Emmaus News

A 20-year-old Emmaus man is accused of raping two children over the last six years, police said.

The Elco school board Monday night borrowed $7.6 million to fund the final construction phase of the new intermediate school and to make repairs on existing facilities.

Were you an election no-show? Posted by Kathy Reinhard at 12:11:17 PM on November 4, 2009 Yesterday, Stacy Sterner, Lehigh County's Election Board chief, predicted a low voter turnout.

Emmaus Borough Council might help the local library with major purchases and repairs as a result of a state budget that cuts 20 percent of funding to all libraries and will force the facility to reduce its hours.

In glass-is-half-full news: Local libraries will still have books when you go there.

Two days after bus drivers went on strike in the East Penn School District, the Teamsters union and the First Student bus company agreed on a new contract that returns the district's schedule to normal today.

Some concerned citizens and members of some environmental agencies spent a rainy Satuday cleaning up tires on Blue Mountain in Northampton County.

The price is $4.50 per quart and the freshly made soup will be available for pick-up at Emmaus Community Park, 7 a.m.-noon Saturday.

What: Church members prepare 450 pounds of homemade sauerkraut for the dinner, which includes pork, mashed potatoes, applesauce, fruit salad and desserts.

As a youngster growing up with Pennsylvania Dutch-speaking parents, Oscar Crist had little use for the dialect.

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a single-vehicle wreck on Route 611 in Williams Township.

Police say they've charged the three men involved in nearly 30 burglaries throughout Lehigh County -- many conducted while the residents were home and sleeping -- between August and September.

EMMAUS Cintas Co. roof damaged in Main Street fire A fire ripped through the roof of the Cintas Co.

A business in Lehigh County caught on fire.. after a dryer overheated Friday evening.

FLYING LESSONS What: Gateway Aviation offers introductory flight lessons and air tours When: By appointment, any day of the week, including sunrise or sunset tours Where: Gateway Aviation, 1730 Vultee St., Queen City Airport How much: An introductory half-hour flight lesson is $84 . Air tours are $143 per hour plus tax and can be as short as 12 ...

Michael J. Leblanc, 37, of 1004 N. 19th St., Allentown; Sept. 22 with credit card fraud, theft and receiving stolen property after he allegedly used an Emmaus man's credit card for a little more than $1,500 in purchases at various stores in the Lehigh Valley; was arrested Oct.

Annie Schulties' children were playing outside her home late Sunday afternoon when one of her daughters ran up to her.

Well, Cheapsters, last week's tip about reusing fast food coupons sure struck a nerve with some readers.

Name: Mary Mountain Age: 7 Hometown: Stockertown Name of grandma: Dolly Ondrovic Where lives: Emmaus You call her: Grammy She calls you: Mary What makes her special: Because she plays with me Things you do together: Play games, watch movies, go swimming She likes to say A A... I love you Taught me: Saying prayers and singing songs Tell about a ...

All summer, Emmaus sold borough water to a hauling company that used it to fill pools and more, but a vocal resident has alleged a lack of oversight, prompting borough officials to produce figures.