Walnutport News

What do a world-famous concert pianist, an IndyCar driver and a potato filling recipe have in common? The three are included in the new book, '' Walnutport Pennsylvania , Then and Now,'' a two-year project undertaken by a 14-member all-volunteer committee.

Nature is the main attraction in the ''Gap,'' with farms rolling down hillsides into the banks that create, arguably, the Delaware River 's most scenic vistas.

LOOKING FOR Photos: Eleanor of Bethlehem is looking for old photos of Vineyard Street, Bethlehem and Gulfs Hill, Fountain Hill.

Nine artists were recipients of awards presented during Ocean City's annual Art's Alive held June 20-21 at Northside Park.

A 1-year-old boy and a 19-year-old woman suffered moderate injuries when the woman's car flipped after hitting an embankment this morning on Cherryville Road in Allen Township, Pennsylvania State Police said.

WALNUTPORT A man suffered a serious stab wound Tuesday night in Walnutport , according to police radio reports.

A 40-year-old Walnutport man is in critical condition with a stab wound to the head, and a 28-year-old woman who lived with him has been charged with the assault, according to Walnutport Borough Police Department.

A 40-year-old man is in critical condition today after police responded to a reported stabbing in Walnutport, Northampton County.

Scott Grandi, Northampton A: Gail Hammond of Walnutport made the same point, Scott, saying she appreciated last year's improvements to MacArthur's nearby Mechanicsville Road intersection, while adding the caveat about Eberhart: ''They alleviated a huge problem , so now I ask myself, 'Why are they allowing left turns at Eberhart Road?' A A... They ...

The former controller of Unclaimed Freight in Bethlehem was sentenced Thursday to 33 months in jail for stealing more than $300,000 from the company.

LOOKING FOR Scrap wood: Thomas of Slatington is looking for scrap wood. He need pices that measure 2-inches thick by 4-inches wide and 20-inches in length or longer; 2-inches thick by 6-inches wide and 20-inches in length or longer; and 2-inches thick by 8-inches wide and 20-inches in length or longer.

Kids can not only make their own sundaes but can actually make the ice cream at the new Ice Cream Lab at Ice Cream World II in Walnutport .

LEHIGH COUNTY THE WALNUTPORT CENTENNIAL HISTORICAL COMMITTEE is planning a display of Walnutport historical items and is seeking old photographs, newspaper articles, event programs, certificates, documents and artifacts from the early 1900s to early 1980s.

When Walnutport - native Maureen McGowan told her family and closest friends she was diagnosed with cancer, the response for support was universal: ''People would say, 'I wish there was something I could do.' '' Now, she says, she knows exactly how they felt.

LOOKING FOR School photograph: Lois is looking for a photograph of Lafayette Elementary School.

Ron Gower/TIMES NEWS Reviewing copies of the Walnutport centennial souvenir program, printed at the TIMES NEWS, are from left, Beth Yaroszeufski, customer service representive with TIMES NEWS Printing; and Walnutport centennial book committee members Marilyn Kaul, Everett Kaul, committee chairman; Don Eckhart, and Doneta Merkle.

A parking lot near the Slatington side of the Walnutport/Slatington bridge is the proposed site for a trailhead facility that would feature restrooms, benches, a kiosk and gathering spaces.

Rose Dixon, of Slatington, makes a tuna melt for a customer at the Slatington Diner on Main Street in Slatington Thursday afternoon.

LOOKING FOR Wende Weaver of Maricopa, Ariz., formerly of the Lehigh Valley, is looking for the crab casserole recipe that was served at the former Ruchsville Hotel.

Slatington firefighters battle a two-alarm blaze in the 300 block of Main Street in Walnutport around 10:15 p.m. Thursday.