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NORTH CATASAUQUA, Pa. -Surrounded by his pets is when North Catasauqua's Tom Newhart may be at his happiest. But Newhart is now saddled with grief after Sugar, the six-year-old cat, he and his wife rescued at birth, was killed a week ago Sunday. Just hours after escaping from their home. "It's like one of your children, you raised them, bottle fed them," he said through tears."I found the cat sitting right here," said Mike Lienert in his yard.Lienert, a neighbor, found Sugar late that Sunday night and said the cat looked injured. He called North Catasauqua Police for help. "First...

Catasauqua loses last bankThe Wachovia branch, a borough landmark structure, closes its doors. By Devon Lash, OF THE MORNING CALL 6:42 p.m. EDT, August 10, 2010 After emptying its vault, boarding up its ATM, and sealing its deposit drop box, the last bank in Catasauqua closed its doors for good on Tuesday afternoon. And a landmark building that had housed a bank for more than 100 years, was vacant for the first time in its history. The Wachovia branch at Second and Bridge streets wasn't seeing enough business to justify keeping it open, corporate spokeswoman Barbara Nate said. The accounts...