This week in Lehigh Valley history: Quadruple killer Michael Ballard sentenced to death in 2011; racial strife at Easton High in 1971 (May 16-22)
Updated 6:41 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. The original text is edited for clarity and length.
This week in Lehigh Valley history, in 2011, Michael Eric Ballard was sentenced to death for the brutal 2010 slaying of four people in a Northampton home.
Bill Cosby’s crimes against women are widely known now, but in 1996 the comedian was a popular celebrity and gave a local graduation address.
This week in Lehigh Valley history: Actor Danny Glover attends a union protest in 2011. An Easton family is reunited for Mother’s Day in 1996 after a decade separated by an ocean. Check-forgers are nabbed in Warren County in 1921.
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.
What’s open on Good Friday 2021? The holiday plans for Lehigh Valley schools, banks, mail carriers and others.
Updated Apr 01, 2021;
Christians around the world observe Good Friday on the Friday before Easter Sunday. It commemorates Jesus Christ’s passion, crucifixion and death, which is told in the Bible.
Many observe the day with fasting and church services. It is not a federal holiday, however many state and local offices are closed Friday, April 2.
The Northampton County Courthouse (Rudy Miller | For lehighvalleylive.com)
Are government offices open?
The state of New Jersey recognizes Good Friday as a holiday. Warren County government offices are closed, as are most government offices in New Jersey.
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