidance, Beloved Trenton Native Dies, 39 Princeton High School administrative secretary of guidance and beloved Trenton native Monique Q. Corbin died unexpectedly on Monday, Oct. 17. She was 39. Monique attended Trenton High School, where she graduated in 2001, her social media page says. She began studying criminal justice at Livingstone College in 2004 and graduated in 2009. Monique was a hard worker at Princeton Public Schools ISD 477 and Princeton High School, where she was an administrative secretary of guidance, her page says. She was incredibly selfless, kind and caring and will be missed by many. Tributes immediately po…

by Valerie Musson

10/31/2022

Police & Fire

ID Released For Driver, 55, Killed In Crash At Northampton County Intersection (Update) UPDATE: The victim has been identified as Mark Allen Beers, of Nazareth. His death was caused by blunt force trauma and ruled as an accident, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said. ---------------- A 55-year-old driver was killed in a crash at a Northampton County intersection before dawn on Monday, Oct. 31, state police confirmed. The crash occurred at the intersection of North Walnut and East Northampton Streets in Bath Borough just before 5 a.m., a public information release said. A Kia Forte driver was heading north on Route 512 when it struck an eastbound Dodge Ram, the …

by Valerie Musson

10/31/2022

Business

Popular Lehigh Valley BBQ Joint Suddenly Shutters A popular BBQ joint in the Lehigh Valley has suddenly shuttered one of its physical locations after three years. Mad J’s on East Lawn Road in Nazareth made the announcement on its Facebook page on Friday, Oct. 28. A specific reason for the closure was not given — simply that it was “difficult” and not taken lightly. “First of all, we would like to thank everyone who has supported us over the last 3 years, it means more than we could ever put into words,” reads the post. “The Nazareth community has been amazing. Unfortunately, effective immediately we will be closing our Nazareth locatio…

by Valerie Musson

10/31/2022

Police & Fire

70-Year-Old Ewing Man Fatally Struck By Car While Landscaping In Princeton, Police Say A 70-year-old Ewing man was struck and killed while landscaping in Princeton Friday morning, police confirmed. Salvatore Esposito-Dimarcant was standing near the 900 block of Mercer Road when he was struck by a 2010 Kia Forte just before 10:40 a.m., police said in a press release. Esposito-Dimarcant was performing landscaping work in the southbound lane at the time of the crash, authorities said. He was rushed to the Bristol Myers Squibb Trauma Center at Capital Health Regional, where he was later pronounced dead. The Kia driver was identified as Linda Simmins, 73, of Lawrenceville, …

by Valerie Musson

10/28/2022

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