Palmerton has applied for a grant to aid a broad restoration project at the Palmerton Area Library. Borough council last week unanimously approved a resolution to apply for a Local Share Account ...

Lake Harmony Fire Chief Ralph Lennon asked the Kidder Township supervisors during their meeting on Tuesday for support to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters. Lennon suggested that garbage ...

Carbon County is looking at ways to spend some of the opioid settlement money. However, one potential program request was mothballed for now until further discussion could take place. Earlier this ...

Zacheriah Taylor has faced his share of battles, both on the front lines and within himself. After serving in Iraq as part of ...

The Hometown Volunteer Fire Company recently added a special mailbox where children can drop letters to Santa. And from there ...

Most people recognize the gravity of the election win for America but fewer people recognize the bigger triumph. It is obvious president-elect Trump took down the diabolical, evil deep state cabal ...

A Palmerton man has been charged with stealing a sport utility vehicle that had a gun in it. According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by patrolman Justus Altmiller of the Lehighton Borough ...

Students in Lehighton Area School District will get two additional days off in the 2024-25 school year in a school board effort to provide staff more time for professional development. Lehighton’s ...

A portable fingerprint reader recently acquired by the Tamaqua Police Department will help officers identify people almost immediately. “It is a device that we can carry with us on the streets,” ...

The Monroe County Commissioners awarded several bids during their meeting on Nov. 20. A couple of the bids drew comment from a resident. Resident Anna Lanke questioned the cost of uniforms for the ...

A fire tax ordinance passed in Polk Township which will be a 0.37% tax beginning in 2025. The money will be put in a separate account at First Northern Bank, as it has a better interest rate. Mills ...

Dorney Park has announced that Iron Menace, its new coaster, has been nominated for the USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice ...