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Obituaries
PA Mayor's Death Leaves 'Legacy Of Selfless Service': Officials PA Mayor's Death Leaves 'Legacy Of Selfless Service': Officials
PA Mayor's Death Leaves 'Legacy Of Selfless Service': Officials The current Coplay Borough Mayor Burker passed away over the weekend, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office announced in a release on Monday, Oct. 21. The Honorable Stephen J. Burker was pronounced dead from natural causes in his home on Saturday, Oct. 19, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio detailed in the release. "His loss is sure to be felt by all, whether you knew him or did not," the Borough of Coplay posted on its Facebook page. Coplay Borough and Coplay Police Department is saddened to learn of the passing of Mayor Steve Burker. Burker passed... Posted by Borough of Coplay on …

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by Merriell Moyer
Obituaries
Northampton Community College Student Dies After Valiant Leukemia Battle, 18 Northampton Community College Student Dies After Valiant Leukemia Battle, 18
Northampton Community College Student Dies After Valiant Leukemia Battle, 18 Lehigh Valley native and Northampton Community College student Thomas R. “Tommy” Stackhouse died at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Thursday, May 26 following a long and valiant battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He was 18. Born in Phillipsburg, Tommy grew up in Bangor, where he managed the varsity football team and intramural bowling league before graduating in 2021 as homecoming king, his obituary says. Tommy then went on to study special education at Northampton Community College and had maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA. Tommy is remembered for his love of snowmobiling, collecti…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Lehigh Driver Charged After Pushing Woman's Car With 2 Kids Into I-78 Median Lehigh Driver Charged After Pushing Woman's Car With 2 Kids Into I-78 Median
Lehigh Driver Charged After Pushing Woman's Car With 2 Kids Into I-78 Median A 31-year-old Lehigh driver is facing aggravated assault charges after state police say he was yelling at drivers and even hit one woman's car, sending it into a concrete median on I-78 earlier this month, authorities said. Justin C. Mitman, who was jailed March 8 in unrelated DUI and trespassing incidents from the day before, was identified after Pennsylvania State Police released photos of the truck and details about the road rage incident, LehighValleyLive says citing Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin and police Capt. Joseph F. Sokolofski. The woman was putting gas into a silver…

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by Nicole Acosta