Thursday, November 29, 2012
Palmer Township Supervisor Ann-Marie Panella recognized as 2012 outstanding elected Democratic woman for Lehigh and Northampton counties.
Palmer Township Supervisor Ann-Marie Panella has received an award as the outstanding elected Democratic woman in Northampton and Lehigh counties for 2012. Panella was honored recently at a dinner with the award from the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women. "It went very well," Panella said. "It was a very nice thing to be honored as one of the women throughout the state. I was suprised." Panella received a certificate that honored her for "making significant contributions to District Eight and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, supporting the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women and the Democratic Party and consistently aiding other Democratic women seeking office." She was presented with the award at a November 20 dinner in…
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Miracle League of Northampton County prepares for Sept. 9 opening day of new ball field
On a recent Friday morning, the activity at a Palmer Township site was hectic. Workers build a dugout and lay a rubber coating on the ground as Palmer Township Supervisor Bob Lammi oversees the operation. Meanwhile, a short distance away, Supervisors Chairman Dave Colver is helping to put a beam in place. All of this work is leading up to the shout of "Play Ball" as the Miracle League of Northampton County prepares for Opening Day Sept. 9 at its brand-new field. Colver's company, David E. Colver Inc., is serving as project manager and since April 30, his crew has been working non-stop to turn this patch of land in the back left corner of the Charles Chrin Community Center into a Field of Dreams. "This is my baby," Lammi said. "I come here …
Monday, August 13, 2012
Forks/Palmer/Easton program provides homes to 32 students from Europe who spend month learning about United States.
Lori Boucher spent a year as a host mother. But then she had enough. That's when the Lower Mount Bethel Township woman decided to jump right in and serve as coordinator of a program that brings international students to the Lehigh Valley for one summer month to learn about this side of the pond. "My husband is from France," said Boucher, who has served as coordinator for 14 years. "So we wanted to keep his culture alive." On Wednesday morning, the group of 32 international students -- high schoolers between ages 15 and 18 -- for the Forks/Palmer/Easton chapter had gathered for class in the Cornerstone Church on College Hill. There, they received some instruction from Boucher about a field trip to Washington, D.C., for the weekend and got …
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Tea Party members told at August monthly meeting to get active this election.
The rallying cry has been issued. At its August monthly meeting, leaders of the Lehigh Valley Tea Party urged its members to get active this election campaign season. "We have to get the word out," President Barb Walters said during the meeting at the Charles Chrin Community Center in Palmer Township. "When we go out to community events, people don't know us. But we've been here four years," she said. "We need more of an outreach and get people to know the Tea Party." She suggested that members reach out to their local legislators, governments and school board to spread the Tea Party message. "We need to get active, get involved," member Bryan Eichfeld said. "There's the presidency, Senate, the new congressional district No. 17. Show up. …
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Monday, August 6, 2012
Geologist discusses benefits of Marcellus Shale natural gas during talk before Lehigh Valley Tea Party Friday night.
Marcellus Shale has helped produce about 240,000 jobs, bolstered business for towns with wells and has enough regulations to ensure its safety as a natural resource. Those were some of the benefits that a geologist gave Friday night in her discussion about the "responsible development of shale" before members of the Lehigh Valley Tea Party. "It's definitely got a far-reaching impact," said Jennifer Huha, professional geologist and site operations manager for Groundwater and Environmental Services Inc. (GES) She was the guest speaker at the Tea Party's monthly meeting at the Charles Chrin Community Center in Palmer Township. Pennsylvania's emerging Marcellus Shale natural gas industry has been the subject on much debate and controversy in …
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Bethlehem man allegedly cashes payroll checks from Magnetic Windings and Easton Self Storage in Palmer.
A Bethlehem man has been arraigned on charges that he stole payroll checks from Magnetic Windings Co., a Palmer Township company. Daniel Jonathan Rodriguez, 21, of 209 Columbia St., was arraigned before District Judge Jacqueline Taschner Wednesday on charges of forgery and theft by deception. On April 23, Palmer Police Officers James Taylor and Sgt. Timothy Ruoff met with Albert Maroon and Edward Rossner of Magnetic Windings Co. on Freemansburg Avenue and officials from PNC Bank. Maroon told police he also manages Easton Self Storage, located at the same address. Maroon reported to police several fraudulent and counterfeit checks containing account and routing numbers from Magnetic Windings that had been stolen. The checks were numbered …
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Puritan Products donates $10,000 for Miracle League field
The miracles keep happening for a Palmer Township project that will provide a baseball facility for children with physical and intellectual disabilities. Puritan Products Inc. of Bethlehem is donating $10,000 to the Miracle League of Northampton County to help construct a baseball field that is custom-designed for the special needs of children with physical and intellectual disabilities. The field, located next to the Charles Chrin Community Center off Green Pond Road, is scheduled to open in spring 2012. A capital campaign was launched last year calling for $750,000 to build and operate the field. The closest Miracle League Field is in Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County, west of Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville. “Puritan …
Charlie Indelicato
4:20 pm on Thursday, September 6, 2012
A great article about a great organization that overlooked just one point! The Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley has been in Orefield since 2006! Find out more at www.miracleleaguelv.org or at www.facebook.com/MiracleLeagueLehighValley Let's play ball! more ›