Pen Argyl News

Blue Mountain Community Library in Pen Argyl has a building of its own thanks to Lafayette Ambassador Bank .

This is a conceptual drawing of a proposed Slate Belt YMCA. The Green Knight Economic Development Corp.

Whitehall La-Z-Boy store gets retail partner award Frank Hager, owner of the Whitehall La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries, and his wife, Alyssa, were given the Retail Partner of the Year award.

If visiting the local movie theaters and departments stores are not your idea of a fulfilling pre-holiday afternoon, the Shawnee Gallery in Shawnee-on-Delaware might have what you are seeking.

Besides donations, the Salvation Army is always on the lookout for volunteers, especially this time of year.

The lousy economy hasn't dimmed the optimism of the Salvation Army, whose ringing bells and red kettles are springing up at storefronts and shopping malls across the Lehigh Valley.

Northampton County Councilman Ron Angle accused the county's top prosecutor today of political motivation and conflicts of interests for saying he'll fight Angle's plans to hold two elected offices.

Robert Holland Jr. assaulted three girls, ages 6, 7, 11. His brother admitted similar acts.

A Sept. 1 cutoff date for parents looking to register their children for kindergarten will likely be established in the Easton Area School District.

Names: Mattia and Gabriella Moyer Ages: 6 and 2 Hometown: Pen Argyl Name of grandma: Patti Williams Where lives: Pen Argyl You call her: Nonna She calls you: Sweet Pea and GiGi Things you do together: Make pasta, go to library, swing on swings, read, go for ice cream She likes to say A... your nose is growing.

Despite the poor economy, Thanksgiving donations to the Salvation Army in Easton have been steady.

There's no Bill Murray on this team, and there are no crazy camera angles or frauds mugging to cameras.

The following cases appeared before Stroudsburg Magisterial District Judge Kristina Anzini.

Sunday should have been race day at Borger's Speedway in Saylorsburg. Instead, employees of the track and garage watched as two state police fire marshals sifted through the charred debris left after a devastating fire destroyed the garage late Saturday afternoon.

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The question of how best to reimburse educators for the cost of their ongoing academic pursuits has become a major sticking point in the labor impasse that has paralyzed the Saucon Valley School District.

As motorists in Northampton County got their first taste of icy rain and snow Thursday morning, some high-schoolers got a feel for what it would be like driving on those roads if alcohol were added to the treacherous conditions.

The state budget was finally passed on Friday. And now money will start flowing once again to day cares across the state.

Incumbents and candidates vying for five Northampton County Council seats last week voiced their disdain for a 9.26 percent property tax increase proposed by County Executive John Stoffa.

Northampton County Council candidates said Wednesday they would not approve a 9.3 percent tax increase proposed by county administrators.