Bowmanstown News

Daniel Burger & Julia Green Daniel Burger and Julia Green were united in marriage during a 2 p.m. ceremony Saturday, Oct. via Pocono Record

THE PROPERTY TAX/RENT REBATE application assistance scheduled for today at Rep. Keith McCall's Lehighton office has been postponed until Feb. via The Morning Call

A Palmerton man was driving under the influence of alcohol when he crashed his pickup truck into a house last week, said state police at Lehighton. via The Morning Call

THE CARBON COUNTY 4-H DRAMA CLUB is seeking artificial Christmas trees for a March performance. via The Morning Call

FOUND Beauty/makeup application classes: Sheryl of Nazareth can help Elizabeth of Allentown teach age-appropriate makeup and skin care classes to teenage girls. via The Morning Call

THE PALMERTON AREA LIBRARY announces new hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. via The Morning Call

Thomas V. Garr of Jonas and Eileen Ann Garr of Lehighton announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathleen Elizabeth Garr, to Timothy Scott Craigie, son of Eric and Francine Craigie of Jim Thorpe. via Pocono Record

Most area municipalities held reorganization meetings Monday. Rush Township New Rush Township Supervisor Shawn Gilbert was appointed board chairman, replacing William Sanchez Jr. via The Morning Call

An East Penn Township developer who bought a closed paint pigment plant in Bowmanstown more than a year ago told borough officials he wants to build a strip mall on the site. via MergeDigital

Bowmanstown Borough Council has given preliminary approval to a budget that would raise the property tax 2 mills, or almost 25 percent. via The Morning Call

Residents of Bucks County, Emmaus, Lehighton and Bowmanstown who want to know if their restaurants, supermarkets and school cafeterias meet cleanliness and safety standards finally have a permanent place in cyberspace to get the facts.

Health inspectors from the county and three boroughs are now participating with the state Department of Agriculture in a standardized, computerized system of online food inspections. Before this week, people who wanted to check the food safety inspection records in those communities had to go to government offices and sort through paper records that varied in detail. Read more

Residents of Bucks County, Emmaus, Lehighton and Bowmanstown who want to know if their restaurants, supermarkets and school cafeterias meet cleanliness and safety standards finally have a permanent place in ... via The Morning Call

A plan for southern Carbon County that would guide where to develop new commercial areas, how to strengthen downtown Palmerton, how to improve roads, what kind of housing to encourage and which of the region's ... via The Morning Call

In 1987, John L. Daddona paid $32,000 for 25 parcels of land in Bowmanstown, planning to build a development called Meadowcrest Manor. via The Morning Call

A MEETING to discuss Cultural Ambassadors to Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland will be held at 7:30 p.m. today at the Lehighton Annex Building, 110 N. Third St. via The Morning Call

Despite two days of drenching rain in Carbon County last week, Bowmanstown has asked residents to voluntarily conserve water use. via The Morning Call

Planning needed to stave off dry wells, board told By Christopher R. Mena | Special to The Morning Call October 10, 2007 Towamensing Township Planning Commission will ask township supervisors to hold a workshop ... via The Morning Call

Bowmanstown will not contract with East Penn Township for police protection this year. via The Morning Call

A plan to guide growth in southern and western Carbon County would limit commercial development along Route 209 -- to avoid the crush the road has seen in western Monroe County -- and focus on maintaining the ... via The Morning Call

Bowmanstown Borough Council is considering interior remodeling of the municipal building that will cost at least $5,600, bids opened Tuesday show. via The Morning Call