Trexlertown News

A spectacular four-alarm fire destroyed part of a sawmill Tuesday night in Longswamp Township.

One more thing to be thankful for this year: a can of pumpkin to make your pie. Grocery stores are scrambling to keep shelves filled with canned pumpkin during prime pumpkin-baking time.

The approach to treating Down Syndrome has changed over the years. One of the region's greatest resources for children with Down Syndrome is right in our own backyard.

Trexlertown, Pa. Collegiate cycling season officially opened on Thursday as the 2009 USA Cycling Collegiate Track National Championships got underway at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexlertown, Pa.

A fire in grinding equipment at AMCOR PET Packaging in Upper Macungie was extinguished this afternoon after firefighters disassembled the machine.

Jon Gosselin won't be challenging a ticket for speeding in his Mercedes on Interstate 78 last week.

Jon Gosselin might not move fast just with the ladies. The scandal-ridden ''Jon & Kate Plus 8'' star was charged with speeding on Interstate 78 around 10:40 a.m. Tuesday.

For all national collegiate events, be sure to fill out an eligibility form with your registrar's signature, available here .

Trexlertown gas-maker Air Products is among five companies that will provide liquid and gaseous helium for the U.S. space program.

You know you can dress for success. But you also can dress for a free chicken sandwich on Labor Day .

The sign above Five Guys Burgers and Fries at the Airport Center is lit up like a beacon for those who think the Lehigh Valley has one too many McDonald's restuarants.

As we've often discussed, there are a number of reasons a town might not want Walmart to move in.

Turning lemons into lemonade Let's hear it for Valley diners who poured down gallons of lemonade during Applebee's campaign for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation to benefit pediatric cancer research.

Unemployment in the Lehigh Valley reached 9 percent in June, the highest jobless rate in a quarter-century, according to numbers to be released today by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.

'ART 4 HOME' Enjoy yourself and help those in need today at a festival sponsored by the Community Artists of Bethlehem to raise money for victims of an April fire that damaged six homes in the 600 block of Ninth Avenue.

Things will never again be quite the same for the Friday night events at the velodrome in Trexlertown.

''His contributions, especially the velodrome, have become a major part of our lives.'' Paul Carpenter paul.carpenter@mcall.com I t is a heck of a mess just now, but when the Bob Rodale Cycling and Fitness Park was completed in Trexlertown 15 years ago, it was tremendous, the only facility of its kind in America.

Hair dryer: Lee of Coopersburg is looking for an ''old-fashioned'' hair dryer, the dome-style hair dryer that sits on a table.

The Berks County Conservancy plans to release a first-of-its-kind report on the state of the environment in Berks County.

Chick-fil-A in Trexlertown will give away food three days next week. The fast-food restaurant, located at 6379 Hamilton Boulevard, will give one food item to every customer from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.