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For people looking to exercise and soak up the scenery on two wheels, new bike repair stations have been installed along the D&L Trail on Bethlehem’s Sand Island, adjacent to the Lehigh River public boat launch and near the base of the Hill-to-Hill Bridge; and at the Forks on Delaware trailhead just off Route 611 south in Easton. ....
He hitchhiked to Easton in 1974 to sell bikes. His shop’s still here, but he’s now retiring. Updated 8:16 AM; Facebook Share Tomias Hinchcliff wasn’t looking to move to Easton. And he wasn’t looking to own a bike shop. But fate conspired on both counts 47 years ago, when he became co-owner of Genesis Bicycles in Easton. “When we opened, I was in my teens. I don’t think that anybody ever expected Genesis to be around long,” said the 65-year-old. He outlasted the flight of businesses and residents to the suburbs and did his small part to bring the city back to prosperity. ....
Police deserve praise for response to Easton mental health crisis | Turkeys & Trophies Updated Apr 03, 2021; TROPHIES 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 sho ....