Happy birthday Easton Public Market! Specials, prizes highlight its fifth year.
Updated Apr 05, 2021;
When the Easton Public Market opened five year ago, there was nothing like it in the Lehigh Valley.
It was the first food hall of its kind when it opened April 15, 2016. It’s in 325 Northampton St., which formerly housed an HL Greens department store and Rader’s Dry Goods.
Five years later, the vendors plan to celebrate with specials and deals. COVID-19 makes a big gathering impossible, though.
“This has been a difficult year for all of us at the market, and we’re grateful for the vendors and customers who kept us going,” said Market District Director Megan McBride. “We can’t celebrate like we normally do just yet, but five years is a big milestone for us and we wanted to find ways of giving back to our customers and community for helping us to grow.”
Police deserve praise for response to Easton mental health crisis | Turkeys & Trophies
Updated Apr 03, 2021;
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Sometimes it seems like we only hear about police responding to a mental health crisis when something goes wrong. But there are untold instances almost everyday when police bring such situations to a peaceful end through smarts, poise and compassion. That appeared to be the case last week when
Easton and Palmer Township police negotiators, aided by Easton Area School district staff and Northampton County crisis workers, convinced a 16-year-old atop a Lehigh River dam structure to return to safety. The teen was threatening to jump. The negotiators brought in the right people to help and exercised the right amount of patience, talking to the teen for close to four hours before a resolution. It was a tense situation at the Chain Dam, where the flow of the river creates a dangerous boil that can be impossible to escape from, and our local police should be commende
Woman living in senior housing in Easton is charged with delivery of crack, police say
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
Posted Mar 03, 2021
Easton police allege Sabrina Armour, 61, was selling crack cocaine out of a senior citizen apartment at South Fourth and Ferry streets in the city.Tony Rhodin | For lehighvalleylive.com
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A 61-year-old woman living in senior housing in Downtown Easton was arrested Tuesday and charged with delivery of crack cocaine, court papers say.
The investigation was spurred by complaints from Sabrina K. Armour’s neighbors as drug buyers entered the secure apartment building with an address in the 100 block of South Fourth Street but which actually sits closer to the 400 block of Ferry Street, city police Lt. Matthew Gerould confirmed.
Lehigh Valley still has plenty of ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day despite pandemic
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
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For most celebrating Valentine’s Day this year, it’s likely that it’ll be a night in rather than a night out. The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly made it tougher to find a socially distant and safe way to spend the night with your loved one but certainly not impossible.
From take-out specials to theater rentals, there are still plenty of ways to celebrate love in all its forms. The Lehigh Valley’s favorite restaurants are gearing up for limited-capacity reservations on the most romantic night of the year, and they’re sprucing things up with special offerings and take-home menus. Plus, there’s plenty of other entertainment and activities to partake in to celebrate.
Easton and Bethlehem managing to have some holiday fun amid pandemic
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
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Despite the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to cause cancellations and postponements in nearly every facet of life, both Easton and Bethlehem aren’t letting it damper their respective holiday spirits. While each city’s typical holiday hubbub will be a bit different this year, they both have plenty of activities to safely participate in.
In Easton, thanks to the Greater Easton Development Partnership and its programs, the fun starts with the Winter Village that’s livened up Centre Square since Black Friday. Organizers this week announced additional hours Monday-Wednesday, Dec. 21-23, for shopping noon to 6 p.m. and for skating on the synthetic rink noon to 4:30 p.m., as well as shopping only 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24.