A Lehighton business has received a civil penalty from the Pennsylvania Board of Cosmetology.

Linh Thi Kien, doing business as Beverly Hills Nails, license no. CY195450, of Lehighton, was ordered to pay a $1,000 civil penalty and costs of investigation of $97.86 and cease and desist from possessing and using metal rasp tools in the practice of cosmetology.The Board of Cosmetology said the business operated as a nail technology salon in a grossly incompetent, dishonest and unethical manner through possession and use of metal rasp tools.