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Library Referendum, Doctor Charged in Drug Ring Top Week's News

A $21.4 million expansion at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest and a first-degree murder conviction for Jonathan Nunez also made headlines this week.

Salisbury Voters Will Decide Fate of Library Tax

The Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners, in a split decision Thursday night, voted to place a referendum on November's ballot letting residents decide whether to continue paying a library tax.

Salisbury Doctor Charged in Drug Ring, AG Says

John Manzella of 1921 Lehigh Parkway North was charged with prescribing more than 10,000 Oxycodone pills for resale in eight counties.

$21.4M Project Will Add 24 Private Rooms to LVH

Lehigh Valley Health Network officials said the expansion project will add three floors and 17,000 square feet of space to the existing Kasych Family Pavilion at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest.

Jury: Nunez Guilty of Killing Kimberly Cardona

The jury's verdict means that Jonathan Nunez, 21, of Allentown will spend the rest of his life in prison with no possibility of parole

Second Mosquito in Salisbury Tests Positive for West Nile Virus

The DEP and Lehigh County West Nile Virus staff are responding with additional surveillance and control to these reports.

New Block Watch Group Welcomes Salisbury Township's East Side

A newly formed South Allentown block watch group will include residents of the east side of Salisbury Township.




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