Local lawmakers lead charge on cursive comeback It comes as good news to see that a local lawmaker’s proposal to require cursive handwriting to be taught in Pennsylvani... Face forward on front plates The front-platers. Anyone who drives around here has seen them. They’re the ones who plug up the parking lots at Beltzvi... John Adams’ vision still ‘illuminating’ John Adams was a visionary. Who’d have thought — all these years later — that the fledgling nation he helped create woul... Opinion: Sunday hunting gains ground in Pa. Hunting licenses went on sale Monday across Pennsylvania, and this year brings a change in the flow of traffic to stores... A senior’s take on today’s seniors Over the last week or so, I’ve read countless stories in area newspapers about hopes, dreams, goals and just life in gen... Opinion: Water safety’s like sunscreen: Slather it on A well-known actor’s tragic death is a stark reminder of just how quickly fun can turn to heartbreak, especially when th... Budget deadline debacle taxes local resources Deadlines have been a part of my life for more years than I care to remember. Missing one had consequences. Pressmen wer... Lehighton Area tax reduction raises questions What’ll $42 buy you these days? That’s about eight “Meal Deals” at McDonald’s. Or the cost of a child’s combo pass at an... Opinion: Dental school brings smiles in Tamaqua It’s a good bet that community leaders in Tamaqua are smiling. That’s because in the last few days, they’ve received new... Lower teaching standards mean we’ve all failed In the early days of my newspaper career, a speaker at an industry-related seminar offered what he said was some sage ad... Latest Photo GalleriesWest End Pink Light Walk2025-10-23Palmerton Halloween Parade 20252025-10-23CCTI fall open house2025-10-21Walnutport Canal Days 20252025-10-21Opinion Opinion: As budget battles rage, winter is coming This weekend, we’ll be losing an hour of daylight as clocks get turned back in the annual return to standard time. Fall is fading like a mat... Op-ed: Sports betting goes to new highs ... and lowsLetter to the editor: Endorsing Carol EtheridgeLetter to the editor: Donating the presidential salaryLetter to the editor: Rebuttal to ‘Big bucks in tiny hands”On This Date - News ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 29, 1974 The Jim Thorpe Transportation Company is celebrating its 43rd anniversary today, having had its founding on this date in 1931, a day after t... ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 28, 1970ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 27, 1973ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 25, 1964OCTOBER 24, 1961AP News Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destructionMan pleads guilty to arson at governor’s mansionGun control fuels intense House debate4 dead, 8 injured in Michigan church shooting, fireFour dead, 8 injured in church shootingKirk’s faith, legacy remembered3 officers killed, 2 hurt York CountyUS electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategyThey witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Now students reckon with the grief « Previous 1 2 3 » Next Remains of missing Tamaqua man found 10 years laterCarbon, Schuylkill drug ring arrestsPalmerton HS security in questionFranklin Twp. buys former candle shopFranklin police chief gets 4-year contract
Face forward on front plates The front-platers. Anyone who drives around here has seen them. They’re the ones who plug up the parking lots at Beltzvi... John Adams’ vision still ‘illuminating’ John Adams was a visionary. Who’d have thought — all these years later — that the fledgling nation he helped create woul... Opinion: Sunday hunting gains ground in Pa. Hunting licenses went on sale Monday across Pennsylvania, and this year brings a change in the flow of traffic to stores... A senior’s take on today’s seniors Over the last week or so, I’ve read countless stories in area newspapers about hopes, dreams, goals and just life in gen... Opinion: Water safety’s like sunscreen: Slather it on A well-known actor’s tragic death is a stark reminder of just how quickly fun can turn to heartbreak, especially when th... Budget deadline debacle taxes local resources Deadlines have been a part of my life for more years than I care to remember. Missing one had consequences. Pressmen wer... Lehighton Area tax reduction raises questions What’ll $42 buy you these days? That’s about eight “Meal Deals” at McDonald’s. Or the cost of a child’s combo pass at an... Opinion: Dental school brings smiles in Tamaqua It’s a good bet that community leaders in Tamaqua are smiling. That’s because in the last few days, they’ve received new... Lower teaching standards mean we’ve all failed In the early days of my newspaper career, a speaker at an industry-related seminar offered what he said was some sage ad... Latest Photo GalleriesWest End Pink Light Walk2025-10-23Palmerton Halloween Parade 20252025-10-23CCTI fall open house2025-10-21Walnutport Canal Days 20252025-10-21Opinion Opinion: As budget battles rage, winter is coming This weekend, we’ll be losing an hour of daylight as clocks get turned back in the annual return to standard time. Fall is fading like a mat... Op-ed: Sports betting goes to new highs ... and lowsLetter to the editor: Endorsing Carol EtheridgeLetter to the editor: Donating the presidential salaryLetter to the editor: Rebuttal to ‘Big bucks in tiny hands”On This Date - News ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 29, 1974 The Jim Thorpe Transportation Company is celebrating its 43rd anniversary today, having had its founding on this date in 1931, a day after t... ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 28, 1970ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 27, 1973ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 25, 1964OCTOBER 24, 1961AP News Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destructionMan pleads guilty to arson at governor’s mansionGun control fuels intense House debate4 dead, 8 injured in Michigan church shooting, fireFour dead, 8 injured in church shootingKirk’s faith, legacy remembered3 officers killed, 2 hurt York CountyUS electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategyThey witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Now students reckon with the grief « Previous 1 2 3 » Next Remains of missing Tamaqua man found 10 years laterCarbon, Schuylkill drug ring arrestsPalmerton HS security in questionFranklin Twp. buys former candle shopFranklin police chief gets 4-year contract
John Adams’ vision still ‘illuminating’ John Adams was a visionary. Who’d have thought — all these years later — that the fledgling nation he helped create woul... Opinion: Sunday hunting gains ground in Pa. Hunting licenses went on sale Monday across Pennsylvania, and this year brings a change in the flow of traffic to stores... A senior’s take on today’s seniors Over the last week or so, I’ve read countless stories in area newspapers about hopes, dreams, goals and just life in gen... Opinion: Water safety’s like sunscreen: Slather it on A well-known actor’s tragic death is a stark reminder of just how quickly fun can turn to heartbreak, especially when th... Budget deadline debacle taxes local resources Deadlines have been a part of my life for more years than I care to remember. Missing one had consequences. Pressmen wer... Lehighton Area tax reduction raises questions What’ll $42 buy you these days? That’s about eight “Meal Deals” at McDonald’s. Or the cost of a child’s combo pass at an... Opinion: Dental school brings smiles in Tamaqua It’s a good bet that community leaders in Tamaqua are smiling. That’s because in the last few days, they’ve received new... Lower teaching standards mean we’ve all failed In the early days of my newspaper career, a speaker at an industry-related seminar offered what he said was some sage ad... Latest Photo GalleriesWest End Pink Light Walk2025-10-23Palmerton Halloween Parade 20252025-10-23CCTI fall open house2025-10-21Walnutport Canal Days 20252025-10-21Opinion Opinion: As budget battles rage, winter is coming This weekend, we’ll be losing an hour of daylight as clocks get turned back in the annual return to standard time. Fall is fading like a mat... Op-ed: Sports betting goes to new highs ... and lowsLetter to the editor: Endorsing Carol EtheridgeLetter to the editor: Donating the presidential salaryLetter to the editor: Rebuttal to ‘Big bucks in tiny hands”On This Date - News ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 29, 1974 The Jim Thorpe Transportation Company is celebrating its 43rd anniversary today, having had its founding on this date in 1931, a day after t... ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 28, 1970ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 27, 1973ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 25, 1964OCTOBER 24, 1961AP News Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destructionMan pleads guilty to arson at governor’s mansionGun control fuels intense House debate4 dead, 8 injured in Michigan church shooting, fireFour dead, 8 injured in church shootingKirk’s faith, legacy remembered3 officers killed, 2 hurt York CountyUS electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategyThey witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Now students reckon with the grief « Previous 1 2 3 » Next Remains of missing Tamaqua man found 10 years laterCarbon, Schuylkill drug ring arrestsPalmerton HS security in questionFranklin Twp. buys former candle shopFranklin police chief gets 4-year contract
Opinion: Sunday hunting gains ground in Pa. Hunting licenses went on sale Monday across Pennsylvania, and this year brings a change in the flow of traffic to stores... A senior’s take on today’s seniors Over the last week or so, I’ve read countless stories in area newspapers about hopes, dreams, goals and just life in gen... Opinion: Water safety’s like sunscreen: Slather it on A well-known actor’s tragic death is a stark reminder of just how quickly fun can turn to heartbreak, especially when th... Budget deadline debacle taxes local resources Deadlines have been a part of my life for more years than I care to remember. Missing one had consequences. Pressmen wer... Lehighton Area tax reduction raises questions What’ll $42 buy you these days? That’s about eight “Meal Deals” at McDonald’s. Or the cost of a child’s combo pass at an... Opinion: Dental school brings smiles in Tamaqua It’s a good bet that community leaders in Tamaqua are smiling. That’s because in the last few days, they’ve received new... Lower teaching standards mean we’ve all failed In the early days of my newspaper career, a speaker at an industry-related seminar offered what he said was some sage ad... Latest Photo GalleriesWest End Pink Light Walk2025-10-23Palmerton Halloween Parade 20252025-10-23CCTI fall open house2025-10-21Walnutport Canal Days 20252025-10-21Opinion Opinion: As budget battles rage, winter is coming This weekend, we’ll be losing an hour of daylight as clocks get turned back in the annual return to standard time. Fall is fading like a mat... Op-ed: Sports betting goes to new highs ... and lowsLetter to the editor: Endorsing Carol EtheridgeLetter to the editor: Donating the presidential salaryLetter to the editor: Rebuttal to ‘Big bucks in tiny hands”On This Date - News ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 29, 1974 The Jim Thorpe Transportation Company is celebrating its 43rd anniversary today, having had its founding on this date in 1931, a day after t... ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 28, 1970ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 27, 1973ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 25, 1964OCTOBER 24, 1961AP News Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destructionMan pleads guilty to arson at governor’s mansionGun control fuels intense House debate4 dead, 8 injured in Michigan church shooting, fireFour dead, 8 injured in church shootingKirk’s faith, legacy remembered3 officers killed, 2 hurt York CountyUS electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategyThey witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Now students reckon with the grief « Previous 1 2 3 » Next Remains of missing Tamaqua man found 10 years laterCarbon, Schuylkill drug ring arrestsPalmerton HS security in questionFranklin Twp. buys former candle shopFranklin police chief gets 4-year contract
A senior’s take on today’s seniors Over the last week or so, I’ve read countless stories in area newspapers about hopes, dreams, goals and just life in gen...
Opinion: Water safety’s like sunscreen: Slather it on A well-known actor’s tragic death is a stark reminder of just how quickly fun can turn to heartbreak, especially when th... Budget deadline debacle taxes local resources Deadlines have been a part of my life for more years than I care to remember. Missing one had consequences. Pressmen wer... Lehighton Area tax reduction raises questions What’ll $42 buy you these days? That’s about eight “Meal Deals” at McDonald’s. Or the cost of a child’s combo pass at an... Opinion: Dental school brings smiles in Tamaqua It’s a good bet that community leaders in Tamaqua are smiling. That’s because in the last few days, they’ve received new... Lower teaching standards mean we’ve all failed In the early days of my newspaper career, a speaker at an industry-related seminar offered what he said was some sage ad... Latest Photo GalleriesWest End Pink Light Walk2025-10-23Palmerton Halloween Parade 20252025-10-23CCTI fall open house2025-10-21Walnutport Canal Days 20252025-10-21Opinion Opinion: As budget battles rage, winter is coming This weekend, we’ll be losing an hour of daylight as clocks get turned back in the annual return to standard time. Fall is fading like a mat... Op-ed: Sports betting goes to new highs ... and lowsLetter to the editor: Endorsing Carol EtheridgeLetter to the editor: Donating the presidential salaryLetter to the editor: Rebuttal to ‘Big bucks in tiny hands”On This Date - News ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 29, 1974 The Jim Thorpe Transportation Company is celebrating its 43rd anniversary today, having had its founding on this date in 1931, a day after t... ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 28, 1970ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 27, 1973ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 25, 1964OCTOBER 24, 1961AP News Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destructionMan pleads guilty to arson at governor’s mansionGun control fuels intense House debate4 dead, 8 injured in Michigan church shooting, fireFour dead, 8 injured in church shootingKirk’s faith, legacy remembered3 officers killed, 2 hurt York CountyUS electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategyThey witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Now students reckon with the grief « Previous 1 2 3 » Next
Budget deadline debacle taxes local resources Deadlines have been a part of my life for more years than I care to remember. Missing one had consequences. Pressmen wer... Lehighton Area tax reduction raises questions What’ll $42 buy you these days? That’s about eight “Meal Deals” at McDonald’s. Or the cost of a child’s combo pass at an... Opinion: Dental school brings smiles in Tamaqua It’s a good bet that community leaders in Tamaqua are smiling. That’s because in the last few days, they’ve received new... Lower teaching standards mean we’ve all failed In the early days of my newspaper career, a speaker at an industry-related seminar offered what he said was some sage ad... Latest Photo GalleriesWest End Pink Light Walk2025-10-23Palmerton Halloween Parade 20252025-10-23CCTI fall open house2025-10-21Walnutport Canal Days 20252025-10-21Opinion Opinion: As budget battles rage, winter is coming This weekend, we’ll be losing an hour of daylight as clocks get turned back in the annual return to standard time. Fall is fading like a mat... Op-ed: Sports betting goes to new highs ... and lowsLetter to the editor: Endorsing Carol EtheridgeLetter to the editor: Donating the presidential salaryLetter to the editor: Rebuttal to ‘Big bucks in tiny hands”On This Date - News ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 29, 1974 The Jim Thorpe Transportation Company is celebrating its 43rd anniversary today, having had its founding on this date in 1931, a day after t... ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 28, 1970ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 27, 1973ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 25, 1964OCTOBER 24, 1961AP News Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destructionMan pleads guilty to arson at governor’s mansionGun control fuels intense House debate4 dead, 8 injured in Michigan church shooting, fireFour dead, 8 injured in church shootingKirk’s faith, legacy remembered3 officers killed, 2 hurt York CountyUS electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategyThey witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Now students reckon with the grief
Lehighton Area tax reduction raises questions What’ll $42 buy you these days? That’s about eight “Meal Deals” at McDonald’s. Or the cost of a child’s combo pass at an... Opinion: Dental school brings smiles in Tamaqua It’s a good bet that community leaders in Tamaqua are smiling. That’s because in the last few days, they’ve received new... Lower teaching standards mean we’ve all failed In the early days of my newspaper career, a speaker at an industry-related seminar offered what he said was some sage ad... Latest Photo GalleriesWest End Pink Light Walk2025-10-23Palmerton Halloween Parade 20252025-10-23CCTI fall open house2025-10-21Walnutport Canal Days 20252025-10-21Opinion Opinion: As budget battles rage, winter is coming This weekend, we’ll be losing an hour of daylight as clocks get turned back in the annual return to standard time. Fall is fading like a mat... Op-ed: Sports betting goes to new highs ... and lowsLetter to the editor: Endorsing Carol EtheridgeLetter to the editor: Donating the presidential salaryLetter to the editor: Rebuttal to ‘Big bucks in tiny hands”On This Date - News ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 29, 1974 The Jim Thorpe Transportation Company is celebrating its 43rd anniversary today, having had its founding on this date in 1931, a day after t... ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 28, 1970ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 27, 1973ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 25, 1964OCTOBER 24, 1961AP News Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destructionMan pleads guilty to arson at governor’s mansionGun control fuels intense House debate4 dead, 8 injured in Michigan church shooting, fireFour dead, 8 injured in church shootingKirk’s faith, legacy remembered3 officers killed, 2 hurt York CountyUS electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategyThey witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Now students reckon with the grief
Opinion: Dental school brings smiles in Tamaqua It’s a good bet that community leaders in Tamaqua are smiling. That’s because in the last few days, they’ve received new... Lower teaching standards mean we’ve all failed In the early days of my newspaper career, a speaker at an industry-related seminar offered what he said was some sage ad...
Lower teaching standards mean we’ve all failed In the early days of my newspaper career, a speaker at an industry-related seminar offered what he said was some sage ad...
Opinion: As budget battles rage, winter is coming This weekend, we’ll be losing an hour of daylight as clocks get turned back in the annual return to standard time. Fall is fading like a mat...
ON THIS DATE OCTOBER 29, 1974 The Jim Thorpe Transportation Company is celebrating its 43rd anniversary today, having had its founding on this date in 1931, a day after t...