The secret of sustained weight loss
I don't think it was a conscious decision. It may, in fact, simply be the residue of my writing style or a result of the column's longevity. But when you read a "Fitness Master" article, you get more...
View ArticleRobinson leads Thorpe
The Jim Thorpe girls basketball team might be a fun team to watch, but they're certainly not a fun team to play. Last night, Panther Valley found that out first-hand (again). Led by Celeste Robinson...
View ArticleNL boys get impressive win over SL
Northern Lehigh's outstanding season continued on Friday night as it posted a double figure victory over Southern Lehigh. BOYS BASKETBALL No. Lehigh-So. Lehigh The Spartans jumped out to a 10-point...
View ArticleIdentity theft charges are filed
Hector Enchautegui Jr., 32, of 3512 Limestone Drive, Whitehall, faces charges from an incident which took place at 11:49 p.m. Dec. 17, 2010. Charges of identity theft, false identification to law...
View ArticleScaled-back plan for solar park approved by planners
A multi-million dollar solar park in Nesquehoning is one step closer to becoming a reality. During the Carbon County Planning Commission meeting earlier this week, the board voted to approve the...
View ArticleThe Readers' Turn
"Do you think Tamaqua Council was justified in laying off a police officer to help avoid a tax hike?"
View ArticleBiggest Loser
I signed up for the Biggest Loser contest at Dedicated Fitness for the next 12 weeks. I went to the kick-off to get "pumped up" and immediately upon leaving, got into a fender bender. Nobody got hurt,...
View ArticleDog found abandoned at MCLP boat launch
At the Carbon County Animal Shelter in Nesquehoning, they named her Annie because they don't know her real name. She's really an "orphan annie." She was brought to the shelter after being found at Boat...
View ArticleSome tips on classroom behavior
Dear Dr. Smith, More than half of the school year is over. My son is in second grade and is having a bad school year. He comes home in the afternoon and is very unhappy. He gets yelled at all the time,...
View ArticlePennDOT urges drivers to use caution in snow
Allentown – With snow forecast for some areas of Pennsylvania within the next day, PennDOT reminds drivers to slow down and give snow plows a wide berth to do their jobs. Motorists are reminded that...
View ArticlePGC board's first quarterly meeting Jan. 22-24
This year's first quarterly meeting of the Pennsylvania Game Commission board of game commissioners will be held Sunday-Tuesday, Jan. 22-24, in the auditorium of the agency's Harrisburg headquarters,...
View ArticleWe're breeding a fake political correctness
By David Wargo tneditor@tnonline.com Sometimes I think the world has disappeared while I was asleep and replaced with this Bizarro clone of Earth in which good is bad and right is wrong. read more
View ArticleESOS to feature new and improved attractions
HARRISBURG – Now in its 57th year, the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show, which takes place Saturday-Sunday, Feb 4-12, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, continues to find ways to improve...
View ArticleLansford police log
Lansford police have been busy handling a number of cases. here are the latest of citations filed. Terry Brant, 58, of 39 E. Ridge St., Lansford: Required financial responsibility at 10:25 p.m. Jan. 4...
View ArticleRemember Rocky, the '60s TV legend?
Ever heard strange, scampering noises coming from your attic in the middle of the night? Most of us are quick to associate these sounds with a mouse or rat. To remedy my problem, I placed live mouse...
View ArticleCharged with fleeing from police officers
Terry Brant, 58, of 39 E. Ridge St., Lansford, faces charges from an incident which took place at 7:57 a.m. Jan. 12 on at Springgarden and Abbott streets in that borough. Charges of fleeing and...
View ArticleNine reach SIAL semis
BLUE MOUNTAIN Nine TIMES NEWS area wrestlers won their quaterfinal matchups to advance to the semifinal round at the Schuylkill League wrestling championships on Friday evening. The semifinals,...
View ArticleNew laws strip Americans of their citizenship
The current Congress and the President are usurping our constitutional rights. The new National Defense Authorization Act (NDAP) originally permitted the military to arrest and indefinitely detain...
View ArticleBig second half saves Bombers
Palmerton head coach Don Delich gave his Lady Bombers a wakeup call at halftime on Friday night. And it worked. Down by six to Salisbury at intermission, Kelsey Hay scored 13 of her game-high 20 points...
View ArticleFlag program at PVMS
The Carbon County Navy Club presented a flag program recently for the sixth grade class at the Panther Valley Middle School. Scott Reinhart explains the proper etiquette to handling the U.S. Flag to...
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