Owner did not seek required permits or documentation, township says. 'It sprung up like a mushroom,' solicitor says A Northampton County judge on Thursday ordered the closure of a diner that had sprung from the grounds of a shuttered Upper Nazareth Township cement factory owned by a man who calls himself George--A:, Polak, Sentient Man..

• Mallinder joins Wayne Smith out of the running • Stuart Lancaster is only confirmed applicant The Northampton director of rugby, Jim Mallinder, has joined the former New Zealand assistant coach Wayne Smith in ruling himself out of contention to be the next permanent England head coach. Mallinder, touted as one of the leading candidates to be Martin Johnson's long-term successor, has confirmed ...

Corbett is calling for moratorium on new school construction, so district will borrow the money. A proposed moratorium on state reimbursement for new school construction will have zero effect on Northampton Area School District's plans to build a new middle school. That's because officials anticipated the moratorium and made plans for it in the district's 2012-2013 preliminary budget.

Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder has joined former New Zealand assistant Wayne Smith in ruling himself out of contention to be the next permanent England head coach.

The first-term judge said he regretted any personal or professional embarrassment he may have caused attorney Dennis Charles when he questioned him in open court about a series of threatening online comments.

We can help clean up our neighborhoods … one or two bus stops at a time. You’re never going to see that slogan featured in a pricey Super Bowl commercial, although you just might see it plastered on the side of a LANTA bus some day soon.

EASTVILLE — A Portsmouth man who decided to celebrate his graduation from Tidewater Community College by going to a Delaware casino — a trip funded by passing counterfeit money in Northampton County on the way — will spend time in jail.

Northampton director of rugby, a bookies' favourite to lead England, reveals he has not applied for the role.

Northampton forward Samu Manoa has signed a new three-year contract with the club. The 26-year-old second row or number eight has impressed since his arrival from San Francisco Golden Gate last summer.

K-Kids beat Parkland 36-35 to secure league playoff berth. After controlling play for most of three quarters Tuesday, Northampton's offense stopped functioning in the fourth.