Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) will offer the following noncredit classes for Baby Boomers dealing with issues between still-at-home growing children and aging parents. All classes will be hel...
When the two ward schools in Lehighton were closed, two heavily used basketball courts were lost. One basketball court might be regained, and it might even be an indoor facility, according to Darryl A...
It's a mother's worst nightmare. Her daughter is a law breaker.
My daughter, Becky, came walking out of a Wawa store on Tuesday. As she prepared to get in her 2006 VW Rabbit, she noticed a Pennsylvani...
Ten first time offenders in the criminal justice system were recently placed in Carbon County's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition (ARD) probation program.
If a person successfully completes all c...
The devastating earthquake in Haiti has moved the worldwide community to offering assistance.
The students and staff of the Tamaqua Area School District are no exception."The images on TV of the victi...
By BOB URBAN
rurban@tnonline.comHow many zeros in a billion?I believe there are nine zeros in a billion. But this doesn't really put the amount into proper perspective. It's a million-million. So what...
We're living through some very interesting times right now. There are millions of Americans out there scrambling and struggling and just hoping to keep the bills paid after a layoff, downsize, or simp...
Rush Township supervisors on a split vote on Friday morning adopted a revised 2010 budget that increases the property tax rate by 1.5 mills, or 36.4 percent. The action followed almost an hour of ques...
Dear Editor:
I read with great interest an article in the December 09 AARP Bulletin, "Aiming to Nab Medicare Fraudsters." I was shocked to learn that fraud perpetrated against both public and private ...
Students from the Carbon Career & Technical Institute in Jim Thorpe recently competed at the district competition of SkillsUSA, an organization made up of students, teachers and industry that works to...