Lehigh Valley Then: 9/11 survivors relieved at bin Laden’s death; ‘Shadgate’; racial tension at Easton High | This week in local history (May 2-8)
Today 6:59 AM affiliate The Express-Times and its predecessors from 10, 25, 50, 100 and 150 years ago. These stories were pulled from microfilm at the Easton Area Public Library.
This week in Lehigh Valley history, the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011 brought some closure to families who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks. Racial tension at Easton Area High School in 1971 sparked a conversation that seems all too familiar today.
In 1996, the odd story of “Shadgate” made waves at a Delaware River fishing contest. A man who ran his mouth in 1921 talked his way into jail. And in 1871, a railroad magnate’s full speech to the Pennsylvania Senate took up the entire front page.
Where Lehigh Valley high schools landed in this U.S. News ranking of Pa. schools
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Five public high schools in the Lehigh Valley cracked the top 100 in a state ranking released last week.
The rankings come from U.S. News & World Report, which ranked more than 17,800 public high schools throughout the country. (Private entities like Catholic schools were excluded.)
The idea is to measure how well schools serve students from various social and economic backgrounds, based on six criteria, according to the publication.
Warren County’s highest-ranking high school in New Jersey was Warren Hills Regional High School (200).
Easton Area senior beats the odds, wins full ride to U. of Pittsburgh
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Easton Area High School student Kayla Moitui of Forks Township won a full scholarship to attend the University of Pittsburgh.Courtesy image
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Kayla Moitui wants to save the world one child at a time.
The Easton Area High School senior hopes to be a pediatrician one day. And not just one who helps Easton area children.
She dreams of opening practices in this area and around the world focusing on low-income and underprivileged youths.
She got a big boost toward her dream when she was selected as a Stamps Scholar. The program will give her free tuition, room and board for four years at the University of Pittsburgh plus a $17,000 stipend for the independent academic pursuit of her choice. Only five potential Pitt Panthers out of 900 applicants won the scholarship.
Here is a guide to all the candidates running for city office, including mayor and city council, in Lehigh and Northampton counties in the May 18 primary election.