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KNOW ANYTHING? Easton Police Probe Thanksgiving Day Shooting KNOW ANYTHING? Easton Police Probe Thanksgiving Day Shooting
Know Anything? Easton Police Probe Thanksgiving Day Shooting Know anything? Police are investigating a Thanksgiving Day shooting in Easton. Officers responding to a disturbance in Centre Square heard gunshots near S 3rd and Pine Streets just after 1:50 a.m., Easton Police Lt. Matthew T. Gerould said in a release. Police found evidence that shots had been fired and located a parked vehicle that had been hit, Gerould said. No victims were found, according to Gerould, who added that the shooting seemed to have occurred as a result of a nearby fight. Anyone with information is asked to contact city detectives at 610-250-6645 or use the tip line at 610-…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Longtime Owner Of Historic Easton Snack Shop Dies After Courageous Cancer Battle Longtime Owner Of Historic Easton Snack Shop Dies After Courageous Cancer Battle
Longtime Owner Of Historic Easton Snack Shop Dies After Courageous Cancer Battle The Easton community is coming together to support a local snack shop owner whose husband died after a courageous battle with cancer. Antoine Bassil, who owned The Carmelcorn Shop in Centre Square with his wife of 34 years, Sia, died Sept. 24 at St. Luke’s Hospital at the age of 62, his obituary says. Opened in 1931, the shop sells homemade caramel corn, popcorn, roasted nuts, fudge, and chocolates, establishing it as an “Easton institution” that was taken over by the Bassils in 1996. “It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart we share with you the news of Tony Bassil’s passing…” rea…

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by Valerie Musson