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Published: Jan 30, 2026 at 02:45 PM
In Lansford, council has a chance to do something that’s not often seen in local government.
They’re considering a low-risk decision that can bring residents a high-value return.
On Tu...
Published: Jan 29, 2026 at 02:45 PM
Publicly funded construction projects often hire workers from other states, who, rather than pay taxes for local schools and services, take their earnings back home.
It’s a problem state Sen. Devlin R...
Published: Jan 29, 2026 at 02:45 PM
For more than half a century, Pennsylvania law quietly imposed a harsh outcome on a small but important group of people.
When a Pennsylvanian died without a will and without surviving family, their e...
Published: Jan 28, 2026 at 02:16 PM
Bucks County is home to a cruel and primitive practice that most Pennsylvanians believe belongs in the past: live pigeon shoots. At the Philadelphia Gun Club in Bensalem, birds are released from boxes...
Published: Jan 23, 2026 at 02:45 PM
If the ominous forecast rings true, your new best friend will be the neighborhood plow guy.
Seriously, 12 to 17 inches of snow can be overwhelming to clear from sidewalks and driveways.
The hype start...
Published: Jan 23, 2026 at 12:23 PM
The voters in Manhattan who elected Mamdani for mayor will soon feel the destructive winds of socialism.
Despite Mamdani’s smiling and easygoing persona, the 34-year-old democratic socialist is the he...
Published: Jan 21, 2026 at 01:49 PM
Small communities across the nation, the state and even here in Carbon County are staring down a quiet crisis.
It seems that fewer and fewer people are willing to step up and serve in municipal govern...
Published: Jan 21, 2026 at 01:48 PM
Republican Rob Bresnahan represents Pennsylvania’s 8 Congressional District which includes large parts of Monroe and Luzerne counties and all of Wayne, Lackawanna and Pike.
Can he even relate to folks...
Published: Jan 15, 2026 at 02:45 PM
Carbon County’s new budget isn’t flashy, but its priorities are pretty straightforward.
Its goals: Pay the folks who are actually doing the work, live within taxpayers means’ and cut out the long-empt...
Published: Jan 13, 2026 at 02:45 PM
It’s a regular Tuesday night in any of the area’s boroughs, townships or school districts.
At their monthly meeting, officials are doing the usual things — paying bills, handling citizen concerns, ma...