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Eight first time offenders in criminal cases were placed in Carbon County's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition (ARD) probaton progam this week by Senior Judge Richard W. Webb.

If a person successfully completes all conditions of the program their record is wiped clean. However, if they fail to complete the program and are revoked from it the Commonwealth reserves the right to prosecute them on all pending charges. A person does not admit guilt in entering the program.

All were placed for a year, unless otherwise noted. Those placed were:

On this particular day, songs, cheers and breakfast were all the buzz at St. John Neumann Regional School.

Then again, it isn't exactly every day that the school is blessed with a visit by the bishop, as was the case on Thursday at the school's Palmerton campus.

Pastor John Barres, Bishop of Allentown visited the students and parishioners after mass as part of a special "Breakfast with the Bishop" in observance of Catholic Schools Week.

At age 83, Lawrence 'Mickey' Padora is an overnight television sensation.

The Tamaqua native and his son, Larry Jr., 36, are generating lots of comment and taking much good-natured ribbing now that their unique bakery operation has hit big time media.

The two Italian bread bakers were featured recently on a special television segment produced two weeks ago by Fox 41 in Louisville, Ky.

The segment is titled: Italian bread the old fashioned way.

Lansford's ordinance governing parking during snow plowing will kick in at 8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 7.

All vehicles must be removed from the odd side of the street (north and east sides of the street). Tickets will be issued to those vehicles that are not moved.

Plowing will continue on Monday at 8 a.m. and all vehicles must be removed from the even side of the street (south and west sides of the street). Vehicles not moved will be ticketed. 0

The borough and police department ask for your cooperation.