🌱 Counselor’s guilty plea raises serious questions for Bally counseling clients
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- Counselor’s guilty plea raises serious questions for Bally counseling clients
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- Monday: Morning rain, then a shower, with a high of 55 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lehigh County counselor admits to secretly recording people (mcall.com) — Residents should know that a counselor who worked at an Empower Life Coaching and Counseling office in Bally has pleaded guilty to secretly recording women at his workplace. Authorities say he used hidden cameras and covert devices, and both the Bally and Quakertown offices closed after his arrest. He awaits sentencing in August, and former patients have filed a class-action lawsuit. 
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Finance Committee Meeting
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Kindergarte Screening Week - Invite Only
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Chorus Concert
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Education & Student Services Committee Meeting
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Boyertown Area SD Education Center Board Room
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Tuesday May 12
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Oley
- BCIAA baseball quarterfinals: Daniel Boone's Greyson Bell throws no-hitter in 2-0 win over Oley Valley (readingeagle.com)
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