Thirteen girls were chosen by American Legion Auxiliaries in the Four-county Council that includes Carbon, Monroe, Northampton and Lehigh counties to attend Girls State from June 20-26.
On June 13 the...
The members of the Penn Kidder Lions Club came together this past weekend to induct new officers for the club. The new leaders will serve for the coming year.
The new officers are: Manny DaCosta, pres...
Kelsey Hunsicker, daughter of Kevin and Cindy Hunsicker of Lehighton, was named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Penn State University, University Park, with a GPA of 3.81.
She is current...
A daughter, Amelia Rose Degler, was born at 11:35 p.m. on May 30, 2010 at the Schuylkill Medical Center in Pottsville, to Angelina and Keith Allen Degler of Coaldale.
She weighed 7 pounds and measured...
An unsuspecting motorist discovered his four-door Chrysler completely wrapped in shrink wrap and covered with shaving cream and silly string at 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon at Hometown Walmart. The car ...
St. Matthew's recognizes graduates
In a special recognition ceremony, St. Matthew's UCC honored graduates. They are: Amy Burger from Drexel University with a M.S. in library and information science; J...
Bids for both paving and seal coating were opened at the Polk Township Supervisors meeting.
For paving, the four received bids ranged from a high of $254,565 by Eastern Industries Construction-East to...
The Palmerton Area High School Honor Roll for the third marking period of the second semester of the 2009-10 school year has been announced by Ms. Kathleen A. Egan, Principal.
High Honors (3.75-4.00+ ...
Thirteen girls were chosen by American Legion Auxiliaries in the Four-county Council that includes Carbon, Monroe, Northampton and Lehigh counties to attend Girls State from June 20-26.
On June 13 the...
State police at Lehighton reported investigating burglaries and theft incidents.
A break-in occurred at the Sunoco Service Station located at the intersection of Old Route 115 and Kunkletown Rd., in R...