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Brian Hennessy Postman Hennessy was handed three consecutive life terms after being convicted of all three murders in 2009, but the sentences were softened — to run concurrently — following a successful appeal. In the wake of the appeal, Sharon’s bother John set up the Sentencing and Victim Equality (SAVE) group. The group campaigns for a minimum tariff on life sentences before a murderer can be paroled and for convicted murderers to be automatically placed on the sex offenders’ list i...

List of Lehigh Valley restaurants closed for COVID-19 violations Morning Call Staff, The Morning Call © Rick Kintzel/The Morning Call/The Morning Call/TNS Rileys Restaurant & Pub in Whitehall was among those closed by the state for violating COVID-19 orders. The Pennsylvania Agriculture Department closed 40 restaurants in the past week for not following the state’s coronavirus mitigation order that prohibits indoor dining from Dec. 12 to Jan. 4. Those restaurants, the depar...

Fat Boys Summit Diner — Somerset  The Blue Collar Tavern — Emlenton  Angelo’s Family Restaurant — Washington   Sharkey’s Café — Latrobe  Read Tarkowskis complete statement below:  The governor and Secretary of Health’s orders were issued pursuant to the authority granted to them under the law, and as such they have the force and effect of law. This authority extends to all local enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania. Local law enforcement received guidance on enfo...

Slate Belt economic development group will pay 6 months’ rent for new businesses Updated Dec 19, 2020; For entrepreneurs looking to open a storefront in a Slate Belt borough, there may be some help available to pay the rent. Slate Belt Rising and the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley have begun a pilot commercial lease subsidy program. The program has $30,000 allocated to help pay rent for the first six months of an eligible new business operation. The program will be available...

Pop-up Christmas shop in Windgap is a treasure trove! Reporter: ); A simple Christmas project has lifted the spirits of a rural South Kilkenny community. The idea of local women Kate Mooney and Tess Cross, the Windgap Pop Up Craft Shop will be open in the ICA Hall, beside the forge in Windgap, for the next two weekends. You will find unique and special Christmas gifts, and will be supporting 14 local crafters and artists, at the Windgap Pop Up Craft Shop. This is the first year of the pop up ...

Dec 10, 2020 WILLIAMSPORT — A restaurant in Argentina, an aquarium in Ireland and a resort in Singapore are just a few of the awe-inspiring architectural design concepts created by Pennsylvania College of Technology students and available for viewing in an online exhibit titled “Architecture & Sustainable Design.” The virtual display opened Dec. 4 on the website of The Gallery at Penn College -www.pct.edu/gallery – and showcases the talents of 15 seniors in the college’s Bachelor of S...

Convention Report   The first Bord na nOg Convention to be held successfully through Microsoft teams on Thursday evening and as outgoing Chairman John Byrne put it “hopefully the last time we will have to make use of facility”. Mr Byrne was standing down under the five year rule.   He welcomed all to the meeting. “It had to be handed to the clubs the way they handled the moving challenges and landscapes during a tough 2020”    The Bennetsbridge man congratulated all the many winner...

Meet the Kilkenny players chasing camogie All-Ireland glory Reporter: sport@kilkennypeople.ie The Kilkenny senior camogie team will be chasing the countys 14th All-Ireland title when they take on Galway in Saturdays final );  ); Saturday promises to be a big day for the Kilkenny senior camogie team as they chase All-Ireland glory. The Cats will take on defending champions Galway in the race for the ODuffy Cup. Although the coronavirus means supporters cant attend the game, the action from Cro...