Mount Bethel News

A 74-year-old woman in a Bushkill Township car accident last Saturday died as a result of her injuries, an official with the Lehigh County Coroner's office said.

Pennsylvania Game Commission Officer Bradley D. Kreider picks up a male bald eagle that fell to the ground Wednesday after suffering an electric shock.

Groups that serve Easton's West Ward have a tremendous need for a community center that could provide one-stop shopping to residents.

THE EASTON FARMERS' MARKET will feature Josh Palmer, executive chef of Sette Luna, 219 Ferry St., on Saturday at the market's Garlic Grill.

An Ice Cream Festival is being held at Trinity United Church of Christ, 632 South Delaware Drive in Mount Bethel , Pa., 5-9 p.m. Saturday, July 12.

MOUNT BETHEL, Pa. -- John S. Babiy passed away at Lehigh Valley/Muhlenburg Hospital, in Bethlehem, Pa., on Wednesday, July 9, 2008.

Northampton County Council has approved the nomination of a Lower Mount Bethel Township man as the county's new court services director.

Archie Disidore III, 46, of Upper Little Creek Road, will succeed William Hillanbrand, who left the job earlier this year for a post in the county's expanded emergency management division. Hillanbrand was a former deputy sheriff before being tapped to succeed former County Councilwoman Mary Ensslin in fall 2006.

County Executive John Stoffa pulled the Disidore nomination from the council agenda at the last minute during the June 19 council meeting, uncertain whether he had enough support. He later resubmitted it.

Traffic could be slow in the following areas today as crews perform road work, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation : --Route 611 between Richmond and Bangor roads in Washington and Lower ...

The debate over power is continuing in Lehigh County. PPL wants to install new power lines, but that has some hikers and environmentalists fired up.

An archaeological collection of history that dates back to the first inhabitants of the Shawnee area, along with contemporary artists capturing a bit of the Delaware region's historical charm, will be under one ...

PennDOT reports lane restrictions on the following road in Northampton County: Cattell Street at High Street in Easton, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 20-27 for utility work.

Northampton County officials want PPL to host a meeting in the Slate Belt on a proposed power line that could run through six municipalities there.

When Majestic Athletic broke ground this week for a new headquarters in Palmer Township, the action signified the beginning of the end for the garment-manufacturing fixture in the Slate Belt.

The state attorney general's office has agreed to probe questions from Northampton County Democratic Party Chairman Joe Long on ''potential election violations'' last year by some Republican candidates.

County District Attorney John Morganelli was asked by Long in mid-May to begin an investigation, but Morganelli forwarded the request to the state because of conflicts. The state agreed to take the case about two weeks ago.

It would be the second election law case recently taken by the state involving county politics.

Eric Mintel will do anything to get the message out that jazz is cool. "I'm on a mission to get jazz into the public consciousness.

Many who visit the Shawnee-Delaware area share a sense of awe and wonder for the natural beauty of our surroundings.

Towering trees in a miles-long stretch of forest at the base of Blue Mountain in Northampton County might be cut down soon to make way for a power line, local officials say.

PPL Electric Utilities is also considering other routes for the line, and company officials stress that short-growing trees and other plants wouldn't have to be cut down for a new 500-kilovolt line.

But that hasn't reassured all officials and residents in Moore Township, where the power line would affect more than 145 acres. Most of that land is forested and runs parallel to the Appalachian Trail, and PPL's proposal would also require spreading herbicides near the headwaters of the Hokendauqua, Monocacy and Bushkill creeks.

Two dogs mauled and killed a neighbor's cat in Upper Mount Bethel Township, according to state police at Belfast.

Northampton County has hired a new purchasing manager and may soon have a new court services director.

Kathryn L. Anderson of Bethlehem, with more than 20 years' experience in the procurement field in the private sector, will start as purchasing manager on July 14, County Executive John Stoffa said Friday.

Stoffa also said Friday he's recommending that Archie Disidore III of Lower Mount Bethel Township be hired as the next director of court services to succeed William Hillanbrand, who previously accepted a post in the county's expanded emergency management department.

Jeffrey Scott Poch, 36, of Easton, has been charged in a Thursday burglary while alleged accomplice William Anthony Christensen, 38, of East Bangor, is being sought, police said.