Don’t fall for scams promising COVID-19 vaccinations | Turkeys and Trophies
Updated Jan 02, 2021;
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It was inevitable: With so many people wondering when and where they’ll receive COVID-19 vaccinations, scammers
are looking for a piece of the action even though the region’s two hospital networks, Lehigh Valley and St. Luke’s, say they will be providing the shots for free. People have begun getting emails, texts and robocalls offering priority placement on waiting lists for vaccination, or doses shipped directly to one’s home, Pennsylvania State Police reported. Posts on social media are luring people to websites where they’re asked to give up identifying information such as addresses and credit card numbers. “This is the beginning of a sustained effort of vaccine distribution over the next several months,” state police said in a news release. “While there have been scams related to other aspects of the pandemic, such as price gouging and investme
Late LCCC professor, one of school’s first, leaves $1 million gift to students
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
A late Lehigh Carbon Community College professor and pioneer in the school’s technology department has left a $1 million gift behind to provide scholarships for students studying technology.
Clifford F. Miller of South Whitehall Township was one of the initial professors hired to teach mechanical technology at the North Whitehall college in 1968. He retired in May 1987 and was named professor emeritus in 1999 before dying in April 2020 at age 94.
In recognition of his $1 million donation in scholarship funding, the college plans to rename the Student Services Center at the Schnecksville campus as the “Clifford Miller Student Services Center” sometime in 2021.
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