Meet Convention Delegate Ed Pawlowski
Editor's Note: Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski is one of five delegates from the 15th Congressional District at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. The 15th District also sent...
View Article5 Questions For Parkland High Principal James Moniz
Q. You are beginning the 2012-2013 school year as the new principal at Parkland High School. What changes should students and parents expect in the educational program? A. The educational program at...
View ArticleMeet Convention Delegate Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan
Editor's Note: Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan is one of five delegates from the 15th Congressional District at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. The 15th District also sent...
View ArticleTips for Packing Healthy School Lunches
Back to school means back to packing lunches. Yikes! I have such a hard time coming up with new ideas. Peanut butter and jelly gets boring. Nutella has been a great backup especially paired with some...
View Article"House Hunters" Episode Featured Lehigh Valley Family
"I was thinking about setting up a table at Giant and giving out autographs," jokes Jonathan Pulliatte of Lower Macungie Township, who recently appeared on HGTV's "House Hunters." Newly famous,...
View ArticleFree Voter ID Now Available at PennDOT Centers
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent HARRISBURG — Pennsylvanians have nine weeks and counting to get a valid photo ID in order to vote in November’s general election. The state Department of Transportation...
View Article6 Tips for Choosing a Dentist
By Pa. Dental Association Your dentist is your oral health partner and selecting the right one for you is an important decision. With many options to consider, the Pennsylvania Dental Association...
View ArticleTwo Sworn in to Police Civil Service Commission
South Whitehall Township recently reappointed one resident to the Police Civil Service Commission and appointed another as an alternate commissioner. Dr. Michael Langsam was reappointed to the...
View ArticleSend Patch Your First Day of School Photos
Did you have your camera ready when your child waved goodbye before boarding the bus this morning? Did they show off their new backpacks? Patch would love to feature your first-day-of-school photos....
View ArticleNext of Kin Sought for Allentown Man
The Lehigh County Coroner is seeking next of kin of John M. Dyas, 64, who was found dead Sunday in his home in the 1700 block of Hall Street. Dyas died of natural causes. Anyone with information is...
View ArticleOpen Houses This Week in Parkland School District
School is back in session today and open houses are set for Sept. 6 at Parkway Manor, Fogelsville and Schnecksville elementary schools. Check the school district's Web site for times and details at...
View ArticleUpdate: Pedestrian Killed on I-78 Ramp is Dorney Park Worker from China
Update Wednesday: The pedestrian struck and killed at the Interstate 78 ramp in Lower Macungie has been identified as Zhen Li, 22, a Chinese national, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's office....
View ArticleAmber Alert Ends: Abducted Toddler Found Safe
Last updated 10:55 a.m. Wednesday The toddler that Pennsylvania State Police issued an Amber Alert about early Wednesday morning has been found safe, reports NBC10. Two-year-old Tymire Dior Smith had...
View ArticleLet Teachers Teach or Allow Parents to Parent?
This week’s Moms Talk topic, which focuses on whether parents should be informed when sensitive issues are discussed at school, seems to have divided respondents right down the middle. Most of those...
View ArticleMeet DNC Delegate Alexander Bryan Altieri
Editor's Note: Bryan Altieri is an alternate delegate from the 17th Congressional District at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. The 17th District also sent Walt Garvin, chairman of...
View ArticleMeet DNC Delegate Julio Guridy
Editor's Note: Allentown City Council President Julio Guridy is one of five delegates from the 15th Congressional District at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. The 15th District...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Day Open to South Whitehall Residents
Seniors in South Whitehall are invited to North Whitehall's eighth annual Senior Citizen Day on Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Schnecksville Fire Company, Old Packhouse Road, Schnecksville. The "day of...
View ArticleParkland Students Head Back to the Classroom
Patch was on hand as students began their first day of classes at Cetronia, Fogelsville and Kernsville elementary schools.
View ArticleRoad Construction Worker Dies of Injuries
A highway contractor who was injured Tuesday while working on the expansion of Route 412 through South Bethlehem has died, a company spokesman said. Chris Burch, 29, of West Berlin, N.J., had worked...
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