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Harvard Grad From PA Competes For Love On 'The Bachelorette' Harvard Grad From PA Competes For Love On 'The Bachelorette'
Harvard Grad From PA Competes For Love On 'The Bachelorette' A Harvard grad from Pennsylvania is one of 29 contestants competing on this season of "The Bachelorette" on ABC. This season, starring Charity Lawson, premiers Monday, June 26 at 9 p.m. EST. Joshua Young, who attended Freedom High School before he headed to the Ivy Leagues, gave up a career on Wall Street and grad program at Harvard to work for a nonprofit building international affordable housing. ALSO SEE: Buff Mortgage Lender From Pittsburg Competes For Love On 'The Bachelorette' Knowing he's made someone else's day better is when he's at his happiest, according to his show bio. "Josh…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
'TRAGIC': Support Rises For Family Of Beloved PA Man, 18, Killed In Crash After Leaving Class 'TRAGIC': Support Rises For Family Of Beloved PA Man, 18, Killed In Crash After Leaving Class
'Tragic': Support Rises For Family Of Beloved PA Man, 18, Killed In Crash After Leaving Class Support is on the rise for the heartbroken family of a beloved Lehigh Valley man, who died in a brutal crash Thursday, July 21 at the age of 18. Alessandro Gonzalez, of Bethlehem, was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash on Rt. 100 and Blackhorse Road in West Vincent Township, local police said. A 2022 graduate of Freedom High School, Gonzalez recently began studying automotive and diesel mechanics at Universal Technical Institute in Exton, according to his obituary. He was driving northbound after leaving class when he suddenly crossed into the southbound lanes and w…

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by Nicole Acosta
Obituaries
Lehigh Valley Forklift Driver, Beloved Father Of 5 Dies Suddenly At 34 Lehigh Valley Forklift Driver, Beloved Father Of 5 Dies Suddenly At 34
Lehigh Valley Forklift Driver, Beloved Father Of 5 Dies Suddenly At 34 Lehigh Valley forklift driver and beloved father of five John W. DeWitt died unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 5. He was 34. Born in Jersey City, John graduated from Freedom High School before becoming employed as a forklift operator for QVC, his obituary says. John lived in Bethlehem at the time of his death and was known for his one-of-a-kind sense of humor and compassion. Above all, John was remembered for the unlimited love he had for his five children, Jacier DeWitt, Jayceon DeWitt, Nasir DeWitt, Nala DeWitt, and Nasin Ferrer. Meanwhile, nearly $2,000 had been raised on GoFundMe for Joh…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Support Rises For Beloved Lehigh Valley Man Killed In Thanksgiving Day Motorcycle Crash Support Rises For Beloved Lehigh Valley Man Killed In Thanksgiving Day Motorcycle Crash
Support Rises For Beloved Lehigh Valley Man Killed In Thanksgiving Day Motorcycle Crash Support is on the rise for a beloved Lehigh Valley man who was killed in a Thanksgiving Day motorcycle crash. John Czuba, 57, was riding a blue Harley Davidson motorcycle when he swerved off the road and crashed into an embankment near 157 Riverview Dr. in Lehigh Township shortly after 3:30 p.m., police said. Czuba, of Danielsville, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Lehigh Township Fire Department, Lehigh Township Fire Police, Walnutport Fire Department, Northampton Regional EMS, and NOVA EMS assisted at the scene of the crash, …

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
Threat Written Above Urinal Prompts Police Presence At Northampton County High School Threat Written Above Urinal Prompts Police Presence At Northampton County High School
Threat Written Above Urinal Prompts Police Presence At Northampton County High School Classes at the Bethlehem Area School District went on as scheduled after a threat was found written above a urinal at the high school Friday morning, officials said. The undisclosed threat was found above a urinal in a bathroom at Freedom High School, the district said on Twitter. “In consultation with Bethlehem Township Police, school and district officials determined that classes will continue as usual,” the post said. Meanwhile, Bethlehem Township police were patrolling school grounds for the rest of the day “out of an abundance of caution,” the district said.

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by Valerie Musson