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Lehigh Valley Man Dies Tubing On Delaware River: Coroner Lehigh Valley Man Dies Tubing On Delaware River: Coroner
Lehigh Valley Man Dies Tubing On Delaware River: Coroner Officials have identified the Pennsylvania man who drowned while tubing in on the Delaware River on Saturday, July 6.  Gary M. Conley, 53, of Forks Township, was on a tube on the Delaware River when he went into the water and "did not return to the surface," said the Northampton County Coroner's Office.  Bystanders pulled him to the shore and performed CPR until he could be taken to St. Luke’s Hospital, Anderson Campus, authorities said. He was resuscitated at the hospital but died from complications from the drowning on Sunday, July 7, according to the coroner.  His de…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
NJ Man Sexually Abused Minor In Lehigh Valley Basement On New Year's, Police Say NJ Man Sexually Abused Minor In Lehigh Valley Basement On New Year's, Police Say
NJ Man Sexually Abused Minor In Lehigh Valley Basement On New Year's, Police Say A New Jersey man is accused of sexually abusing a child in the basement of a Lehigh Valley home last New Year's Eve.  John R. Grossmith, 42, of Stewartsville, NJ, is charged with unlawful contact with a minor, indecent assault of a person under 13, and corruption of minors, Forks Township police said in a release.  On Jan. 18, Northampton County Children, Youth and Family Services alerted the department to possible abuse involving Grossmith and a child in the township, police said.  Investigators then uncovered evidence that, on Dec. 31, 2022, Grossmith "had unlawful sexual …

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Beloved Phillipsburg Teacher Dies After 2nd Cancer Battle Beloved Phillipsburg Teacher Dies After 2nd Cancer Battle
Beloved Phillipsburg Teacher Dies After 2nd Cancer Battle The Phillipsburg community is mourning the death of a first-grade teacher and mother of three Susan Fairchild on Aug. 23 after two cancer battles. Fairchild, 49, had worked as a first-grade teacher in the Phillipsburg Primary School district for 22 years, Superintendent Gregory Troxwell said in a statement.  A native of Belleville, Fairchild was raised in Forks Township, PA, and lived in Easton at the time of her death, her obituary says. Fairchild graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in education from Penn State University in 1993. As an educator, she was known for her incredible passi…

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by Valerie Musson