Emmaus News

Updated 2 p.m. Former South Whitehall recycling coordinator and utility supervisor Nancy Tonkin and her husband, a former township police officer, conspired to embezzle $854,497 from township coffers for more than a decade, according to Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin.

A 30-year-old Emmaus man was cited for failure to yield following a two-car accident Tuesday morning at the intersection of Route 100 and Schaefer Run Road, according to Upper Macungie Police.

The Zachi Telesha/Mustang Open Golf Classic will be held at the Allentown Municipal Golf Course, 3400 Tilghman Street, with registration at 7:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at 8 a.m. The cost is $100 per golfer.

Wells Fargo in Emmaus was recently damaged by vandals who spray-painted an exterior bank wall, according to a report by the Emmaus Police Department .

Five candidates -- two Republicans and three Democrats -- are running for three open Emmaus Borough Council seats in the May 21 primary election.

Lower Macungie Township is Tired of False Alarms The Lower Macungie Township Board of Commissioners is looking into less tolerance and stricter penalties for false alarms that needlessly call the fire department into action.

Controversial East Penn School Board member Julian Stolz will be on Tuesday's primary ballot running for both Emmaus mayor and Emmaus Borough Council.

In one of the most contested races in the May 21 primary, four Republican candidates are seeking their party's nomination for a Lehigh County Commissioner seat in District 5. On the Democratic side, two candidates are seeking their party's nod for the seat.

The parents of a young Pennsylvania girl sexually molested by a neighbor are facing a setback in their legal effort to force the man to buy their house.

Two candidates, Incumbent Winfield Iobst and Challenger John F. Belin, Jr. , are on the ballot for the May 21 Democratic primary for Emmaus mayor.

Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot has climbed to $360 million-the third highest Powerball prize of all time.

Someone may have been confused about exactly what was for sale recently when it came to two empty homes in Emmaus.

Cupcake bakers are popping up all over, including in the Lehigh Valley where ArtsQuest's first Cupcake Bowl drew 15 area bakeries and caterers.

St. John's Lutheran Church in Emmaus was recently damaged by vandals who spray painted the church door and a window, according to a report by the Emmaus Police Department .

In this year's election for Lehigh County commissioners, all five district-based seats will be decided, with candidate fields ranging from uncontested to crowded.

Mayors Against Illegal Guns Thank Pat Toomey A new TV commercial thanks U.S. Sen.

Here are the week's top stories from Salisbury Patch: 3 Arrested After Rash of Burglaries, Police Say : Two men and a juvenile were arrested late Monday following more than a dozen daytime burglaries in the township.

The Emmaus community, with the help of Emmaus resident Sue Zacharda and the Business and Community Alliance, raised nearly $10,000 to help cover the funeral costs of the four victims of the fatal St.

Special to Patch by Emmaus High School Senior Chrissy Cilento Three Emmaus High School seniors were awarded a Regional Emmy on Tuesday by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Bolete was the winner of last year's Reader's Choice poll on best place in the Salisbury area for Mother's Day dining.