Saturday, May 25, 2013
The Parkland High School baseball team defeated Pocono Mountain East, 3-0, on Saturday in the District 11 semifinal game. The Trojans will face Whitehall on Wednesday at Coca-Cola Park in the D-11 final.
The Parkland High School baseball team will get another crack at rival Whitehall High School after all. Parkland, who lost to Whitehall in this year's Lehigh Valley Conference final, defeated Pocono Mountain East, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon at Easton's Hackett Park in the District 11 4A semifinals, according to the District 11 website. The District 11 4A final will be played Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. Whitehall, the Lehigh Valley Conference champion, is the 4A tournament's top seed. Pitchers Gabe Mosser and Connor Higgins combined on a six-hit shutout for the second-seeded Trojans, according to a report in The Morning Call. The report said Jordan Jones drove in two runs with a second inning single and Zach Merkle …
Parkland Library threatens to sue school board and bus driver balk at lower summer pay to clean schools also made South Whitehall headlines last week.
Here's a roundup of South Whitehall stories that made headlines last week. Former South Whitehall utility supervisor Nancy A. Tonkin and her husband, William, a former township police officer, are charged with embezzling $854,497 from township coffers over more than a decade, the Lehigh County District Attorney says. The Emmaus couple were sent to prison in lieu of bail. A grand jury spent more than a year investigating the case. The township will try to recover the money from a civil lawsuit against the Tonkins and the township's insurance. Parkland High School's production of "Phantom of the Opera" won the most awards—six—at Thursday's Freddy Awards and the top honor, Outstanding Overall Production. Other winners at the 11th annual …
Memorial Day is a federal and state holiday.
Monday is Memorial Day, when we remember those who died serving our country. It is a federal and state holiday. Here is what's closed: South Whitehall Township municipal offices. No trash pickup Monday; trash pickups will be one day later. Parkland schools and St. Joseph the Worker School Parkland Community Library Lehigh County Courthouse District Judge Jacob Hammond's office. State offices, including PennDOT driver's license and photo centers. (Driver and vehicle online services are available. www.dmv.state.pa.us) Federal offices Post offices, and no mail pickup or delivery. Express Mail will be delivered. Pennsylvania Liquor stores Banks (Most are closed.) Also on Monday: Retail: Most retail and entertainment establishments are open.
Assistant brewing manager, speech pathologist and career coach are some of the jobs available in the South Whitehall, North Whitehall and Upper Macungie area.
Are you or someone you know looking for work? Check out these local jobs posted recently around town and online at Craigslist.com. and Indeed.com. Click on the job title to view the posting. Assistant Brewing Manager, Samuel Adams Brewery Company Bookkeeper Bread Route Sales Career coach, Lehigh Carbon Community College Human Resources generalist, Ingram Occupational therapist, Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit Public Relations Specialist Speech and Language Pathologist, Parkland School District Technology paraprofessional, Parkland School District
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3 charged in teen's murder, fire mars 'Restaurant Impossible' filming, firefighters honored for valor also make headlines.
Alleged Embezzlers Gambled Township's Money, Police Say: Former South Whitehall utility supervisor Nancy A. Tonkin and her husband, a former township police officer, are charged with embezzling $854,497 from township coffers over more than a decade, the Lehigh County District Attorney says. Missing College Student Found Unharmed: The Pennsylvania State Police are reporting that Matthew Royer, who vanished on his way home to Skippack from the Univeristy of Rhode Island on Thursday night, has been found, unharmed. According to reports from 6ABC, he was found in North Carolina. Police said video footage showed he had stopped for gas in Upper Macungie. Three Charged in Teen's Murder, One Still at Large: Three men have been charged with first, …
Chase Utley joins a growing list of injured Philadelphia Phillies so far this year.
Add Chase Utley to the list. Just when you thought the Philadelphia Phillies second baseman might make it through the year injury-free, Utley has now been shelved by an oblique strain. He's the latest casualty on a growing list of players that could sink the Phillies season before we hit June. Utley's out. And he joins Carlos Ruiz, who has a foot injury that will keep him out of action for several weeks; fifth starter John Lannan, who got knocked out after a few starts; Roy Halladay, possibly out for the year after shoulder surgery, and Mike Adams, the key set-up man to closer Jonathan Papelbon. And don't forget that Ryan Howard is battling injuries that could linger all season. It's not looking good for a team that needs every player …
PennDOT's new YouTube channel features safety information and a video of a recent highway tanker fire.
PennDOT has a new YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/PennsylvaniaDOT, to expand its public outreach on safety and education initiatives, as well as department operations. “Our YouTube channel is our next step in communicating with our customers in more personal, interactive ways,” PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch said. So far, the new PennDOT YouTube channel includes: In the future, the department plans to add videos featuring department maintenance operations as well as highway safety efforts. The channel complements PennDOT’s social media outreach on Facebook and Twitter. Since the department launched its official Twitter account – PennDOTNews – in 2010, more than 11,000 followers have signed on. The PennDOT Facebook page, which was …
We are free because of them.
Parades, picnics and a sense of pride. These are the things happening Monday—Memorial Day. A day to honor all those who have died in military service to the United States of America. To some, Memorial Day is the unofficial first day of summer. There will be picnics and gatherings with family and friends—possibly even some swimming. It is a day off work to many. But while you are enjoying the day’s activities, remember those who lost their lives so we can have the freedom to get together in such a manner. Some of us fly flags, watch parades or, maybe, march in a parade ourselves. Take a look around and see the many American flags flying in the breeze at homes and in cemeteries. Listen for the bells at some of the churches as they toll for …
Friday, May 24, 2013
The Parkland School District said in a release that the library tax would triple if the board fails to adjust the millage. "The law does not permit a windfall at the taxpayer’s expense," it said.
Parkland School District released the following statement Friday: (Allentown) – In response to the Parkland Library press release that alleges that the Parkland School District Board of School Directors voted to slash the library tax that was approved by voters in 1998, the Parkland School District has prepared the following statement. The past year’s county-wide reassessment process drastically changed the value of assessed real estate in the school district from $2,420,274,280 to $7,368,562,887 which required an adjustment to the district’s millage rate from 41.19 to 13.90 mills in the Final Proposed General Fund Budget which was presented to and adopted by the School Board at its public board meeting on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The new …
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