Dean Eisenhower, age 12, Bridge Street, Lehighton, has been awarded a 1969 Pontiac custom S automobile by the Lehighton Merchants. This is the same make and model car which as awarded to Joseph Puscho...

Last week we talked about The Kiss. This week, it's The Hug. Are you a "hugger?"There was a time when I was not a hugger.I was very uncomfortable if someone tried to enter "my personal space."Pennsylv...

Dear Editor: We are writing this letter with the understanding that Navitat Canopy Adventure has leased 400 acre piece of property on the mountain in Jim Thorpe for the specific use of zip line. We ha...

The annual Lehigh Valley Soccer Scholar Athlete banquet will be held on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Northampton Community Center in Northampton. A winner will be selected from both the boys an...

Dear Editor: Question:We are considered a leader in the world, one of the large industrialized and smartest nations in the world - a real leader.Then how come we have more murders?How come we let civi...

Amy Burke of Walnutport, a student at Misericordia University, is starting off the New Year by giving back. She is currently a senior finishing up her last semester of undergraduate work, and is going...

According to the Pocono District of Penn State Extension, which serves Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne counties, a Pesticide Education Webinar will be held on Jan. 15, from 1-3 p.m., at the Penn State ...

Dear Editor: T'was the Day after ChristmasAnd the end of the pranksOf the secrets-surprisesAnd we'll all given thanks.For the gifts now deliveredBy old Santa ClausYes, the turkey-great stuffingAnd cra...

Growing up in Bucks County, my mother and I always lived in an apartment or a trailer. My mom was a single mom who did her best to provide for me, but I was always jealous of all of the other kids who...