Palmerton News

Noah Berlow, a Palmerton native, followed around Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash to record a 'Making Of' DVD for Slash's new solo album, which came out June 22.

Eleven years ago Richard Muller visited a serene, wooded property on the north slope of Blue Mountain in Eldred Township and dreamed of building a country club for car enthusiasts, a place where they could wring the most out of their street-legal, high-performance cars.

Russ Pierce of Palmerton in his used bookstore, Pierce's Book Shop in Brodheadsville, on Thursday, May 24, 2012.

TERRY AHNER/TIMES NEWS Members of the Palmerton Area High School Class of 2012 recognized by Borough Council on Thursday with a resolution for their levels of activities and achievements include Cheyann Sensinger, Greta Hartsell, Michael Sander, Aleksander Everett , Kalyn Lehr, Lydia Anthony, and Steven Semmel.

Dr. Richard Stein came to Palmerton on May 14 and brought his food with him from the scrambled eggs, bacon and toast to magnificent desserts.

State Police in Carbon Co. are still looking for a man they say took off into the woods to escape police.

A Carbon County teen, facing four criminal counts, was placed in the county's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition probation program for first time offenders last week.

Northern won the 100 and the 200 meter dash in boy's AAA. In the 100 Langston finished first in a winning time of 11.04 seconds and then set a new District 11 record in the 200 with a winning time of 21.66 seconds.

Six first time offenders in the criminal justice system were placed in Carbon County's Accelerated Rehabiliation Disposition probation progam on Thursday morning by Judge Steven R. Serfass.

From Thursday through Sunday, the Crusaders For A Cause Carnival will be held in the borough park.

Last week members of Palmerton Borough Council indicated they are upset about damages being done in the borough park by skateboarders.

The mass of artwork that graced the auditorium at St. John Neumann Regional School was a real sight to behold.

Palmerton Police Department said the accident occurred at 10:22 a.m. at the intersection of Sixth Street and Delaware Avenue when a 2004 Chevy Impala, operated by Dick Heiney, 80, of Palmerton, exited the Country Harvest Family Market parking lot to travel east onto Delaware Avenue.

The crash of a small, two-seater Piper Cub aircraft in Penn Forest Township at 3:10 p.m. caused the death of its two occupants in a Mother's Day tragedy.

Each year, nearly 200 men and women from five county senior centers come out to throw, shoot, swim, dance, and putt their way into the winner's circle.

That's why, on Thursday, the board adopted two proclamations in honor of National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week, which will be held May 6 through May 12.

So that it may continue to provide services to the public, the Palmerton Area Library will hold its second annual golf tournament.