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Blue Mountain Health System bariatric surgeon Vitaly Sawyna, MD, will offer free educational seminars on weight loss surgery at 10:30 a.m.

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Joyce Lorraine Cunfer is celebrating her 90th birthday.

She was born July 7, 1925, to David and Annie Olewine in Palmerton.

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What books are you tucking into your beach bag this summer?

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HONOLULU - High above the bustling city of Honolulu, in a quiet, exclusive hillside neighborhood where some of the island's wealthiest residents li

Henk Rogers, who manages the worldwie rights to the video game Tetris, displays a book he published to try to persuade Hawaii lawmakers to change policy on energy independence, Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at his off-grid home in Honolulu. Rogers is…

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NEW YORK (AP) - Billy Joel married girlfriend Alexis Roderick in a surprise ceremony at the couple's annual Fourth of July party.

AP FILE PHOTO Alexis Roderick, left, and Billy Joel were married at the couple's annual July 4 party.

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Michele Hoffman and G. Michael Kovacs of Palmerton have announced their engagement.

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For many, displaying at the Carbon County Fair has become a family tradition.

TIMES NEWS FILE PHOTO Winning a blue ribbon at the Carbon County Fair is becoming a family tradition.

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Brian Faust throws an arm around Cooper, a black Labrador retriever mixed breed, who is having a bit of trouble controlling his excitement.

LISA PRICE/TIMES NEWS Brian and Angela Faust with two of their dogs, Cooper, right, a black Labrador retriever mix, and Toby, a German shorthaired pointer, along with awards the dogs won in June.

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Connie L. Biederman, a resident of Heritage Hill Senior Community in Weatherly, recentlycelebrated her 91st birthday.

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The Carbon County Fair has announced the 2015 Quilt Block Contest Theme: "Honoring Our Troops." Quilters are asked to use their imagination and col

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LOS ANGELES To us, fireworks are the sparkling embodiment of July Fourth.

But to dogs, they truly are bombs bursting in air.

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James J. Sverchek of Lehighton was notified that he has attained the dean's list for the spring semester at the University of Pittsburgh.

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