Northampton NewsLocal news for Northampton, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.St. Luke's project aims to serve future needs- June 30, 2008 ''Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight.'' These are the perceptive words of Henry R. Luce, ...http://www.topix.net/city/northampton-pa/2008/06/st-lukes-project-aims-to-serve-future-nee... Slate Belt officials ask for power line meeting- June 28, 2008 Northampton County officials want PPL to host a meeting in the Slate Belt on a proposed power line that could run through six municipalities there.http://www.topix.net/city/northampton-pa/2008/06/slate-belt-officials-ask-for-power-line-m... Smooth day in Senate for judge- June 28, 2008 Northampton County's president judge took another step toward the state appellate bench Friday, gaining the endorsement of the Senate Judiciary Committee.http://www.topix.net/city/northampton-pa/2008/06/smooth-day-in-senate-for-judge?fromrss=1 Power line roundly opposed at meeting- June 27, 2008 An unscheduled public input hearing Thursday night on a proposed high-voltage power line to be built in part by PPL Electric Utilities gave opponents a rare opportunity to grill officials and let them know the ...http://www.topix.net/city/northampton-pa/2008/06/power-line-roundly-opposed-at-meeting?fro... PPL Meeting Will Allow Residents to Voice Powerline Concerns- June 26, 2008 PPL's hoping to shed some light on plans for a new power line that would cut a path through Lehigh and Northampton Counties.http://www.topix.net/city/northampton-pa/2008/06/ppl-meeting-will-allow-residents-to-voice... Freedberg nominated for Superior Court seat- June 24, 2008 Gov. Ed Rendell today nominated Robert A. Freedberg, president judge of the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, to one of the state's two vacant Superior Court seats.http://www.topix.net/city/northampton-pa/2008/06/freedberg-nominated-for-superior-court-se... Democrat T.J. Rooney joins airport authority- June 22, 2008 Former state Rep. T.J. Rooney has been named to the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority.Rooney, who serves as the state Democratic Party chairman, is the principal of lobbying firm Tri-State Strategies LLC, which also employs former New Jersey Gov. James Florio.He will join 18 other members on the board, which oversees the airport's $25 million budget, including operations and personnel. Rooney was nominated by Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham and will be one of nine county...http://www.topix.net/city/northampton-pa/2008/06/democrat-t-j-rooney-joins-airport-authori... City maps out vision for the future- June 20, 2008 By the year 2020, life in Allentown may be much more entertaining.Consumers may be able to shop along a revamped N. Seventh Street and take advantage of a host of eclectic stores lining 19th Street in the city's West End.How about a catching a play or an opera No problem. The city's downtown could have a concentrated menu of options to satisfy all cultural tastes.For recreation, more people could have the chance to enjoy walks along Jordan Creek and entertainment by the banks of the Lehigh...http://www.topix.net/city/northampton-pa/2008/06/city-maps-out-vision-for-the-future?fromr... Reform bills advance- June 18, 2008 Three reform bills inched forward in the Senate yesterday, breathing new life into plans to change the redistricting process, ban gifts from lobbyists and disclose who paid for state advertisements.http://www.topix.net/city/northampton-pa/2008/06/reform-bills-advance?fromrss=1 |