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New Protective Mitigation Efforts to Put Pennsylvania on Pause through Early January

submitted by Lyndsay Kensinger Harrisburg, PA – As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today implored Pennsylvanians to take the next three weeks and stand united against the...

Bath Borough passes roads ordinance, accepts 23 public roads

During their meeting on Monday, December 7, the Borough of Bath Council unanimously approved a roads ordinance that officially ordained 23 roads as public. These roads, explained solicitor James Kratz, were opened “some time...

Gov. Wolf Tests Positive for COVID-19

submitted by Lyndsay Kensinger Harrisburg, PA -- Governor Tom Wolf announced today that he tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday and is in isolation at home. The governor released the following statement: "During a routine test yesterday, I tested...

Northampton Borough Council approves Eagle Scout Project

The Northampton Borough Council met on Thursday, December 3 to consider the request of the Gospel Chapel and approval of an Eagle Scout project.  Borough Manager LeRoy Brobst contacted the Gospel Chapel after their request...

Moore Township Supervisors discuss budget, no property tax increases

The Moore Township Board of Supervisors met at 7 p.m. on December 1 via zoom to discuss the 2021 Budget and a Jake Brake restriction request. Last month the Board of Supervisors received a request...

Looking Back | Dragon Cement Part 2

In the autumn of 1955, Dragon Cement Company added a fourth kiln to its existing batters at Northampton, increasing the plant’s clinker production to better than 2,400,000 barrels a year. All four kilns were...

Bath Tree Lighting may have looked different, but message of hope and cheer remained...

The COVID-19 pandemic could not stop an annual holiday tradition in the Borough of Bath. On Sunday, November 29, the borough’s Christmas tree twinkled once more in Monocacy Creek Park. The event, which previously...

Allen Supervisors agree to draft zoning amendment for Willow Brook Farms community

On Tuesday, November 24, following several years of presentations, planning, and revisions, Willow Brook Farms and Fuller Family Trust returned to the Allen Township Board of Supervisors to present a new concept plan for...

Free festive events and tree lightings in the Lehigh Valley

Allentown West Park’s Annual Tree Lighting in the Park West Park Civic Association TBD- Watch West Park Civic Association Facebook for updates   Annual Slatington Borough Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony presented by the Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber of Commerce With...

Northampton Borough Council addresses Lafayette students, considers nativity request

The Northampton Borough Council discussed the 2021 budget, among other items, at their meeting on Thursday, November 19.  The Lafayette College Technology Clinic is a two-semester program where students from different academic backgrounds work together...
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