It’s Tuesday, Nov. 8, and it’s Election Day. Voters in Lower Macungie Patch will make a variety of decisions. They also will choose a Lehigh County judge and representation in countywide positions, including four Lehigh County commissioners. Poll workers in Macungie and throughout Lower Macungie Township said voting was heavier in late morning before it thinned in the afternoon. All expected a surge of after-work voters. In the Borough of Macungie, there are four borough council seats on the line -- three four year and one two-year -- and five East Penn School Board seats to fill. Lower …

It’s hard to explain what’s happened in Macungie Borough politics, but one council candidate took a shot at it. “I was on borough council a few years ago, and I used to call Macungie another ‘Mayberry RFD,’ ’’ said Linn Walker, who was born in 1942 and has worked at local high-tech companies all his career. “People used to give me a hard time, saying it was more exciting here than in Mayberry. Well it would be nice if we could get back to Mayberry now.’’ In the last couple of years, Macungie has been more like “Blazing Saddles.” Here’s just a taste of it in recent months: *Macungie Police …

Only four of six candidates for three four-year seats and one two-year seat on Macungie Borough council attended the Nov. 3 candidates' forum sponsored by the Lehigh County League of Women Voters at the Macungie Institute. Council president and veteran Guy Ramsey and newcomer Kim Scherr, a write-in candidate, did not attend. Still, four council hopefuls answered voters' questions: Chris Becker, Debra Cope, Greg Hutchison and Linn Walker allowed about 50 residents a glimpse of their thought processes, what makes them tick and their plans for making the borough a better place to live. All four …

Decades ago, a slogan often heard in East Penn School District was “Books not Bricks!’’ Today, it‘s a little more complicated. “Web casting” and “cyber schools” are some of the buzz words stealing the spotlight in East Penn. The district includes Alburtis, Emmaus and Macungie boroughs and Lower Macungie and Upper Milford townships. Seven people running for five four-year spots on Nov. 8 are seeking solutions on how to run one of Lehigh Valley’s finest school districts during a down economy, according to information provided by the League of Woman Voters. Charles “Chuck” Ballard of Upper …

Voters in Lower Macungie Township will elect two commissioners on Nov. 8, and all three candidates for the two seats answered questions from the public Nov. 2 at a forum hosted by the Lehigh County League of Women Voters at the Hillside School. Of the three candidates -- Douglas Brown, James Lancsek and Robert Sharpe -- Brown is the only incumbent. Sharpe is the only Democrat. Lancsek is the only one who has been a township employee for decades. He has been the zoning officer for 20 years and is retiring in December. Brown and Sharpe also are professionals: Brown is a civil engineer, and …