Alburtis News

The traditional Memorial Day weekend opening of the public pools is upon us. The facilities in Alburtis , Lower Macungie and Macungie have been readied in recent weeks for use and will open May 26.

Memorial Day 2012 will be celebrated throughout the borough with a variety of events and observances.

Macungie Council on Monday began to examine the amount of police coverage in the borough after it was revealed that Mayor Rick Hoffman had directed Police Chief Edward Harry not to schedule part-time officers to cover regular shifts.

A Bethlehem man waived his preliminary hearing this morning for charges stemming from a Lower Macungie Township car chase, court officials said.

The following are Lower Macungie Township incidents recently released by state police at Fogelsville : Theft of property lost, mislaid or delivered by mistake: Reported April 16 by William Willever, 88, of Breinigsville at Wal-Mart , 1091 Mill Creek Road; several recently purchased items that were mislaid in a shopping cart were taken in the ... (more)

An 84 year-old tradition lives on -- but at a cost. Alburtis Park in Lehigh Co. is now charging admission to its summer concert series, an unpopular move with longtime attendees.

A suggestion box hangs on the side of the bingo pavilion at Alburtis Park , an open invitation for patrons to offer ideas.

Jaindl Land Company's Spring Creek Properties Subdivision No. 1 literally will pave the way for development of yet another huge chunk of rural agricultural land in Lower Macungie Township.