Coopersburg News

A front-end loader rests on West High Street after it was knocked off a trailer that struck the railroad bridge Wednesday morning.--Kevin Hoffman/The Mercury POTTSTOWN - A portion of West High Street was closed ...

A representative of Pennsylvania Economy League , hired by the City of Shamokin to conduct a financial management study on its finances, said Shamokin is typical of the communities in Pennsylvania experiencing ...

FOUND Piano stool: Louise of Bath has a swivel piano stool for Shirley of Lehighton.

FOUND Wheelchair: Monica of Allentown has a lightweight wheelchair she is willing to give to Carol of Bethlehem.

FOUND Bunk beds: Sharon of Easton has a ''barely'' used Ikea bunk bed set she is willing to sell to Matt of Allentown.

The idea of opening a blues club in south Bethlehem had been smoldering in Les Houck's imagination since February. In May, however, phone conversations with two booking agents turned the fledgling impresario's ambition into a four-alarm blaze.

As Houck explained his vision of the venue, ''They both told me, 'Dude! You're gonna knock 'em dead up there!''' recalls Houck. ''That was about 10 minutes apart. I wondered if they had spoken to each other, but they hadn't. That set me on fire. From then on, it was full steam ahead, pedal to the metal.''

Bright decor rather than typical Tex-Mex glitz helps create the atmosphere at Casa Toro in Coopersburg .

LAZY HAZY CRAZY BEERS Five beers perfect for front-porch enjoyment are featured at a tasting at 6:30 p.m. July 17 at the Farmhouse Restaurant, 1449 Chestnut St., Emmaus.

I'm a loyal and loving blonde who just wants to hang out with her ''people.'' My previous owner abandoned me when he moved away By the way, I can climb fences -- I just love the challenge! More about Grace: ...

Barack Obama is facing the challenge of swaying Clinton supporters to his camp...and away from John McCain's. So far, there's good news for the presumptive Democratic nominee.

Since 1996, the Upper Saucon Township supervisors have enforced a moratorium on development in the area west of Coopersburg, claiming the borough has overloaded the township's sewer lines.

That could end Tuesday, when the supervisors -- spurred by an order from the state Department of Environmental Protection -- are expected to pass an ordinance essentially lifting the moratorium, a move that would pave the way for hundreds of new homes.

''They're waking up to the fact that they can't use public sewer to prevent development,'' said John Fenningham, a lawyer for McGrath Homes, which is in litigation with the township.

Andy Does anyone know when a front projector using a Phlatlight PT120 chipset : Location: Coopersburg, PA Year Completed: 2005 Room Size: 18 x 30 feet Length of Project: 6 months Total Cost: $150,000 Over the ...

Accidents are currently being cleared in the following locations: - At Lehigh St.

Alton W. Knappenberger, who was born in Coopersburg, worked on a pig farm and received the nation's highest military honor during World War II, died of natural causes Monday in Pottstown Memorial Hospital. He was 84.

Pfc. Knappenberger, an Army draftee, was awarded the Medal of Honor for acting with ''conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity'' in his first and only combat experience just days after the Allied landing at Anzio, Italy, in 1944.

He picked up a Browning automatic rifle, ran alone to a knoll and held off a German attack for more than two hours near Cisterna di Latina, 30 miles from Nazi-held Rome, on Feb. 1, 1944. The field was littered with 60 German dead.

FOUND Wheelchair ramps: Sheila of Allentown has portable wheelchair ramps she is willing to sell to Mary Ann of Bethlehem.

The concept is simple enough. Even Dear Abby tells her readers every year that the best gift they can give their dads for Father's Day is to write them a letter and tell them how they feel about them -- before ...

COOPERSBURG, Pa. - As American consumers and businesses struggle with the myriad of light bulb choices available to achieve energy efficiency and other objectives, Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., has created an ...

From all outward appearances, Hunter Smith looked like any of the other kids who showed up June 1 for the American Cancer Society Kids Ride 4 Cancer at Spring Mill Station in Conshohocken.

As consumers and businesses struggle with the myriad of light bulb choices available to achieve energy efficiency and other objectives, Lutron Electronics Co.

By pressing a finger to a touch screen the size of a laptop computer, Scott Haskell can open his front door, answer the phone, or talk via intercom to someone in another room.