Macungie

Uncontested Macungie election expected in November

2013-05-22 13:43:04

Macungie, which has dealt with its share of controversy over the past three-plus years, apparently will have a quiet campaign leading up to the November election. No contested races are expected for the mayor's seat and four open seats on Borough...

GOP committed to obstruction anyway

2013-05-22 14:33:33

The answer is "no" for three reasons. First, Republicans never had any intention of letting the president have any legislative "wins." Sen. Toomey made that clear after his party refused to support his bipartisan bill for more background checks for gun...

Despite high-profile races, Lehigh Valley turnout lackluster

2013-05-22 19:01:00

Bethlehem Democrats had every reason to go to the polls Tuesday. An aggressive battle for the first open mayoral seat in a decade. A competitive Northampton County executive race starring the city's sitting mayor. Yet turnout was, well, average. About...

Parkland area municipal race roundup

2013-05-22 07:55:24

In the Upper Macungie supervisors race, Republican Jim Brunell beat incumbent Edward J. Earley for a spot on the November ballot. Brunell, 47, received 427 votes to Earley's 269, according to unofficial tallies. In the fall, he will face Democrat...

Two Lower Macungie incumbents fall in primary

2013-05-22 09:10:04

Two incumbent Lower Macungie Township commissioners appeared to have lost their seats following a contentious campaign that one of the challengers called a referendum on the controversial David Jaindl land deal. Challengers Ron Beitler and Brian...

Lehigh Valley company news

2013-05-22 11:24:27

Hellertown attraction named honoree at annual Chamber banquet Lost River Caverns has been selected to receive the Small Business Leadership Award at the Hellertown/Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce's 91st annual banquet. Owners Robert Gilman and...

Six candidates survive in East Penn school board election

2013-05-22 13:21:06

An eight-person competition for four seats on the East Penn School Board was whittled down to a six-person race following Tuesday's primary. According to unofficial results, the following candidates have moved on to the November election: Incumbents Alan...

Incumbents leading Lehigh County commissioner races

2013-05-21 20:21:03

Lehigh County Commissioner Michael P. Schware was fending off three challengers Tuesday in a tightly contested Republican primary to retain his District 5 seat and possibly allow the board's conservative slate to maintain control. But that slate appeared...

Replace Obamacare with something more simple

2013-05-21 14:39:02

You can nix the entire almost 2,000 pages of the "Obamination" health care law and its 20,000 pages and growing of regulations and replace it with a federal law of only five statements: Health care insurance is portable across state lines; one cannot be...

After Lower Macungie crash, teen is accused of having drugs

2013-05-21 15:11:00

A 17-year-old Upper Macungie Township driver whom a state trooper was trying to stop for a traffic violation in Lower Macungie on Friday night crashed into a road sign and fled on foot, police said. As the boy ran from the crash scene at Grange Road and...

DA: South Whitehall couple stole $850,000 to support gambling habit

2013-05-21 18:42:34

When South Whitehall officials removed Nancy A. Tonkin from her job as the person in charge of handling the money that residents paid for their utility bills, she threw a tantrum, stomping around and treating her co-workers miserably, her boss said....

Police investigating hit-and-run crash in Upper Macungie Township

2013-05-19 18:07:59

Upper Macungie Township Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash at Chapmans Road and Hickory Lane. Around 11:20 a.m. Sunday, Michael Hess, 41, of Breinigsville was driving north on Chapmans Road when a second vehicle made a right turn onto south...

After 5 years of being a staple on Bethlehem's Main Street, Ostara packs up after closing it's doors for the final time on Saturday. Here, Mike Savard, of Macungie, and Killian Shay, age 17 of Bethlehem, move furniture to a waiting truck.

2013-04-28 00:00:00

JoAnn Martes of Macungie, a member of the LCCC volunteer group, removes debris from the woods along the banks of Beltzville Lake. Students from LCCC joined Mormon Helping Hands to clean up trails at Beltzville State Park Saturday.

2013-04-27 00:00:00

Amanda Ahne 6, of Macungie, runs through the speed and agility training course, during the MLB.com Academ's Mobile Tour at the Walmart Supercenter located at Millcreek Road in Trexlertown Saturday morning. The MLB.

2013-04-27 00:00:00