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Polk Township, PA

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Beloved Lehigh Valley Teacher ID'd As Victim Of Kunkletown House Fire Beloved Lehigh Valley Teacher ID'd As Victim Of Kunkletown House Fire
Beloved Lehigh Valley Teacher ID'd As Victim Of Kunkletown House Fire A Lehigh Valley schoolteacher was killed in a Poconos area house fire with her four grandchildren, district officials confirmed. Rosemarie La Barre, 53, was a family and consumer science teacher at East Hills Middle School in Bethlehem, the school district said on Facebook. "Mrs. LaBarre was an amazing teacher, friend, and mentor to many in the BASD," the post reads. The BASD Community is saddened by the loss of one of our own BASD staff, Rosemarie LaBarre. Mrs. LaBarre was a Family... Posted by Bethlehem Area School District on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 “The entire BASD family mour…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Woman, 4 Children Killed In PA House Fire Woman, 4 Children Killed In PA House Fire
Woman, 4 Children Killed In PA House Fire A woman and four children died in a house fire in Pennsylvania late on Thursday, authorities say. Emergency crews were called to a house in the 5100 block of Brook Road in Kunkletown, Polk Township just before 11:30 p.m., according to Emergency Management. As EMS requested medical helicopters the first juvenile victims were pulled from the home, authorities say. Before midnight five people were found and EMS cancelled the helicopter request that they "do not think that (they) have any viable patients," as heard on the emergency services radio scanners. Shortly afterwards the Monroe Count…

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by Jillian Pikora