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Frequently touched surfaces to be cleaner thanks to local interfaith effort
Updated Mar 07, 2021;
Posted Mar 07, 2021
Ali Ak, left, from Chestnut Retreat Center outside Saylorsburg, delivers free cases of sanitizing wipes to Easton s Greater Shiloh Church.Courtesy photo | For lehighvalleylive.com
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A distribution effort spanning the Lehigh Valley and southern Pocono Mountains has delivered some 300 cases of sanitizing wipes to area religious groups, nonprofits and other recipients at no cost to them.
Chestnut Retreat Center, founded by Turkish-American Muslims in the Saylorsburg area, secured the donated wipes and enlisted distribution help from Trinity Episcopal Church in Easton through connections in the Lehigh Dialogue Center, said Pat Romano, who runs Trinity’s ecumenical and interfaith mission.
2nd victim dies in double shooting at Walmart in Whitehall, coroner says
Updated Mar 08, 2021;
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A 22-year-old man who suffered gunshot wounds in a shooting outside a Walmart Supercenter more than a week ago has since died from his injuries, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said.
Authorities have identified the deceased as Jonathan Martinez of Allentown. Martinez was pronounced dead at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township. An autopsy is scheduled Monday to determine the cause of death while the manner has been ruled as a homicide by the coroner’s office.
Authorities say Edward Joel Rosario-Jimenez, 23, of Whitehall Township opened fire on Friday, Feb. 26 in the parking lot of the Walmart, 2601 MacArthur Road (Route 145) in Whitehall. Responding officers found two victims Martinez and 20-year-old Nicolette Law of Allentown shortly before 7 p.m. near a parked vehicle with the engine still running, authorities said.