Saturday, May 18, 2013
The Easton Area School Board passed another tax hike, but also appointed an interim schools superintendent in our Week in Review.
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: Construction of a Sheetz gas station/convenience store is under way in Palmer Township. School board approves 1.7 percent tax increase. Job cuts ahead for district employees. Forks …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
The sinkholes returned, a digital billboard may now be brighter and trash changes all littered the landscape in Palmer-Forks this past week.
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: Palmer Township residents go before Board of Supervisors to complain that Route 22 digital billboard is still too bright. Safety concerns raised as sinkholes open up once again on Northwood Avenue. Upgrades to Easton school buildings will cost nearly three times more than expected. Palmer Township recently changed to a new trash hauling system. Moyer Aviation's departure Wednesday leaves a void at Braden …
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Two Forks Township runners escaped injury in the Boston Marathon. Meanwhile, the school district lost a superintendent candidate, but saved its music program.
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: Two Forks Township women had just completed the Boston Marathon Monday when the bombs exploded. They escaped injury. Robert Culp tells Easton school officials he's no longer interested in superintendent job. Easton Area School Board can't decide on tax increase, but says music won't be cut. Forks Township supervisors comment on cuts to police-run bike derby and youth academy. …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
The Easton Area School District faces more staff cuts and tax hikes while a superintendent candidate pulls out of contention.
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. Michael Schilder, head of a New Jersey school district, has withdrawn his name, blogger reports. 'Teen Mom 2' star and Nazareth grad Kailyn Lowry live-tweets during a recent episode and has a few choice words for the …
Saturday, April 6, 2013
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
The Week in Review that closes March features some school stories including the search for a new superintendent, the use of Smarties and a cello donation.
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. Veteran Palmer Township police officer Susan Siegfried is no longer on the force, Chief Larry Palmer said Tuesday. Easton Area School Board expected to make selection of new schools superintendent next month. Public Works Director Mark Roberts says sinkhole season takes place in Forks Township when ground begins to thaw. Kids in Easton are apparently snorting and smoking crushed up candy, the middle school principal says. Kyle Jon Fogel, 38, of Pen Argyl, raised eyebrows when he purchased 50 pounds of chemical fertilizer …
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Week in Review featured new sub shop opening, a call for increasing school security and Palmer police being victimized in a crime.
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. East Allen Township man killed in crash in Forks Township last Friday. Fourth grade teachers at Shawnee Elementary School in Forks Township recently visited Safe Harbor of Easton where they cooked a meal. …
Also, man shoots himself inside a sporting goods store, residents held at gunpoint in their home, and how we're all breaking the law.
Check out some of Patch's biggest stories from the past week in eastern Pennsylvania: A man who barricaded himself inside a Dicks Sporting Goods store shot himself after a more than three-hour standoff with police. Read the story here. An elderly man shot and killed his wife, then himself, in a hospice room at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Allentown around 1 p.m. Tuesday, Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin and a hospital official said. Full details here. A 16-year-old girl is missing and there is concern that she might be in danger, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Chester County sent out alerts about the disappearance Angela Marie Vega-Yohn, of Philadelphia. Her case is being categorized as an …
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Another fire in Forks, a major marijuana bust, a dispute over a fireworks display and a contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" highlight our big local stories this past week.
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: 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. A fire destroyed a home under construction in Forks Township Tuesday night. The home on Fox Run Road burned to the ground in a half hour. It costs $6,000 and is considered the biggest draw in Forks Township every…
Explosives-filled storage unit, DA investigates crash that killed jogger also make headlines.
Lehigh Valley 'Bonnie & Clyde' Jailed After Carjackings, 100 mph Chase, Police Say A Macungie couple caused mayhem in Philadelphia and Camden as they stole two police cars and led a dangerous chase through city streets, authorities say. Blasts Rock Quiet Chester County Town As Cops Find Explosives Hoard Two bomb-disposal units were among the multiple emergency response teams working at a Public Storage Thursday evening after a large amount of explosives was found inside a storage locker. Police Bullet Killed Elderly Woman in Warminster Standoff, DA Says Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler said 89-year-old Marie Zienkewicz died being a good neighbor. Wanted In Hit-and-Run Death of Young Family, Man Surrenders in Bethlehem Julio …
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