Mount Bethel News

Steve Melnick, director of project development for Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp., speaks at a groundbreaking for Portland Industrial Park.

Crews perform milling and paving work on Easton's Larry Holmes Drive in August 2007.

A vacant Upper Mount Bethel Township house on Route 191 was destroyed in a fire this morning, and a state police fire marshal was called to investigate.

Firefighters from several companies have responded to the scene of a fire at a home on Valley View Drive in Upper Mount Bethel Township.

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crews are scheduled to perform work on the following Northampton County roads between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the days specified below, according to travel advisories.

A 64-year-old Butler, N.J., man was killed this morning while he was turning out of a driveway at 96 Mount Bethel Highway in Upper Mount Bethel Township, police said.

ALONG will be held 2-7 p.m. today at Fleetwood Grange, R.3, Fleetwood. Music by Jen and Martin McPherson, the Roland Zimmerman Family, the Stony Mountain Gang, and the Keystone Mountain Way.

PennDOT plans to work on Northampton County roads this week. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crews are scheduled to perform work on the following Northampton County roads between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the days specified below, according to travel advisories.

Recently my husband and I attended our son's military graduation. The pride we feel is indescribable.

It was a dark and stormy night... OK, it was just a dark night when Jant Wood awoke to the sound of her dog "making a fuss" in the downstairs kitchen of her 1870s Columbia home.

Reported by couple in 600 block of Minsi Drive; home was broken into Tuesday through kitchen window; $6,300 worth of jewelry and $1,500 was stolen; state police at Belfast investigating.

Since the earliest settlers, farming has been the hallmark of Plainfield Township, known not only for its sprawling fields but also for its hardwood forests and several small streams and creeks.

Three candidates seek two seats on the board of supervisors in the largest and most populous municipality in the Slate Belt.

A work-release treatment center is desperately needed to reduce the percentage of inmates who leave the Northampton County Prison and end up returning, county and jail officials said Wednesday at a community forum.

Candidates for the Bangor Area School Board agree a slowed housing market should keep taxes and enrollment stable.

LOWER MOUNT BETHEL TOWNSHIP Nazareth man hurt in crash; other driver may be charged A Nazareth motorist was hurt Wednesday night in Lower Mount Bethel Township when his car collided with a car that was passing in a no-passing zone, police said.

The authors of "Weird U.S." recommend visiting Columcille Park. Who knew we were so fortunate to live in such a weird area? The Web site YourMemorableMoments.com is offering hotel discounts for people to take a Discover Weird U.S. Getaway.

UPPER MOUNT BETHEL TOWNSHIP Burglary -- Reported by Kerry L. Horn, 900 block of Lake Minsi Drive; unknown amount of jewelry removed from home; forced entry between 8:30 a.m and 7:50 p.m. Wednesday; reported to state police at Belfast.

GALLERY View photos of the historic flooding along the Delaware River in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and of residents' efforts to protect their homes today.

RRI Energy, formerly Reliant Energy, is in Upper Mount Bethel Township. RRI Energy operates a partially lined, partially unlined coal-ash dump in a former slate quarry near the Bangor-East Bangor line.