Palm News

It was cold and windy, but the Peace Candle lit up brightly to cheers and applause just the same.

Snyder County officials insist they did everything they could think of to get help during a search-and-rescue effort in a state forest, but each time they asked for help from PEMA, the state agency turned them down.

Jack Panella lost his bid for Pennsylvania 's Supreme Court this month, but he's managed to win another title: ''Imperial Illuminator'' of Easton's Peace Candle.

The association's local branch honored veterans this week and a community service leader in early October.

Anyone who read Corky Blake's column on Uncle Wally in the Nov. 4 sports section got to read a wonderful piece of journalism.

Judge Jack Panella bid $770 for the honor of flipping the switch on the Easton Peace Candle.

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

Arnold Palmer Regional Airport will host one of the Federal Aviation Administration's WINGS Pilot Proficiency Programs next year.

A New Jersey woman accused of providing the gun that killed Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Joshua Miller now faces federal charges.

Editor: Although I shared John Forester Jr.'s dismay at being targeted by campaigns such as that of New Jersey Gov.

OK, we hear you. It's an off-year election that lacks the excitement of presidential contests.

For a relativley quiet Election Day, it was a noisy afternoon today at The Palm.

Lessons learned in grass-roots campaign organizing last year contributed to election victories in the city this year, the Democrats and Republicans agree.

Mary Jo Eden, of Palmer Township, signs in to vote under the watchful eyes of clerk Ernie Hoeflein at Tracy Elementary School in May.

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.

The candidates running for a single Pennsylvania Supreme Court seat have added boxing gloves to their black robes after polls this week showed them within a few percentage points of each other.

Word about Tom Drago's secret weapon is out -- and that's a good thing. In a story last week, Drago, director of technology for the Easton Area School District, shared with Express-Times readers the news that district laptops are equipped with special software to catch thieves.

The following information should have been included in the Northampton County Voters Guide Thursday: JUDGE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS RETENTION ELECTION Vote Yes or No Shall Kimberly McFadden be retained for an additional term as Judge of the Common Pleas Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ? KIMBERLY McFADDEN D.O.B.: 1952 EDUCATION: Bryn ...

A measure signed into law Tuesday in New Jersey carries fines for drivers who fail to clean snow and ice from their vehicles.

WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County - Washington Twp. Fire Department has four engines fighting a fire at the U-Store-It, 435 Congress Park Drive.