It was a week of the good, the bad and the ugly. For Palmer and Forks residents, the good is that the Easton Area School Board appointed an interim schools chief. The bad is that it also approved another tax hike. And the ugly is that more staffing layoffs are coming down the pike. In Palmer, the good was that a new Sheetz could open before Thanksgiving. The bad was a foot chase in the Palmer Park Mall that injured a police officer. And the ugly was the fact that Forks Township is still putting up with a "shoddy" amphitheater. Here is our Week in Review: Sheetz Could Open Before Thanksgiving …

For Palmer Township residents, this past week was a tough one to swallow. Residents were getting used to a new trash collection system and others were complaining that problems with the controversial digital billboard on Route 22 have returned. So did a sinkhole, shutting Northwood Avenue for a few days and topping out Week in Review: Digital Billboard Brightness Battle Not Over Yet Palmer Township residents go before Board of Supervisors to complain that Route 22 digital billboard is still too bright. Sinkholes Scaring Palmer Residents Safety concerns raised as sinkholes open up once again …

Trash talk and trash changes were te talk of Palmer Township. The township switched to a new trash hauling system Wednesday. Meanwhile, a resident said at a recent meeting that the township looks like a "dump." The Easton Area School District is also considered a mess right now. And while it may be trying to plug holes by hiring a new superintendent, Forks Township is finding holes—with water leaks in its new public works building—and is still dealing with "shoddy" work on its amphitheater. Here is the Week in Review: Palmer 'Looks Like a Dump,' Resident Says Palmer Township resident Karen …

Route 248 is getting another traffic light. And chances are residents in the Easton Area School District will also be getting another tax hike. They've received 19 in the past 20 years. One school board member suggested lecture halls to help ease staffing shortages. Meanwhile, at another lecture hall, President Jimmy Carter was pushing peace in a speech at Lafayette College. And a Wilson woman learned all about pushing too—she was pushed from a vehicle in Palmer Township and then run over by it. Just another Week in Review. Driver Ran Over Woman After Pushing Her Out of SUV, Police Say Driver…

They made it through the race and made it out alive. Two Forks Township runners escaped injury in the Boston Marathon attacks. Meanwhile, Forks officials tried to explain police program cuts. One cut that wasn't made was the music program in the Easton Area School District, which did have the second of two schools superintendents drop out. Here's the Week in Review: 2 Local Runners Escape Boston Marathon Blasts Two Forks Township women had just completed the Boston Marathon Monday when the bombs exploded. They escaped injury. Second Superintendent Candidate Drops Out Robert Culp tells Easton …

The billboard battles rages on in Palmer Township. Palmer Township took action this week against the developer of the controversial Route 22 digital billboard, filing an injunction Friday to get code violations up to snuff. Meanwhile, the Easton Area School Board faces a difficult decision Tuesday: Choosing how many staffers will lose their jobs and how large of a tax hike it will pass on to taxpayers. Also, one of two candidates to replace the district's schools superintendent announced that he was pulling out of contention. Easton Superintendent Candidate Drops Out Michael Schilder, head of…

First there was a report of a water main break. Then that turned into two sinkholes. And those sinkholes shut a key Palmer Township road. While Palmer Township officials fought what they deem as an illegal digital billboard, work crews were trying to fill the sinkholes on Northwood Avenue. Meanwhile, over at the Palmer Park Mall, thieves were trying to swipe gold chains and some cologne. And while Palmer provided some good news that work on its bike path is progressing, two former officials of a township company pleaded guilty to defrauding schools. If that wasn't enough, Palmer Township's …

Another week has come and gone and this one closes out the month of March with a heavy emphasis on school stories. And if you "feel the earth move under my feet," that's probably a sign of a sinkhole in Forks Township. Palmer Police Officer Charged with DUI Leaves Force Veteran Palmer Township police officer Susan Siegfried is no longer on the force, Chief Larry Palmer said Tuesday. New Easton Area Superintendent Choice Close Easton Area School Board expected to make selection of new schools superintendent next month. Sinkhole Season Starting in Forks Public Works Director Mark Roberts says …

The Week That Was featured calls for beefing up security in the Easton Area School District to Shawnee Elementary teachers cooking up a meal for charity. A new subs spot opened as the first eatery in the Park Plaza at Sullivan Trail while residents continued to question a new digital billboard put up along Route 22 in Palmer Township. Meanwhile, a Palmer woman was charged in a recent methadone house explosion and Palmer police were even victimized in a crime. Also, the victim in last week's fatal crash in Forks Township was identified. Victim of Fatal Forks Crash Identified East Allen …

A fatal accident. A heroin distribution operation bust. A new digital billboard. Those were the top topics topping this week's top local stories in a Week in Review that also included more potential school staffing cuts and the Philadelphia Eagles announcing that they were leaving Lehigh University, which has been home for their training camp for the past 17 years. Fatal Accident Reported in Forks Township Emergency crews responded Friday to a fatal crash in which a car collided with a dump truck. Reports stated that the accident took place along Danser Hill Road in the area of Route 611 and …

Forks Township had its second fire in less than two weeks when a house under construction went ablaze. Meanwhile, a Forks resident won $1,000 on a popular TV game show. That $1,000 could have helped pay a $5,000 business grant that Forks supervisors rejected, but they did approve spending $6,000 for the Community Days fireworks display. Here's the Week in Review: Major Marijuana Bust in Forks Township A Forks Township man was charged Friday morning after Palmer Township police executed a search warrant that revealed a large marijuana distribution operation at his home. Fire Destroys Forks …

The week that was had a little bit of everything. In Palmer Township, officials said the bike path was closed until further notice. A man was allegedly duped in a computer crime while another allegedly punched his wife in a bar. For Forks, a new sub shop is slated to open in Park Plaza at Sullivan Trail. And crime took off during the month of November, according to police reports. The "I Heart Boobies" case found its way back to court. And we all learned a new word this week: Sequester. Man Punched Wife in Palmer Bar, Police Say Fight took place at Bar-Don Lanes in Palmer Township, police …

Forks Township seemed to lead the local news this week as a house caught fire, a man was nabbed in an alleged auto scam, a popular bakery was losing its founders and the township supervisors fought over finances. The Top 10 earners in 2012 for Palmer Township were also revealed. Fire Heavily Damages Home in Forks A fire ripped through the garage of a Forks Township home Thursday night, destroying a car and displacing the two people who lived in the house. It was deemed accidental. See the video of firefighters battling the blaze. Palmer's Highest Paid: 8 Police Officers in Top 10 Eight …

News about two major Forks Township business centers topped the local news stories over the past week. Park Plaza at Sullivan Trail Takes Shape The Park Plaza at Sullivan Trail, the former Laneco department store, is being transformed into Forks Township's shopping mecca. New businesses continue to sign on and work is progressing. Moyer Aviation to Take Flight from Forks The possible sale of Braden Airpark has Vern Moyer sold on one thing: It's time for Moyer Aviation to take flight from Forks Township. Moyer is moving his aviation operation to the Poconos starting May 1 after 16 years of his…