By Jennifer LoConte Two Rivers Health and Wellness Foundation has been improving lives in the Lehigh Valley community since it was founded in 2001. Originally formed after the sale of Easton Hospital, Two Rivers mission is to enhance the health and wellbeing of residents of Northampton County and surrounding areas. To date, this successful non-profit foundation has given $... »
By Steven T. Boell The question is one often asked by residential landlords: “My tenant’s gone. What do I do with all the belongings he left behind?” The controlling law, the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, did not address the issue and no court decision established a clear procedure. This left a residential landlord in a quandary. Dispose of the property and risk legal... »
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By Nancy Moffett Another holiday season is upon us. I don’t know about you, but I’m really tired of decorating the banister with the same old lighted garland and hanging the same old tired wreath on the front door. So I asked the creative folks at area businesses for fresh holiday decorating ideas…ideas that don’t involve a lot of time or money. Victoria Leister, owner of ... »
By Ann Wlazelek Do you worry about work, paying bills, how you will care for an aging parent or any of life’s other countless challenges? If so, chances are you are experiencing one of the most common phenomenons known to man: anxiety. “Anxiety is like the common cold of psychology,” said Dr. Robert Gordon, an area psychologist for more than 40 years. Everyone is anxious a... »
By Cathy Kiley Located off the beaten path in Forks Industrial Park is Leaf Restaurant Cigar Bar & Lounge. This very unique eatery is the new offshoot of The Famous Smoke Shop, a mail order cigar business and retail store/lounge operating in this location since 2000. I was aware that the Famous Smoke Shop Lounge has catered for years to the cigar aficionado and allows ... »
By Sara Hodon The Lehigh Valley is alive with the sound of music thanks to the talents of the faculty, staff and students of the Community Music School (CMS). Since 1981, the CMS has offered lessons to both beginner and advanced musicians who have shared their gifts with others through recitals and public performances. “The school was founded for the purpose of providing h... »
By Nancy Moffett In the early 1970s events in the Middle East produced an energy crisis that affected the price and supply of petroleum products. Motorists waited in long lines for gas, and people began looking for alternative ways to heat their homes. Stu Ackerman responded in 1975 by founding Wood Heat to sell wood-burning stoves out of his garage in Quakertown, Bucks Co... »
“Mom, is Santa Claus real?” So it happened. A few weeks ago, my inquisitive, analytical yet sensitive eight-year-old son posed the question, “Mom, is Santa Claus real?” Most parents dread this coming-of-age question but I didn’t. “Absolutely, I am a believer,” I told him with total confidence. I was ready for it. Because often, I think back to when I was a child and was fa... »
Dear Readers, “Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to spring.” This anonymous quote could easily have been authored by me. I am a lover of the fall – when the air is crisp, not cold and the leaves, not snow, are falling. As someone who is forever thinking ahead instead of enjoying the moment, I can easily be melancholy about February before Hallowe... »
