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Allentown Pediatrician Sent Sexual Messages To NJ Girl He Met Online: Prosecutor Allentown Pediatrician Sent Sexual Messages To NJ Girl He Met Online: Prosecutor
Allentown Pediatrician Sent Sexual Messages To NJ Girl He Met Online: Prosecutor A 47-year-old Lehigh Valley pediatrician is accused of sending sexual massages to a New Jersey high school student he met online, authorities said. Moshe Markowitz, of Allentown, met the girl — a student at Warren Hills Regional High School — on chat site Omegle, but continued the conversation with her on Discord last January, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. The alleged incident was reported by the victim's friend, authorities said. Using the alias "Steven Jones," Markowitz engaged in sexually explicit conversations with the girl, Pfeiffer said. A search of his Main Stree…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ice Rink At SteelStacks To Reopen Ice Rink At SteelStacks To Reopen
Ice Rink At SteelStacks To Reopen Get your skates ready! The ice rink at the SteelStacks campus in Bethlehem is set to reopen this November. Presented by the Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital, the ice rink will be located at the base of the campus’ blast furnaces, its website says. The rink will be open daily from Tuesday, Nov. 22 to Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, including holidays. “Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital is proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of the Ice Rink at SteelStacks for the 2022 year,” said Richard Levy, Vice President of Marketing and Public Affairs for the Lehigh Valley Health Network. “As…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Lehigh Valley Paramedic Seeks Donor For Life-Saving Kidney Transplant Lehigh Valley Paramedic Seeks Donor For Life-Saving Kidney Transplant
Lehigh Valley Paramedic Seeks Donor For Life-Saving Kidney Transplant A paramedic in the Lehigh Valley is reaching out to her community in hopes of finding a kidney donor for a life-saving transplant.  Audrey Parenti, 35, was diagnosed nearly five years ago with chronic kidney disease, a secondary complication of having type one diabetes since childhood, according to a GoFundMe jointly launched by Parenti and Ramona C Ruhf. She is now in end-stage renal failure as a result of the disease's rapid progression, necessitating a life-saving kidney transplant, the fundraiser reads. Despite her medical complications, Parenti "has been working harder …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Victim Killed In Upper Macungie Crash As Allentown Man Authorities ID Victim Killed In Upper Macungie Crash As Allentown Man
Authorities ID Victim Killed In Upper Macungie Crash As Allentown Man The victim killed in a crash over the weekend in Upper Macungie has been identified, authorities said. Benjamin Bleiler, 47, of Allentown, died at the scene of the crash Sunday, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said Monday afternoon. Upper Macungie police were called to Hickory Lane and Snowdrift Road around 6:30 p.m. Two SUVs collided after entering the intersection at the same time, according to investigators. Bleiler was pronounced dead at 8:15 p.m., the coroner's office said. Bleiler had been with the Lehigh Valley Health Network for over 18 years, most recently as a technical serv…

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by Nicole Acosta