Dear Editor:
As a Pennsylvania voter, I am ashamed that the leadership of the State Senate chose to put a divisive political attack on abortion as its first order of business in the new legislative se...
Dear Editor:
I am writing about your story on the Post Office. While I agree with some of your ideas for saving the post office, let's not forget why the Post Office is failing; Technology.Email and o...
BETHLEHEM - Tamaqua had the momentum, as well as the hammer.
The result was the Blue Raiders' first-ever victory at the District 11 Class AA Team Wrestling Championships.The sixth-seeded Raiders grabb...
This week, the crisis in Egypt pointed out things that could have a serious impact on the United States.
Before I get into that, let's look at some history. France and Egypt build the Suez Canal which...
Palmerton has received widespread interest for the design of its brand new fire station.
The borough received 18 Request for Proposals for the engineering design of the station as of Friday's deadline...
Dear Editor:
I would like to take this opportunity to provide some information to the citizens of Tamaqua concerning an upcoming meeting about establishing a regional police force. At the Feb. 1 meeti...
A ruling in U.S. District Court yesterday effectively thwarts an effort by Jack Thorpe to have the body of his father, Jim Thorpe the athlete, disinterred and transported to Oklahoma.
Attorney William...
On the recommendation of supervisor Tom Newman, the Towamensing Township Emergency Management Coordinator, supervisors voted at their Feb. 3 meeting to have township road crews aid fire, police and am...
It's been a rough winter for road crews but these Mahoning Township trucks are filled with salt and ready for the next storm. With the steady march of storms, snow removal budgets in most towns and mu...
February 5, 1981 Panther Valley uses six decision wins and receives a key injury default to gain a 26-23 wrestling win over Blue Mountain. Brian Breiner, Ron Brida and Marty Maurer all register one-po...