Saturday, May 18, 2013
A series of letters to the editor about the Lower Macungie Board of Commissioner race also make headlines this week.
Lower Macungie Township is Tired of False Alarms The Lower Macungie Township Board of Commissioners is looking into less tolerance and stricter penalties for false alarms that needlessly call the fire department into action. Which Seat Does Julian Stolz Really Want? East Penn School Board member Julian Stolz is also running for Emmaus mayor and Emmaus Borough Council, but he won't be allowed to serve on all three bodies if he wins. LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Two Commissioner Candidates Not Real Republicans Letter writer says two Lower Macungie Board of Commissioner candidates are trying to fool the voters. Meet the East Penn School Board Candidates Eight candidates are vying for four East Penn School Board seats in Tuesday’s primary election. 6…
Saturday, May 11, 2013
A 100th birthday celebration for Alburtis and a new editor for Lower Macungie Patch also make headlines.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns Thank Pat Toomey A new TV commercial thanks U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey for trying to expand gun background checks. Tell Us: What’s the Biggest Challenge You’ve Faced? Whether it's being the first in your family to graduate college or raising money for a local cause, tell us your stories. Sponsored by Grape-Nuts. Emmaus High School Lands 4 Freddy Award Nominations Emmaus High School's "Legally Blonde" secures four Freddy Award nominations, including for Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress and Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress. Share Your Emmaus High Senior Ball Photos Emmaus High School's senior prom is Friday at The Palace in Allentown. Share your photos. Alburtis 100th Birthday: Fireworks, …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
EHS gun rumors and five things about Dorney Park's new season also make headlines.
A petite porker was found in Upper Milford Township early this week. A fire in a Shepher Hills townhouse had no human injuries, but the family dog was burned and one of the cats has gone missing. Private business and public schools have fundamentally different goals, says an East Penn School Board candidate. Police investigated rumors that someone was going to bring a gun to Emmaus High School. Cars tangle, pushing one vehicle into a utility pole at an Upper Milford intersection, troopers report. Here's one: Gates open at 10 a.m. Friday at Dorney Park in South Whitehall. You'll have to wait another three weeks for Wildwater Kingdom, which opens May 25. A 13-year-old Macungie-area boy was slightly hurt recently when he rode his scooter …
Saturday, April 27, 2013
BOC candidates' forum and Peter Zarrillo, award-winning classical guitarist, also make headlines.
East Penn School District Superintendent Thomas Seidenberger said Monday the district's proposed final budget will be presented on May 13. Barring any surprises, he is hopeful for a zero tax increase. Emmaus Police have made two arrests in connection to four bomb hoaxes at Emmaus High School, prompting school officials to consider relaxing restrictions on bathroom access, East Penn Superindentent of Schools Thomas L. Seidenberger says. East Penn School Board Director Julian Stolz was grateful Monday to the East Penn Board of School Directors because they did not censure him for vulgar Tweets that outraged parents. Willow Lane Elementary Principal Anthony Moyer chose 10 parents from five developments on Friday to be members of the parent …
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Angry neighbor, Lower Mac Commissioners also make headlines.
The Lehigh Valley, home to Rodale's Runners World magazine, was well represented at the Boston Marathon on Monday. Emmaus residents, journalists, working at the Boston Marathon site gave their thoughts on the explosions and what it was like being there. Has it really been 17 years already? Ready or not, here they come! A beautiful job by members of the Alburtis Fire Department saved the borough tens of thousands of dollars. PPL contractors made their way through the neighborhoods where trees had been clear cut but not before some neighbors wondered if they needed to make arrangements individually. At its Thursday meeting the BOC unanimously voted to accept the last piece of the end of the Spring Creek litigation. A driveway dispute …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Julian Stolz and 'Legally Blonde' also make headlines.
East Penn School District is taking bids for food service providers. The difference this time is that the district is asking the bidders what it would cost if they bring their own workers in place of the 66 lunch ladies who now serve breakfast and lunch to East Penn students. The lunch ladies want to keep their jobs. Several parents at Monday's meeting of the East Penn Board of School Directors say that Julian Stolz must leave the school board after Tweets he either created or circulated on Twitter. The Macungie Police Department took delivery this week of a 2013 Ford Police Interceptor, a car built just for police officers. Laura Rigge, who graduated from Emmaus High School in 2010, competed this week in the college 'Jeopardy' …
Saturday, April 6, 2013
'Better than a Quarry,' Julian Stolz's April Fools prank also make headlines.
An Allentown man allegedly tried to arrange an encounter via Craigslist from his Lower Macungie office. The four Lower Macungie Township commissioners who attended Thursday's meeting approved the settlement negotiated between David Jaindl and his objectors after almost three years of litigation. As a result, Jaindl's "Plan B" is the plan of choice for the Spring Creek Development. Julian Stolz Tweeted his resignation from the East Penn School Board Monday morning, and then reminded people to 'consider the day' when reading the Tweet. April Fools. Someone entered an open garage in Lower Macungie and stole two cases of beer from a refrigerator, troopers report. The borough lost more than a million gallons of water between sometime in January…
Also: Easter Sunday shooting, priest accused of sexual assault while serving in Bucks County.
Judge Mulls Reduced Sentence for Teen Killer Qu'eed Batts committed a murder when he was 14 as part of a gang inititation. The state Supreme Court ruled that the original sentencing for Batts, now 21, was unconstitutional. Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Easter Shooting Karim Amir Walker was charged with attempted murder Monday for allegedly shooting at the brothers of his girlfriend on Easter Sunday afternoon in Lansdale, Montgomery County. Priest Accused of Sexual Assault A mother of eight is suing The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Bucks County, claiming that a priest sexually assaulted her. Barbershop Drug Ring Dealer Sentenced to Prison One of the men who dealt drugs out of the Heads Up Barbershop in Tredyffrin …
Saturday, March 30, 2013
An Emmaus firefighter and 'Macungie's Bonnie & Clyde' also make headlines
Firefighter Kasey Beck tells his story about the tragic March 17 fire in Emmaus. Lou Schuler addressed the East Penn Board of School Directors Monday with concerns about social media posts made by Director Julian Stolz. The six member communities of the Southwestern Lehigh County Comprehensive Plan met Wednesday with concerns about rampant growth throughout the region. But mostly in Lower Macungie Township. It was a busy meeting for the East Penn School Board on Monday when it also voted to change the cut-off limit for student to be bused to .75 of a mile from 1.5 miles. Way to go, Mike Mauro! The six member communities of the Southwestern Lehigh County Comprehensive Plan met Wednesday for the first time since the plan was signed in 2005. …
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Macungie's capital projects and the possibility of a borough dog park also make headlines.
4 Dead in Emmaus Apartment Fire A devastating fire in an Emmaus duplex took the lives of an Emmaus High School Student and three other people on Sunday. Jaindl Spring Creek Court Battle Ends After almost three years the suit brought by six people against Jaindl Land Co. ended when Jaindl and the opponents signed an agreement Thursday. 'The Fight Has Not Been in Vain:' Spring Creek Litigants React One of the Jaindl opponents, Constance Moyer, said Thursday that the Appellants "fought as long as we could." Macungie Needs $1 Million—Where Will it Come From? Macungie officials want to get to work on the construction of Lumber Street, the reconstruction of Cotton Street and the possible installation of a traffic light at Church and Main streets…
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