By JIM ZBICK
jzbick@tnonline.comImagine having Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel and star pitcher Cliff Lee make a stop in your town while motoring through the area.That kind of electricity was gene...
Jonny Ahner loved building model trains, working on cars and watching movies with his Daddy. One recent day, the exuberant seven-year-old clutched a framed a photograph of a grinning man holding a tin...
November 21, 1980 Craig Scheffler catches a pair of long TD passes from John Bolton as Slatington rolls to a 34-0 Centennial League win over Palmerton. The combination of Bolton-to-Scheffler hooks up ...
Joe Paterno dismissed any talk this week about Penn State being concerned with possibly snagging a spot in the Bowl Championship Series.
The Nittany Lions, ranked 14th in the BCS standings this week (...
A tough approach is helping the Weissport Municipal Authority keep current with its bills to Central Carbon Municipal Authority, and the board is not planning to back off anytime soon.
In a meeting We...
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is encouraging local governments and nonprofit groups which are interested in providing or improving public boating facilities to apply for funding through th...
Volunteers are urgently needed fop the AARP Tax Aide Program in Carbon County. Volunteers will assist preparing tax forms for seniors and low to moderate income people. The service is provided free fo...
St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network is easing visitor restrictions established last month in response to a community-wide surge in influenza-like (flu-like) illness.
As of Nov. 23, the hospital net...
The Joint Operating Committee of the Carbon Career & Technical Institute met Thursday night to discuss, among other things, the hiring of several key personnel. The board unanimously approved the hiri...
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