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Four of the six school districts in Carbon will have Primary Election contests on Tuesday. There is a shortage of candidates in the Jim Thorpe and Weatherly area school districts. Hazleton While the H...

There are no contested Primary Election races in the four municipalities in the Palmerton Area. Everyone on the ballot is virtually assured to win their parties’ nominations, although some nominees wi...

The three municipalities in the Jim Thorpe area — Jim Thorpe Borough and Penn Forest and Kidder townships — have no major contested races to deal with in the upcoming Primary Election, as everyone on ...

The Carbon County Commissioners reported the following personnel moves Thursday. • Resignations: Douglas L. Bennett of Slatington, solicitor for Children and Youth Services, effective May 2; Sarah E. ...

In the seven municipalities in northern Carbon County, no Primary Election contests exist this time around. Balloting will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 20. Below is a look at what vot...

Lansford Borough Council last week agreed to apply for state and federal grants for the purchase a $550,000 sewer vacuum truck. The borough hopes to secure either a state gaming grant or a federal app...

Whether Northern Lehigh School District residents will see a 3.5% property tax increase remains undecided. As part of ongoing 2025–2026 budget preparations, district administrators presented several ...

Jim Thorpe Borough Council awarded a three-year dewatered screening and sewage sludge hauling and landfill disposal contract to JP Mascaro & Sons, at a rate of $185.70 per ton per year for the first t...

State police at the Lehighton barracks reported the following incidents: • Police were called to a criminal mischief incident at 12:13 May 13 on Terrace Court, Polk Township. They said a Kunkletown re...