Pocono Mountains Art Group to meet at WPCL
The next general meeting of the Pocono Mountains Art Group is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13 in the Community Room of the Western Pocono Community Library located at 2000 Pilgrim Way in...
View ArticleA helping hand
The streets of Sea Bright that once bustled with the sounds of beach life were silent Saturday as dozens of volunteers from Carbon County arrived in the New Jersey shore community.Beautiful beach homes...
View ArticleArts Center to host Musical Trip Around the World Night
The Tamaqua Community Arts Center, 125 Pine St. in Tamaqua, will host a "Musical Trip Around the World" on Tuesday, November 27th at 6:30-8 p.m.read more
View ArticleWater tank project update is presented in Nesquehoning
During Monday night's meeting of the Nesquehoning Water Authority, Jim Rhoades of Alfred Benesch & Co. provided updates and presented the timeline for the borough's water tank project.Benesch...
View ArticleACS WORKSHOP
The American Cancer Society will host a Look Good, Feel Better makeover workshop from 4-6 p.m., Nov. 19 at Blue Mountain Health System, Lehighton Campus, 211 N. 12th St., Lehighton.The sessions are...
View ArticleSt. Joseph Regional Academy announces honor roll
St. Joseph Regional Academy, Jim Thorpe, recently announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2012-2013 school year.Grade 4Distinguished Honors: Sophia Samoleski, Isabella StiancheFirst...
View ArticleWinter's approach
Many area commuters awoke to icy windshields this morning as temperatures dropped below freezing. The first day of winter is December 21.
View ArticleMcAdoo man faces charges
A McAdoo man is facing charges, including driving under the influence (DUI), following an incident in Rush Township on Oct. 24.Township police made a traffic stop at 4:10 a.m. and identified the driver...
View ArticleON THIS DATE
November 13, 1976 Joe Agosti carries 34 times for 199 yards and two touchdowns to help Marian roll to a 34-0 win over Jim Thorpe. Agosti reaches the end zone on runs of 12 and eight yards. Joe's...
View Article'We took the great to Sea Bright'
It all started with a Facebook post and blossomed into a countywide effort to help another community in need.read more
View ArticleThank you veterans
Organizers of the West Penn Elementary School Veterans Service encouraged students and staff to invite veterans to the program. Stopping for a quick photo are veterans and family members, from left,...
View ArticleCMT caused by inherited mutations in genes
Q. My 40-year-old son was just diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. What can he expect from this as he gets older?Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) was identified in 1886 by three physicians:...
View ArticleNLSD to save $225,000 by refinancing
Northern Lehigh School District will save $225,000 through the refinancing of several bond issues.On an 8-0 vote, the school board agreed on Monday to adopt a resolution for future non-electoral debt...
View ArticleBon Jovi lifts spirits of Carbon volunteers
When the members of Carbon County, Pa., helps Sea Bright, N.J., pulled into Sea Bright on Saturday, it wasn't long before word spread through the town of the group's efforts.In addition to residents,...
View ArticleOn this date
Following a brief hearing this morning, the Carbon County court approved a petition to reduce the number of members on the Weissport Borough Council. Judge Richard W. Webb approved the petition after...
View ArticleBethlehem man facing charges
A Bethlehem man is facing charges relating to an incident in Jim Thorpe.Borough police said on Aug. 19 about 4:31 p.m. they received a complaint from Jennifer Purcell, of 209 North St., that she gave...
View ArticleTamaqua bloodmobile slated for Wednesday
An American Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Tamaqua this Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Tamaqua Salvation Army Building, 105 W. Broad St., Tamaqua. Hours will be from 1-6 p.m.Anyone 17 or older, who...
View ArticleOrganist honored for 60 years of service
The congregants at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Albrightsville gathered together Sunday morning to celebrate Anna Moser, who has served the small parish as a worship leader/organist for nearly 60...
View ArticleMahoning faces half mill tax hike
If the budget Mahoning Township supervisors agreed by majority last evening on a three to one vote to advertise for adoption in 20 days is approved, residents will see their taxes go up by a half mill...
View ArticleMajor headaches
As construction work winds down on one Tamaqua bridge, PennDOT is gearing up to replace another one.The reconstruction of the Center Street Bridge, along south Route 309, started about a year ago, with...
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