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‘Explosive device’ detonates near Lehigh Valley polling site during primary

An explosive device went off near a polling place in Lehigh County on Tuesday morning, as voters cast ballots in primary elections for a competitive congressional seat and other offices. No one was injured, and voting was not interrupted, county officials say. “It was an isolated incident from everything we can determine,” Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel said, adding that the county did not receive any threats and that only one polling place was impacted. According to State Police, around 9 a.m., an unidentified individual threw an “unknown explosive device” from a ...

Local precincts report lower-than-average turnout in primary election

LOCK HAVEN — Precincts in Clinton and Centre County reported lower-than-average turnout during yesterday’s midterm primary election. Midterm primary elections typically draw fewer voters than general elections or primaries during presidential election years, but the lack of competitive ...

Voters talked affordability, decry ad spending as they headed to the polls

HARRISBURG — On Tuesday, voters across Pennsylvania were deciding which Democrats and Republicans win dozens of competitive state House and Senate primaries. The stakes are high. This could be a year in which control of at least one chamber flips. Democrats hold the state House by one ...

Council begins developing plans for city hall renovation

LOCK HAVEN — Lock Haven City Council spent an almost hour-long work session developing the early plans for renovating its city hall this week. Following council’s split decision last month not to move ahead with the proposed police building, its members at the time noted it needed to act ...

LOCK HAVEN — The City of Lock Haven has so far received 39 applications in its search for a new city manager. That was part of an update made by Mayor Joel Long and city staff during its regular meeting on Monday night. Long said the applications are being reviewed by the hiring committee — consisting of himself and council members Tami Brannan and Micah Clausen with Rick Conklin as an alternate — and scored. He said the goal is for the committee to meet and narrow down the number of potential hires to about 10 or 11. “The hiring committee would interview (them) and then ...

Those potholes in your street reveal a money problem for cities and states

Across the country, potholes are more than a seasonal nuisance. They are a visible symptom of aging roads and bridges that many state and local governments say they cannot afford to fully maintain. From local streets in small towns to major urban corridors, transportation agencies are ...