Senior citizens
The Tamaqua Seniors met Sept. 13 at the Tamaqua Community Center with 80 members in attendance. Nominations for officers for 2013 were accepted. The 2012 slate of officers agreed to se...
An Albrightsville teenager injured in a car crash Sunday remains in critical condition at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township.
Khaaliq Lynch, 17, was badly hurt when a car in which he was a pas...
The Gathering
The Gathering, the annual autumn community festival sponsored by the Northern Lehigh Historical Society, will be held Saturday, Oct. 6, starting at 1 p.m.The main festivities will be loc...
Due to the inclement weather, the Palmerton Area School Board meeting that had been scheduled for Tuesday evening has been postponed to Tuesday, Oct. 2.
Homework Helpers
Homework Helpers will begin at the Palmerton Area Library on Wednesday, Sept. 19, from 3-4:30 p.m., and will be held every Wednesday from 3-4:40 p.m.Volunteer tutors will help your ch...
If you have a child in grade school, you've likely noticed school lunches are a bit different this year: More fruits and vegetables, less fat, and more whole grains. These changes were made in respons...
Carbon County business leaders gathered Tuesday morning to testify about the challenges they face when looking toward the future; as well as discuss workforce development, economic issues and job crea...
With the arrival of the fall season pressing down, thoughts usually move to the cooler weather ahead and of snow events that loom, such as last year's freakish Halloween surprise.
Instead of the cold ...
A Grier City man was jailed this past weekend following a domestic incident in Rush Township.
Police were dispatched to a possible domestic at 10:06 p.m. on Saturday and arrested Michael D. Hannock, 3...
The Americans for Prosperity bus tour will be making a stop at the Lehighton Park on Friday at 7 p.m.
Prior to the arrival of the bus, there will be free musical entertainment by the oldies band, Reme...