Left, Marge Porambo, a volunteer for Meals On Wheels and a member of the Concourse Club of Palmerton hands Lillian Smith, center, her meal for the day. Vinita Horinko, a member of Concourse Club and t...
Mahoning Township supervisors are facing a double-edged sword as Police Chief Kenneth Barnes filed another complaint with the Department of Labor and Industry, alleging the fuel tanks at the rear of t...
A stadium improvement project will cost Palmerton Area School District nearly three-quarter of a million dollars.
The school board unanimously agreed on Tuesday to award a bid in the amount of $774,00...
Coaldale taxpayers are facing a 3 mill, 13.3 percent property tax increase.
Council on Tuesday reluctantly approved a preliminary 2012 budget that calls for the hike. Council members Dave Yelito, Nanc...
Jim Thorpe Chamber members will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Crave At 66, formerly Albright Mansion, 66 Broadway, downtown Jim Thorpe. The agenda will include election of officers during a shortened mee...
Senior citizens
The Tamaqua Seniors met Dec. 8 at the Tamaqua Community Center with 87 members in attendance. President Jean Machamer conducted the business session.Rose Vallee provided the invocation...
When you think Marian Fillies basketball, you think defense.
The Fillies did nothing to damage that reputation Tuesday against Lehighton.Marian forced 14 first quarter turnovers and went on to post a ...
David C. Savage of Palmerton was awarded the Forest Conservation Award. Savage is a member of Palmerton Boy Scout Troop 41.
The Forest Conservation Award is bestowed to a Scout who has earned the Fore...
State police at Fern Ridge are investigating a theft incident in Carbon County.
Troopers said the theft occurred at 761 Old Stage Road, in Penn Forest Township. Unknown criminals stole a 40-foot alumi...
A burglary that happened between 8 a.m. and 10:45 p.m. Dec. 6 at a home in Penn Forest Township is under investigation by state police at the Lehighton barracks.
The victim is Robert A. Christman, 43,...