It was only a short phone call and a few weeks ago but it still has me thinking.
During most Saturday mornings during the bicycle racing off-season, I will ride from my father's house near Reading to ...
Hunters may not think of themselves as boaters, but with hunting season underway, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission reminds them to wear their life jackets when they are on the water.
"Hunters...
Ready or not, the mad holiday rush is in full effect.
If you're like me, chances are you're stuffed like a turkey right about now.With yet another delicious Thanksgiving meal firmly tucked away in my ...
A Penn Forest systems engineer and two co-workers received a patent for their solution to a software problem.
U.S. Patent No. 7,814,420 was issued to co-inventors Christopher A. Lunemann, Jim Thorpe; ...
Santa's coming and he's not waiting 'til Christmas Eve.
He arrived this weekend on the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway, riding on the train every weekend through Dec. 19. Rides are at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and ...
Two students in the Lehighton Area School District have attained special honors - a freshman who will be part of a national chorus and a senior who is selected to participate in a district chorus.
Mic...
If you look carefully at the word "control," you will see the same root as is in the word "contrary." In other words, when we attempt to control a situation or a person, we usually have to place ourse...
While the following account is true, no names will be used for obvious reasons.
Many years ago, a school district in northeastern Pennsylvania hired a superintendent who was a native of another state....
An elderly Schuylkill County man was jailed on sexual assault charges that stem from alleged offenses that occurred over 10 years ago.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said Robert Eugene Barry, 76, of...
S. Sgt. Robert Jones of Mauch Chunk, missing since the fall of Bataan, died on May 31, 1942, according to word received today by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, from the War Department. Confirma...