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1.     Meetings: Forks Supervisors meet Thursday at 7. 2.     Coming Up: The Easton Area High School Choral Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser will be held in the EAHS Cafeteria at 1 p.m. Sunday.  Bring your appetite. Call 610-252-1422 for more information. 3.     Most Popular Articles: Forks Manager Wanted: Salary ‘Excellent’ and Five Facts About Martin Luther King Jr. Day 4.     In Case You Missed It: Supervisors passed a sinkhole policy in December, but Forks already had a sinkhole ordinance, which one resident says the township is violating. 5.     Facebook: Got a shout-out from Patch! Be our …
1.     Meetings: Palmer Supervisors meet tonight at 7. The Palmer Planning Commission meets Tuesday at 7 p.m.; the Forks Planning Commission also meets at Thursday at 7 p.m. 2.     Coming Up: Check out a new blog, Community First: What matters most to Forks Township families. The first post will be today. 3.     Most Popular Articles: Police: Man Stabs Son in Head With Scissors and Alleged Bank Robber Is 4 Feet, 4 Inches Tall 4.     In Case You Missed It: This YouTube video sings the virtues of the Red Rover and Phillipsburg rivalry in a hip-hop parody. 5.     Facebook: We hope you “like” us …
1.     Meetings: The Palmer Supervisors meet today at 7 p.m. for its reorganization meeting; the Forks Board of Supervisors also meets at today 7:00 p.m. for its reorganization meeting, and Palmer’s Zoning Board is scheduled to meet Wednesday night at 7:30. 2.     Winter Nights: This week we have the latest sunrise times of the winter. Sunrise will be at about 7:25 each morning for about week when, on Jan. 10, it will start getting light earlier each morning. Spring, here we come! 3.     Most Popular Articles: Palmer Approves Electronic Sign Ordinance and Police: Palmer Man Tasered After …
1. First Day of Kwanzaa: Today is the beginning of Kwanzaa, a unique celebration of African culture and family, established 45 years ago today. Learn more here. 2. Thank you, Captain Obvious: Today is also National Thank You Note Day, duh! But it is also National Whiners Day. So while you're out returning gifts or shopping for sales, feel free to complain about it. 3. Most Popular Articles: Layaway Angels Continue to Spread Generosity and Police: Student Threatened to Burn Teacher’s House 4. In case you Missed it: We got three entries, two from Forks and one from Palmer in our Deck the House …
1.     Meetings: The Palmer Recreation Board meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. 2.     Coming Up: Rumor has it that Santa Claus is coming to Forks and Palmer, but only if you’ve been nice. If you can confirm this rumor, tell us in comments. 3.     Most Popular Articles: Forks Man Killed in Crash on Bushkill Drive and Palmer Neighbors Reclaim the Road to Nowhere 4.     In Case You Missed It: Want to find cheap gas? Need live traffic updates? Palmer-Forks Patch now has both. Click the Traffic & Gas tab at the top of the page. 5.     Facebook: We hope you “like” us on Palmer-Forks' Facebook page. Help …
1.     Meetings: The Palmer Supervisors meet today at 7 p.m.; Palmer Planners meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and the Forks Board of Supervisors meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. 2.     Coming Up: The Miracle League of Northampton County will break ground today at 10:30 a.m. at the Chrin Community Center. 3.     Most Popular Articles: Former Palmer Woman, 27, Killed in Plane Crash and Stray Pit Bulls Create Budget Crunch 4.     In Case You Missed It: Get out the lights and holly. Your decorating could net $100,000 for our schools. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to win a $100,000 gift for the Easton …
1.     Meetings: The Palmer Supervisors meet today at 7 p.m.; the Palmer Zoning Board meets 7 p.m. Tuesday; Forks Planners meet Thursday at 7 p.m. 2.     Coming Up: Keep Friday open -- Palmer Township has its official tree lighting ceremony at 7 p.m. 3.     Most Popular Articles: New Sheetz Gets the Green Light and Police: Man Hits Wife While She Holds Baby 4.     In Case You Missed It: Miracle Baseball Field Breaks Ground Dec. 12 5.     Facebook: We hope you “like” us on Palmer-Forks' Facebook page. Help us reach 200! Thanks.    
1.     Meetings: The Palmer Supervisors meet meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday. 2.     Coming Up: Keep Sunday open, Forks Township has its official tree lighting ceremony at 7 p.m. 3.     Most Popular Articles: Driveway 'Disappears' from Sullivan Trail Home and Five Little-Known Thanksgiving Facts 4.     In Case You Missed It: The high school’s Red Rovers had a great season, but came up short against Nazareth for the District 11 4A championship Saturday. 5.     Facebook: We hope you “like” us on Palmer-Forks' Facebook page. Help us reach 200! Thanks.
1.     Meetings: The Forks Zoning Board meets tonight at 7:30 and Palmer Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Municipal office are closed Thursday for Thanksgiving. 2.     Coming Up: Thursday is the new Black. The shopping season begins on Thanksgiving right into Black Friday. Get an update of all the store hours later this week. 3.     Most Popular Articles: Forks and Tracy Elementary Get New Outdoor 'Classrooms' and Easton Will Play for District Football Championship. 4.     In Case You Missed It: Forks adopts a tentative 2012 budget that has a deficit, and the township wants to rent out its…
 1.     Meetings: The Forks Zoning Board meets tonight at 7:30 and Palmer Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. 2.     Coming Up: On Thursday, Forks Township Supervisors will tentatively accept the 2012 budget, which has a $210,000 shortfall. 3.     Most Popular Articles: Palmer to get the Largest Sheetz in the Lehigh Valley and Notre Dame Students Dance for $71,134. 4.     In Case You Missed It: The Red Rovers advance to semifinals with 35-28 triumph over Freedom Patriots. 5.     Facebook: We hope you “like” us” on Palmer-Forks' Facebook page. Help us reach 200! Thanks.  
1.     Meetings: The Palmer Township Supervisors meet tonight at 7; Palmer Planners meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Forks Planners meet Thursday night at 7 p.m. 2.     Coming Up: Friday is Veteran's Day. Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919. There are now 21.8 million military vets in the U.S. 3.     Most Popular Articles: Forks: Your Sinkhole, Your Problem and Forks Township Manager Resigns. 4.     In Case You Missed It: Beware of deer. PennDOT Road Work for the Week of Nov. 7. 5.     Facebook: We hope you “like” us” on Palmer-Fork’s Facebook page. Help us reach 200! Thanks…

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