The Carbon County commissioners approved the following personnel actions in the county during the month of November:
Hire• Gregory A. Cook, Jim Thorpe, county caseworker I, Children and Youth Services...
Thanksgiving isn't likely to be the only cause for celebration in Palmerton.
Residents will no doubt want to give thanks if borough council, as expected, follows through with a one-mill reduction in p...
In order to truly understand a person's journey, you must walk in their shoes. But soldiers report that the impoverished children in Iraq and Afghanistan often have no shoes at all.
This knowledge has...
Here it is ... the final week of our Grid Picks contest and for the first time in quite a while, I find myself nine games out of first place, too far out to make a strong challenge at leader Shawn McF...
"Start planning now to enter your culinary masterpiece in our Second Annual Gingerbread House Contest," said Susan Sterling, director of the Dimmick Memorial Library in Jim Thorpe. "Round up your fami...
The thump of a soccer ball, the gleeful shouts of children and a baby's smile as her mother gently rocks her in a swing heralded the opening of a newly upgraded playground in Quakake, Rush Township on...
Interested in learning more about healthcare reform and how it affects you? State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) is inviting the public to meet with local employees, employers and healthcare providers...
The Tamaqua Salvation Army distributed Thanksgiving turkeys and food to over 260 families Monday Nov. 23. The Salvation Army is also providing a free meal to the public on Thanksgiving Day from 10 a.m...
A Nesquehoning woman was arrested following an incident at a residence on Nov. 15 about 4:34 a.m.
Borough officer Carl Breiner was dispatched to 10 W. Catawissa St. to a report of a disturbance. Upon ...
It takes a special individual to turn the pain and struggles of the past into a promising future.
That's what Vanessa Hyska, the daughter of Kelly and Wayne Gaston Jr., is doing with her high school g...