https://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/06/23/its-official-easton-school-taxes-to-go-up-3-5/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-06-24T01:18:28+00:00It’s Official: Easton School Taxes to Go Up 3.5%Bethlehem, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, bethlehem pennsylvania, lehigh valley, allentown, pennsylvania, construction, taxes, forks township, politics, academics, Northampton County, news, education, inflation, history, Palmer Township, millage, property tax, local government, economics, Easton Area School District, Easton Area High School, City of Easton, school construction, tax burden, Jodi Hess, Meg Sayago, William Whitman, Josh Davis, Edward Keegan, Ghennifer Zando-Dennis, Michael Simonetta, Brian Snyder, Shandeka Greenfield, local taxes, consumer costs, Easton Area School Board, EASD, Charles Diefenderfer, tax rateshttps://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/06/23/lehigh-valley-public-media-channel-39-ran-a-3-1-million-deficit-in-fiscal-2024-a-total-of-19-million-in-the-red-over-three-years/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-06-23T19:37:24+00:00Lehigh Valley Public Media (Channel 39) Ran a $3.1 Million Deficit in Fiscal 2025, a Total of $19 Million in the Red Over Three YearsBethlehem, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, lehigh university, bethlehem pennsylvania, lehigh valley, allentown, pennsylvania, WLVT, public television, public radio, Northampton County, public media, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, news, local news, Big Bird, education, South Bethlehem, Channel 39, boondoggle, Tim Fallon, board of directors, Father Brown, economy, economics, college radio, Hasanna Birdsong, WLVR FM, Yoni Greenbaum, good-neighborhttps://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/06/23/easton-area-school-district-to-hold-final-vote-on-3-5-tax-increase-review-298-million-high-school/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-06-23T14:19:14+00:00Easton Area School District to Hold Final Vote on 3.5% Tax Increase, Review $298 Million High SchoolBethlehem, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, bethlehem pennsylvania, lehigh valley, allentown, pennsylvania, construction, forks township, Northampton County, news, education, inflation, Palmer Township, property tax, tax increase, high school, high school sports, property taxes, Easton Area School District, school board, consumer prices, Easton Area School Board, new Easton high school, Lower Mount Bethel Township, school board directors, cost of living, fixed incomeshttps://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/06/23/jefferson-health-seeks-approval-for-bigger-signs-at-lvh-muhlenberg-in-bethlehem-as-emergency-department-expands/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-06-23T13:36:20+00:00Jefferson Health Seeks Approval for Bigger Signs at LVH-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem as Emergency Department ExpandsBethlehem, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, bethlehem pennsylvania, lehigh valley, daycare, allentown, pennsylvania, philadelphia, Northampton County, news, planning, City of Bethlehem, healthcare, LVHN, hospitals, zoning, Bethlehem Zoning Hearing Board, hospital, health care, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Muhlenberg hospital, emergency room, Schoenersville Road, Jefferson Health, day care, signs, South Jersey, signage, LVH-Muhlenberg, emergency department, Westgate Mall, Reed Sign Company, home businesshttps://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/06/22/ex-lafayette-north-hunterdon-running-back-kente-edwards-transfers-to-coastal-carolina/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-06-22T21:43:59+00:00Ex-Lafayette, North Hunterdon Running Back Kente Edwards Transfers to Coastal CarolinaBethlehem, sports, lafayette college, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, lehigh university, bethlehem pennsylvania, fordham university, football, patriot league, college sports, lehigh valley, allentown, pennsylvania, james madison university, south carolina, college football, nfl, Northampton County, news, writing, Sun Belt, Sacramento state university, FCS, transfer portal, East Penn Conference, high school football, pro football, Marshall University, Coastal Carolina University, Sun Belt Conference, Jamar Curtis, FBS, BCS, The Rivalry, NIL, name identity and likeness, Chanticleers, transfer, sports transfers, NIL money, Sean Kinney, Nazareth Area High School, University of Alabama, West Virginia University, Big 12, University of Colorado, Deion Sanders, Coach Primehttps://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/06/22/kevin-esterly-who-fled-to-mexico-with-an-underage-girl-commits-suicide-in-jail-d-a-holihan/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-06-22T18:23:44+00:00Kevin Esterly, Who Fled to Mexico With an Underage Girl, Commits Suicide in Jail: D.A. 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