Emmaus News

Moms Talk is a weekly feature on all Lehigh Valley Patches in which local parents, caregivers and other members of the community are invited to share opinions and advice on parenting topics.

Multi-cultural performers, vendors and demonstrators are needed for Artifest June 9 and 10 at the Museum of Indian Culture on Fish Hatchery Road, Allentown.

Several students from Emmaus Patch have been cited by their colleges and universitiesA for achievement: James Ingram , of Emmaus, was named to the Fall 2011 Dean's List at Lock Haven University.

Betty Hontz of Whitehall and her granddaughter Erin Emily Stuart, from Emmaus appear with two other grandmother-granddaughter teams on the Rachael Ray Show.

The new Emmaus Borough Manager hit the ground running at Monday night's Emmaus Borough Council meeting, expressing his desire to get a borough safety committee up and running by March 1. Shane Pepe explained that having the committee in place would ultimately bring financial savings to the borough in a number of ways.

The Macungie Fire Department recently purchased a 1989 ladder truck from the Emmaus Fire Department for $20,000, a fraction of the more than $600,000 Emmaus spent on the truck it bought to replace it.

"Diet" means "denial" no matter how you spell it, but "diet" doesn't have to mean "hungry," too.

Although my math skills prevent me from completing probability problems accurately, I believe Amanda Kurtz of Emmaus and her grandmother, Catharine Ache of Bethlehem, achieved an amazing feat at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.

Amber Connection , which uses amber in hand-made jewelry, accessories and gifts, has left its retail location at 3136 Hamilton Blvd., South Whitehall, and has relocated to Emmaus.

When Patch launched in Emmaus a little over a year ago, editors and contributors ventured to local businesses to collect information for our directory.

The gas pipe that leaked and is believed to have caused a massive gas explosion in Allentown nearly one year ago was first installed in 1928.

Emmaus Patch residents who eat pizza on Tuesday, Feb. 7 between 4 p.m and 8 p.m. can help U.S. soldiers stationed overseas to eat Girl Scout cookies.

Moms Talk is a weekly feature on all Lehigh Valley Patches in which local parents, caregivers and other members of the community are invited to share opinions and advice on parenting topics.

Bathtub: Barb of Emmaus is looking for a peach, pink or blue bathtub to replace one from a home that was built in the late 1950s.

Want to get out of town and go for a trip, but looking to save money? Try one of these three trips you can enjoy on just one tank of gas: Wayne Art Center in Wayne, West Chester Growers Market in West Chester and Jasper Park in Emmaus.

There may not be any snow in the forecast, but Emmaus will celebrate the white stuff Friday and Saturday with paper snowflakes, light-up snowflakes, ice sculptures and an ice bar at its 6th annual SnowBlast Festival.

Name: Bob Martrich Age: 63 Hometown: Born in Allentown, moved to Emmaus in 1978 Tell us about your family: "My wife Dawn and I have been married 40 years and have three sons.

Want to get out of town and go for a trip, but looking to save money? Try one of these three trips you can enjoy on just one tank of gas: Wayne Art Center in Wayne, West Chester Growers Market in West Chester and Jasper Park in Emmaus.

Moms Talk is a weekly feature on all Lehigh Valley Patches in which local parents, caregivers and other members of the community are invited to share opinions and advice on parenting topics.

Several students from the East Penn area have been cited by their colleges and universities for achievement: Jacey Rae Gombert of Macungie has been named to the president's list for the fall 2011 semester at Clemson University in Clemson, S.C. To achieve this honor, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.