Road improvement to cost $60,000
A project to improve one of its roads will cost Lower Towamensing Township nearly $60,000. The township's board of supervisors unanimously agreed on Tuesday to award a contract to Bracalante...
View ArticleHealth Fair scheduled at Mahoning Valley site
Blue Mountain Health System will be holding an open house/health fair at its Mahoning Valley Lab Services site at 2175 Blakeslee Blvd. West in Mahoning Valley/Lehighton from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday,...
View ArticleJim Thorpe news
The Shepherd House Food Pantry at Ebenezer E. C. Church will be open on Saturday, July 14 from 9 to 11 a.m. Recipients must reside within the Jim Thorpe School District. The pantry is located at 441...
View Article57 Hotel leveled by fire
A raging fire early this morning destroyed the landmark 57 Hotel in Kunkletown, Eldred Township. The blaze at the more than 100-year--old business was discovered shortly after 3 a.m. When firefighters...
View ArticleVolunteers spruce up new Ceramics & Visual Arts Center
Volunteers with the Tamaqua Community Arts Center (TCAC) spent the last three days sprucing up the new Ceramics and Visual Arts Center in Tamaqua. Upon its upcoming completion, the center, which is...
View ArticleThere is help when dealing with addiction
If you believe that a family member has an addiction to drugs or alcohol, you're not alone. In the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health, nearly one in 11 Americans reported using illegal drugs...
View ArticleTownship to pay Palmerton $6,939 in sewage fees
Lower Towamensing Township will compensate Palmerton for costs it incurred as part of a sewage agreement between the two municipalities. By a unanimous vote, the board of supervisors on Tuesday agreed...
View ArticlePalansky is No. Valley's ace
Zach Palansky admits he wasn't expecting this kind of season. He was a relief pitcher most of his recent baseball career, including on his high school team and on last year's Northern Valley Legion...
View ArticleRush elementary site eyed for softball field
Available green space at Rush Elementary School, Hometown, might come in handy for a Tamaqua area sports program. At a Tuesday evening workshop of Tamaqua Area School Board, Raymond J. Kinder,...
View ArticleWho killed the trees?
Whomever sprayed herbicide on the three ornamental trees planted along East Phillips Street in Coaldale will likely be responsible for replacing them. The trees were planted two years ago and are worth...
View ArticleMinistry bound
Fourteen youth and seven adults left Sunday morning from Effort UMC and are headed on a REACH mission trip in Broadelbin, N.Y. They hope to serve, sweat and grow.
View ArticleLifeguard pose
Pictured enjoying themselves after a recent event at the The H.D. Buehler Memorial Pool at Tamaqua's Bungalow Park are lifeguards and staff, from front left, Megan Wagner, Beth Jones and Adrian...
View ArticleChestnuthill column
Rotary meets West End Rotary will meet at 7:30 a.m., Thursday, July 12, at the Western Pocono Community Library. The speaker will be Rick Munson of Paramount Business Enterprise, Inc. Peace Festival...
View ArticleMonroe driver facing charges
A Monroe County driver is facing a charge of littering following an incident that occurred on July 5. Pocono Mountain Regional police said about 6:21 p.m. officers received a complaint of a person...
View ArticleMonroe business cited by PLCB
A Monroe County business has been cited by the state liquor control board. Vertex Quest Corporation, trading as Log Cabin Bar & Grill, 1000 SR611, in Tannersville, Barrett Township, was cited for...
View ArticleRita's Italian Ice can now open
Rita's Italian Ice storm water management maintenance agreement was approved by the Chestnuthill Township supervisors (2-0 with Supervisor Chairman Chuck Gould absent) and will now be ready to open at...
View ArticleLive animal presentation set
Join Pam Ulicny, a biology teacher at Tri Valley Junior/Senior High School for the past 15 years, as she presents her "Mrs. U-Zoo Revue," at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at the Locust Lake Amphitheatre....
View ArticleOvercoming addiction
When you speak with Lauren Daderko Buscher, her smile lights up a room. On the surface, Buscher could be considered a successful young woman. Just 35, she owns Body Rehab, a nutrition, fitness and boot...
View ArticleDriver facing DUI after crash
A Monroe County driver is facing a charge of driving under the influence (DUI) following a one-vehicle crash that occurred about 6:50 p.m. on July 6 at the Five Points intersection in Mount Pocono....
View ArticleBreak-in, theft incident probed
State police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating a burglary at a Schuylkill County residence and a reported identity theft incident. Troopers said the residence at 704 Ann St., Norwegian Township,...
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