Macungie News

The good news in Upper Macungie 's proposed new budget -- the property tax rate won't increase next year -- comes with a couple of caveats.

Q: I noticed while driving south on Route 309, just past the Route 22 overpass, a large container which had a sign posted, ''Lead -- Keep Out.'' Seems to me this is an open invitation for a hazard event.

It seems Kate Gosselin is taking tips from her estranged husband Jon. The Gettysburg Times reported the Berks County mom was nabbed for speeding on Route 15, which bypasses Gettysburg last Thursday.

Madison Burger's 2009 3D winner, "Take Flight" Pabst Brewing Company's fourth annual PB-Arts Contest provides everyone a valid excuse to drink lots of that watery American-style lager in the iconic red, white, and blue can.

Lower Macungie commissioners narrowly approved a change to their agricultural land preservation ordinance that allows for more residential development, but removes the ability to operate a quarry.

A Lower Macungie Township man charged with more than two dozen burglaries in Berks and Northampton counties was charged Wednesday with committing five more in Lehigh County.

Two weeks ago, I told you how Margaret Olson was double charged when buying gas at a local Hess station.

A 25-year-old Lower Macungie Township man in jail on marijuana growing charges following a raid on his family's home earlier this month is now facing child pornography charges, state police said today.

A new date has been announced for Halloween parade in Nazareth which was postponed by rain the last two weekends.

SPOOKY BUT FUN: Camelot for Children causes a fright with its third annual Halloween Bash at 7 p.m. Oct.

FiberAmerica, a new company in Upper Macungie that grinds up old newspapers to make insulation and mulch, expects to create 53 jobs in the next three years, the company and state officials announced Thursday.

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

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.

Is school redistricting really that bad? Posted by Kathy Reinhard at 02:31:43 PM on October 15, 2009 In the last month, Parkland and East Penn both announcedredistricting plans to accommodate new elementary schools that will open next year.

East Penn School District administrators laid out five redistricting options to move hundreds of students to different schools when Willow Lane Elementary opens next fall.

Investigators found explosive devices and equipment at a Lower Macungie home they raided Thursday morning, in addition to a marijuana growing operation and several guns, according to state police's vice and narcotics unit.

State Police and officials from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives spent a good part of their day at a house in Lehigh County.

Firefighters put out a two-alarm Lower Macungie Township attic fire this morning in 15 to 20 minutes, officials said.

Firefighters in Lehigh County responded to a two-alarm house in the Wescosville section of Lower Macungie Township around 8:30 this morning and had the bulk of the fire out in about 15 or 20 minutes.

State Rep. Doug Reichley will hold a Senior Expo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct.