Braden, 5, stares at his sleeping sister, Madeline Tringone, 1, during a recent fundraising event held at the Hometown Fire Company for baby Emma Hope Cipko who was born with a heart defect. Their par...
The Carbon County Sports Hall of Fame will induct its 2012 class on May 27 at Memorial Hall in Jim Thorpe.
The doors will open at 12:45 p.m., with cocktail hour from 1-2 p.m. Dinner will be at 2, with...
Fifty-eight students at Lehighton Area High School, under the direction of Bryan Buffington, performed in the annual Concert Band Spring Concert Thursday.
Buffington had high praise for his students.S...
Question: How often do we hear today that our government is a "Democracy"? Answer: Constantly!
In a "democracy", the majority rules. In a "republic", it is "the rule of law" that controls.Our Constitu...
Goldie, a 10-year old Cocker Spaniel, and Bubby, a 4-year old Boston Terrier and pug mix sit quietly next to each other during a recent Tamaqua Area Animal Rescue event held in Walker Township. Goldie...
When Hollywood decided that Julia Roberts would make a good Wicked Queen in a modern re-make of "Snow White," I had to giggle. Surely, they must be kidding. But, while watching the preview ads, I noti...
Members of the Carbon County Animal Response Team recently began filling their new shed, housed at the Carbon County EMA building in Nesquehoning, with some donated pet supplies, such as cages.
The pr...
Panther Valley School District students are demonstrating academic excellence.
The school board on Thursday congratulated the district's three participants in the Pennsylvania Citizen Bee, held May 3 ...
Dear Editor:
The residents of Jim Thorpe pulled through once again for the 200-plus kids playing in the Jim Thorpe Little League. Their generosity during our recent Town Canvas was incredible and the ...
After its January board re-organization, Blue Ridge Country Club's new regime realized that a couple of very important issues had to be addressed.
The first thing on the list was to improve the overal...