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Properties Up for Sheriff Sale Friday
Lehigh County's monthly sheriff sale is scheduled for Friday.

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Lehigh County's monthly sheriff sale is scheduled for Friday.

The proposed 120-unit townhouse unit on Strawberry Acres in Laurys Station would need a zoning variance for denser housing.
Nancy Tonkin, the former South Whitehall utility supervisor who is charged with her husband, William, of embezzling $850,000 from the township, might not have access to her pension.
Parkland Library threatens to sue school board and bus driver balk at lower summer pay to clean schools also made South Whitehall headlines last week.
Richard Celmer unseats North Whitehall Board of Supervisors incumbent and Parkland wins big at the Freddys also made headlines last week.
KidsPeace files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to large pension obligations.
From Memorial Day parades to holiday fender benders, this live map shows delays and diversions on North Whitehall area roads right now.
William and Nancy Tonkin, former South Whitehall Township employees, face felony charges for allegedly stealing $850,000 from the township.
From Memorial Day parades to holiday fender benders, this live map shows delays and diversions on South Whitehall area roads right now.
Richard Celmer unseats incumbent Mark Hills Jr. for the Republican nomination for North Whitehall Supervisor in Tuesday's primary.
A Lehigh County Grand Jury report details how township officials uncovered an alleged embezzlement by former township employee Nancy A. Tonkin. She and her husband, William, a former township police officer, face conspiracy and other charges.
South Whitehall Township has set up a website and email address for residents who have questions and concerns about the alleged $1 million embezzled from the utilities department.
Cash register and antiquated financial software have been replaced since former South Whitehall Township employee Nancy Tonkin's alleged embezzlement was uncovered.
Former South Whitehall utility manager Nancy A. Tonkin and her husband, a former South Whitehall police officer, are charged with embezzling $854,497 from township coffers over more than a decade, the Lehigh County District Attorney says.
Former South Whitehall utility supervisor Nancy A. Tonkin and her husband, a former township police officer, are charged with embezzling $854,497 from township coffers over more than a decade, the Lehigh County District Attorney says.
Jamie Dawson of Schnecksville, a student at Miami University of Ohio, will study primate conservation strategies on the island of Borneo.
Brandon Davis, of Orefield, was named Muhlenberg College men’s golf team Player's Player.
DeSales University conferred degrees on numerous students from North Whitehall.
A teen-age intruder was captured Sunday night at Springhouse Middle School allegedly trying to steal a television, a Parkland official said.
St. Luke's University Health Network's new one-stop West End Medical Center is housed in the former Expo Center, which underwent an extensive renovation.