Coopersburg News

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - November 25, 2009 -- Four nurses, who worked for the Lehigh Valley Health network, are facing a number of drug charges.

Q; I wonder why police don't seem to enforce the law concerning the use of high-beam headlights.

Bank manager Tim Paashuas has been elected the new mayor of Coopersburg . The lifetime Coopersburg resident and Southern Lehigh High School graduate waged a last-second write-in campaign and finished with 146 votes, 62 ahead of barber Mike Fenimore, who also ran a write-in effort.

T he Japanese term ''shiatsu'' refers to a type of massage, so it's redundant to say ''Shiatsu massage parlor.'' It's like saying ''massage massage parlor,'' or ''Rio Grande River.'' The words ''shiatsu massage'' have appeared several times in news stories, and not always about the massage parlor at the center of a legal dispute involving North ...

Francis Weiss never thought growing up on a farm in Lehigh County would eventually lead to an adventure in Germany.

State police accused a 50-year-old Coopersburg man of drunken driving and other offenses Saturday morning after a high-speed chase through Bethlehem, Lower and Upper Saucon townships.

Election Day , Coopersburg. Since 1950 or thereabouts, the ladies and gentlemen of Coopersburg Moravian Church have held an Election Day Bazaar to raise money, and it was in full swing by 11 a.m. The kitchen and hallways were fireplace-warm and smelled intoxicating -- sugar cake, turkey, coffee -- and it was all I could do not to dive in, but there ...

People hoping to see the 2009 King Frost Parade will have to wait another week. Parade officials said this morning they are postponing the parade due to the weather.

A man uses a stop sign to direct traffic while road crews complete a project. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crews are scheduled to perform work on the following Lehigh County roads between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. next week, according to travel advisories.

Several buildings along Broad Street, the borough's main thoroughfare, are empty or underutilized.

In Mayberry, N.C., when Floyd the barber learned the vacationing visitor was from Pennsylvania, he asked if he knew where Coopersburg was.

SINGERS NEEDED The Cathedral Choral Society of Bethlehem is seeking singers, especially tenors and basses, for its annual performance of Handel's Messiah at 4 p.m. Dec.

On a recent overcast Tuesday morning, 24-year-old Kelsy Grom arrived at Flint Hill Farm in Coopersburg, dressed in a rain parka and boots and ready to tackle her chores.

Juveniles cited for underage drinking: Several juveniles were cited for underage drinking after police found them at a residence on the 1500 block of Sweetbriar Road Sunday, authorities said.

Allentown man police say was cut during fight in August skips hearing. Suspect to be freed.

LOWER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP 3-vehicle chain reaction crash hurts woman on I-78 ramp A woman was hurt Monday afternoon when her sport-utility vehicle rear-ended another vehicle, which rear-ended a third vehicle at the Route 222 on-ramp to Interstate 78 in Lower Macungie, police said.

Girl Scouts in Lehigh County put on a show Sunday with the help of some unusual dancing partners.

They came on mountain bikes, in baby strollers and on foot. One rode a Big Wheel, another a Segway.

Philip Glass , known for his modern operas, symphonies, compositions for his own ensemble and movie scores, returns to Kutztown tonight to give a benefit concert for the New Arts Program.

ALPACAS IN COSTUME This weekend's Autumn Alpacafest at Blankstone Farm Alpacas in Coopersburg will have all the familiar sights -- demonstrations of fiber arts, seminars about alpacas, an auction of alpacas from 11 local farms, alpaca products for sale.