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By Jennifer LaConte Domestic violence is a crime that happens to people across all ethnicities and financial backgrounds. The single most dangerous call for law enforcement response is for domestic violence incidents and it is not uncommon for an officer to have to return repeate ... CONTINUE READING

By Jennifer LoConte “I’m going to save my sister,” stated five-year old Conner Reitz, after learning that his 20-month old sister, Claire, had been diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. In 1999, Claire began an extensive two-year treatment program consisting of daily o ... CONTINUE READING

By Jennifer LoConte Survivorship, Fun & Living Life Luke was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor at age three. At age five, he with his mother, Nicole Ronco, moved from the Lehigh Valley to Boston to undergo specialized chemotherapy. At the time, Ronco was pregnant and ... CONTINUE READING

By Sara Vigneri “Have you ever had a problem?” Patrice Domozych, a tall blonde woman wearing a business suit, poses this question to a group of first and second graders assembled in the Shawnee Elementary School cafeteria in Forks Township. The kids whisper their secret probl ... CONTINUE READING

By Sara Vigneri On a cold day in January, a man is pacing the streets of Bethlehem looking for something. There is a boy on that street as well, and he is also looking for something. The man is looking to help children and youth who need protection from the cold, from abuse, from ... CONTINUE READING

By Faith Brenneisen~ The Angel 34 Foundation…is a cause for HOPE and an INSPIRATION by FAITH for every child to have their own ANGEL during their time of need” –Nicole Sheriff, founder, Angel 34. Nicole Sheriff was diagnosed with metastatic Ewing’s Sarcoma (bone can ... CONTINUE READING

By Tami L. Hudson Cookie Dough & Community Service: It’s all in the Mix In an economy bustling with layoffs, insufficient health-care, and increasing expenses, it is comforting to know that someone cares. Making a difference in the lives of others can sometimes be ac ... CONTINUE READING

By Faith Brenneisen While parents and children alike may be over the back-to-school flurry of activities involving the purchase of pencils, notebooks, and backpacks, there are larger-scale expenses for which many families still must face. Now, more than ever, many Lehigh Valley f ... CONTINUE READING

By Faith Brenneisen In 1902, renowned silk merchant Herman Simon built the mansion located at 41 North Third Street in Easton for “the ladies”–his wife and daughter. Since then, two buildings now totaling 52,927 square feet continue that destiny as the Third Street Alli ... CONTINUE READING