Coopersburg News

Plans for an eight-mile walking and biking trail linking Coopersburg to Hellertown have taken a significant step forward.

Lighting manufacturer Lutron Electronics , Coopersburg, Pa., has donated thousands of products to Habitat for Humanity , Americus, Ga.

Ryan John Davis, 35, of Quakertown, and Nisit Patel, 25, of Coopersburg, were arrested on DUI charges during a DUI checkpoint held by state police from Troop M, Dublin barracks, from 11 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday on Kumry Road slightly east of Weisel Road.

Hair dryer: Lee of Coopersburg is looking for an ''old-fashioned bonnet-style'' hair dryer.

Hair dryer: Lee of Coopersburg is looking for an ''old-fashioned'' hair dryer, the dome-style hair dryer that sits on a table.

PennDOT says Route 309 in Coopersburg, Lehigh County is open again after being closed for a gas leak.

Eric Hartz, 20, of S. Fifth St., Perkasie, on suspicion of drunken driving; passenger Lisa Tegyi, 20, of Peppermint Road, Coopersburg , was also charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia; stopped by Pennridge Regional police traveling 80 mph on Ridge Road around 11:30 p.m. Monday.

Image 1 of 31 Champagne Soiree Carol Salgado and Pat Bowers are all smiles at the the kickoff June 12 of the 17th annual Champagne Soiree of the Historic Bethlehem Outdoor Rooms to View House Tour in the home of Jamie and Derek Gottschall of Coopersburg.

Southbound traffic is funneled into a single lane in the Route 309 construction zone north of Coopersburg on Wednesday in April.

LOOKING FOR Basketball pole and backboard: Dave of Coopersburg is seeking a basketball pole and a backboard.

Q: In a previous column, you mention pinching back asters and phlox. I want to encourage more blossoming on the asters, but I also want to control their eventual height.

Mansions and high-end homes don't have the aesthetic appeal they once did. In this economy, who wants to be reminded of decor they can't afford? So reasoned LoriAnn Wukitsch, of the Historic Bethlehem Partnership when she decided to change the format of the nonprofit organization's annual house tour.

A 14-year-old violinist from Coopersburg won the Allentown Symphony Orchestra 's 54th Annual Voorhees Concerto Competition for young musicians.

Plans for the development of a park along Ridge Road in North Londonderry Township are moving forward.

Highland Avenue man charged after investigation by attorney general's office. May 27, 2009 An undercover drug buy in early May in Coopersburg led authorities last week to a Bethlehem home that was stocked with lab equipment used to make methamphetamine, court records show.

A Coopersburg couple face assault charges after Bethlehem police said they struck a Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem security officer early this morning when he told them the bar was closing.

A 51-year-old city man manufactured methamphetamine in his Highland Avenue home, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office.

Do you remember Patsy Cline 's 1959 show in Coopersburg ? May 31 will mark 50 years since a talented rising young country singer played a show at the former Playland Park in Coopersburg.

I created quite a buzz with last week's column about senior citizens in Allentown being eligible for cable discounts but not being told about it.

LOOKING FOR Whiskey barrels: Karen of Hellertown is looking for halved whiskey barrels to grow tomatoes and bean plants on her patio this summer.