While the sound of chirping birds may be pleasing to many people, it can often become a much more sinister song for farmers. Just by their sheer numbers, birds can turn into nuisances, perhaps not as ...
At the height of Jim Thorpe's prosperity, the front hill of the town looked much different then it does now. The hill, which leads from the Asa Packer Mansion down to the back of the Carbon County Cou...
This art splash, not a plane crash, attracts visitors to Terry Opiela's Natural Impressions shop at 92 Broadway in Jim Thorpe. The work was made by folk art sculpture, Dan Becker, from a recycled hot ...
Dear Editor:
June 28, 2010 started as a normal work day for me, but a short two hours later I was being life flighted to St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem.My life could have ended that day if it weren'...
Our new development - "On Top of the World" in Ocala, FL - is full of friendly folks.
When our moving truck pulled into the driveway, a group of our neighbors gathered on a nearby porch and watched as...
A lot of old hit songs have glamorized suicide.
"Patches" by Dickie Lee was a tale of a rich boy and poor girl who wanted to get married, but the boy's parents wouldn't allow it. The girl killed herse...
Dear Editor:
What is going on at Penn Forest Township?Residents should make it their business; it's your local government at work.Most of the workers at the Transfer Station have been dismissed for on...
Diakon Living & Learning After 50 and Tuscarora State Park invite area residents to explore the different ways to use this year's harvest, as well as plan for next year's planting season.
An "Early Ha...
Eight drainage issues on Towamensing Township roads will be addressed when township engineer Ron Tirpak of Carbon Engineering comes to the township and, with roadmaster Rodney George, visits the eight...