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Extra! Extra! ‘Newsies Jr.’ puts local news center stage

When young performers took the stage for “Newsies Jr.” this summer, they carried a piece of their own community with them: The Messenger-Press. Copies of the local newspaper were featured...
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PorchFest brings music, art and history to Allentown

Allentown’s Main Street will become a showcase for music, art and local history Saturday, Sept. 12, when the...
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The game’s afoot: Allentown at war, 1774-1783

(Part III of Allentow ’s important and historic role in America’s fight for independence) Religion played an important role...
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Bruno’s One Sweet Ride begins a new chapter inside Village Pharmacy

For nearly 30 years, generations of Allentown customers have walked into Bruno’s One Sweet Ride for homemade chocolates,...
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Composer Andrew Rudin finds harmony in Allentown

One approaches through the side door of a historic home on Main Street with a certain restraint, as...

At the crossroads of war and independence

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Part 1 of a 2 part retrospective of the Allentown area’s importance during the American Revolution. Trenton, Princeton and Mercer County have long commanded much...
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