Carbon Safe Kids supporters recognized
Safe Kids Carbon County Chapter members recently recognized a group of individuals for their dedication to the organization, which helps teach parents and children how to be safe. During the Safe Kids...
View ArticleAttains dean's list
Kaitlin Maloney, a junior in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been named to the fall 2011 dean's list at Temple University. Maloney, a dual political science (pre-law) and English major,...
View ArticlePalmerton news
Newspaper drive The men and boys of St. John's Lutheran Church will hold their monthly newspaper drive on Saturday, March 3. There will be one sweep of the Palmerton, Aquashicola, and Little Gap areas,...
View ArticleNolehi girls lose heartbreaker
ALLENTOWN – Aimee Oertner was the last player to leave the Northern Lehigh locker room Tuesday night. She exited with her eyes red from crying and a stray tear, which had somehow escaped a quick wipe...
View ArticleSlatington boy to take part in SLS at West Point
Connor Hedash, a student at Bethlehem Catholic High School, Bethlehem, has been selected to attend West Point's U.S. Military Academy's prestigious Summer Leaders Seminar (SLS) in June. He will be one...
View ArticleHundreds on path to full communion with Catholic church
Nearly 400 people who seek to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church are now on that path after welcoming ceremonies were held at the Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena in Allentown on...
View ArticleNine placed in Carbon's special probation program
Nine first time defendants in criminal cases were placed in Carbon County's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition (ARD) probation program this week. If a person successfully completes all conditions...
View ArticleDrug arrests
Pocono Mountain Regional police reported on the following drug-related arrests made by officers. On Friday, Feb. 24, about 6:16 p.m. officers observed a suspicious vehicle parked at the rear of the...
View ArticleJanuary Student of the Month
Eighth-grader Matthew James Curreri, left, is congratulated by Penn-Kidder Lions Club President, Manuel DaCosta for being named the January Student of the Month from the Penn-Kidder campus of the Jim...
View ArticleCited for public drunkenness
Tamaqua Police have issued a citation in connection with an incident on Dec. 18, 2011. On that day, at 1:57 a.m., officers dealt with John Middleton, 45, of 117 Greenwood St.. Middleton was walking...
View ArticleProm gown project
During this time of financial difficulty, every girl deserves a chance to attend her prom dressed like a princess. "Belle of the Ball," a community outreach partnership project of Zion Lutheran Church...
View ArticleDUI arrest reported in Carbon Saturday
State police reported a driving under the influence (DUI) arrest that occurred on Saturday, Feb. 25, in Carbon County. Troopers said Tammy Lynn Terfinko, 38, of Slatington, was stopped about 10 p.m....
View ArticleDistrict 11 class aaa boys consolation
DISTRICT 11 CLASS AAA BOYS CONSOLATION No. 1 Northern Lehigh (19-5 overall, 11-3 Colonial League) vs. No. 3 North Schuylkill (16-8 overall, 7-5 Schuylkill League) TIPOFF: Friday, March 2nd at 7 p.m. at...
View ArticleCOOKBOOK CONTEST
It's time to submit your original recipes for the annual TIMES NEWS Cookbook and Recipe Contest. Categories are Main Dishes; Desserts; Salads and Side Dishes; Slow Cooker; Money Saving Meals; Salad...
View Article$90 fee issued for recycling, solid waste program
Citing the increased cost for fuel and tipping fees to run the Polk Township Recycling and Solid Waste Program, the Polk Township Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to have an annual use permit...
View ArticleSeventeen enter guilty pleas
Seventeen defendants in pending criminal cases entered guilty pleas on Tuesday in Carbon County court. Judge Steven R. Serfass accepted the pleas from the following defendants. DUI cases The following...
View ArticleLehighton news
'Fireproof' movie night planned Christ Evangelical Free Church, 2430 Blakeslee Blvd. Drive, West, Lehighton, will hold a free movie night by offering the movie, "Fireproof," at 6:30 p.m. Saturday,...
View ArticleDavid Watkins Price exhibit opens Friday
Venus & the Moon, Jim Thorpe, has announced the opening of Voices of the Hollow Maze recent prints of David Watkins Price, in its exhibit space at 31 Race Street. The Friday, March 2 event begins...
View ArticleCarbon county court news
Mortgage foreclosures The following actions were filed as mortgage foreclosures for alleged defaults on loans. JP Morgan Chase Bank, c/o 3600 Horizon Drive, King of Prussia, filed against John and...
View ArticleOn this date
March 1, 1963 George Armbruster pours in a game-high 27 points to help Jim Thorpe claim the District 11 Class C championship with a 72-35 victory over Coplay. The Olympians, coached by Kenny Kline,...
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