Wednesday, February 13, 2013
South Whitehall and Upper Macungie township officials agreed Wednesday to seek state and local grants to help pay for a new high-tech mobile emergency command unit.
South Whitehall and Upper Macungie township officials agreed Wednesday night to seek state and local grants to help pay for a new $450,000 mobile emergency command post. The high-tech vehicle would be equipped with the latest communications technology, including satellite, that could be used in large-scale emergencies that require unified command and control, said Jeff Kelly, emergency management coordinator for South Whitehall. Officials from the two townships plan to pursue a Pennsylvania municipal assistance program grant from the Department of Economic and Community Development that would pay up to 75 percent of the total cost. They plan to garner support from state legislators and to seek funding from corporations and Lehigh County. …
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Monday, February 11, 2013
A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody Sunday in the 5000 block of Derrick Drive in Orefield, Upper Macungie Police said.
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Monday, February 11
A 16-year-old boy from Allentown was taken into custody Sunday for stealing several bottles of alcohol from a garage in the 5000 block of Derrick Drive in Orefield, Upper Macungie Police said. Police said they responded to a call at 8:11 p.m. that a boy had entered the garage, where he was confronted by the homeowner, and had fled on foot. The homeowner reported several bottles of alcohol had been taken. Police said the boy was caught sometime later in the 6300 block of Farm Bureau Road. Police said the boy was taken into custody and remanded to the Lehigh County Juvenile Detention Center.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The alleged underage drinking took place at the Weisenberg Township home of a Northwestern Lehigh School Board member, according to a report in The Morning Call.
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Wednesday, February 6
Twelve people, including two from Fogelsville and three from Orefield, have been cited for underage drinking at a Feb. 3 party at a Weisenberg Township home, state police at Fogelsville said. The alleged underage drinking took place at 4542 Senny Court. The home is the residence of LeRoy Sorensen, vice-president of the Northwestern Lehigh School Board, according to a report by The Morning Call. State police said they cited Christopher Rice, 18, of Fogelsville; and Hunter Culp, 20, Christopher Ruch, 20, and Brett Austin, 18, all of Orefield, with underage drinking. A 16-year-old girl from Fogelsville was also cited, police said. The other seven people who were cited, including five other juveniles, were from New Tripoli, Kutztown, …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Library Executive Director Debbie Jack said efforts are on-going to raise money to build the new library at Grange and Ruppsville roads.
Parkland Community Library has no timetable for its long-planned move from South Whitehall to Upper Macungie, library Executive Director Debbie Jack said Monday. Library officials had hoped to construct a new 30,200-square-foot building and move in by December 2012, but there has not yet been a groundbreaking. Library officials are still pursuing funding and fund-raising. "We're at the end of our capital campaign, and we hope to finalize plans sometime within the next year," Jack said. "We're seeking additional funding from grants and foundations types. We'll also see where we're at concerning obtaining financing." Jack said the library has raised between $3.5 million and $4 million. The library's fund-raising goal is $11 million. The …
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Friday, January 11, 2013
The Lehigh Valley Audubon Society says the spotting of a rare goose at the quarry at Upper Macungie Park is 'a pretty big deal.'
A rare pink-footed goose that breeds in Greenland and winters in Europe has been spotted at the Fogelsville quarry, the Lehigh Valley Audobon Society says. "The Audubon Community is buzzing about this...," member Lynn Serfass told Upper Macungie's Park Team Leader Jim Soltis. "Pretty incredible." Scott Burnet, who chairs the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society's Habitat Development and Enhancement Committee, said Wednesday the goose was first spotted late last week at the quarry at Upper Macungie Park off Route 100 -- only the second recorded occurrence of the species in Lehigh County. (The first was in 2009 at Lake Muhlenberg in Allentown). He said he was alerted to the sighting on Saturday, but did not see the pink-footed goose himself at …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Officials aren't sure if there was an actual explosion at Sam Adams Brewery on Thursday but two workers were hurt slightly when a boiler malfunctioned
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Two men were hurt slightly when a boiler malfunctioned at Samuel Adams Brewery in Fogelsville on Thursday. One man had smoke in his eyes and the other a bump on his head, according to Boston Beer Co. spokeswoman Michelle Sullivan. Both men were treated at the scene and should be OK. The workers were getting ready to start the boiler shortly before noon when something went wrong. "It made a loud noise. I don't know if anything exploded," said Sullivan. Initial reports indicated an explosion at the brewery and emergency crews were called in including the Lehigh County hazmat team. About 100 employees were on site at the time and were evacuated. Production was shut down for the day. The brewery employs about 300 people and produces most …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Cetronia Road has reopened after strong storms brought down a tree and utility lines
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Cetronia Road has reopened following a storm-related closure for about two and a half hours Tuesday evening. PennDOT said Cetronia Road between Grange Road and Krocks Road in Upper Macungie Township was closed due to a downed tree and utility lines. The PennDOT alert was issued at 5:30 p.m. A cold front moving through the Lehigh Valley prompted a tornado watch until 7 p.m. Some parts of the valley were doused with several inches of rain.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Police, fire, ambulance and other emergency organizations participate in Emergency Preparedness Day, sponsored by South Whitehall, Upper Macungie and North Whitehall.
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Monday, September 17, 2012
Hundreds of visitors flocked to the former Lehigh Valley Expo Center on Cetronia Road in South Whitehall Saturday to learn how police, ambulance and fire personnel respond when disasters strike -- and how to prepare for the worst themselves. The Emergency Preparedness Day, which offered demonstrations, exhibits and entertainment, was sponsored by South Whitehall, Upper Macungie and North Whitehall. Fire companies from Cetronia, Woodlawn, Greenawalds, Tri-Clover, Trexlertown and Fogelsville were on hand to show off their firefighting equipment. They were joined by Cetronia and NOVA ambulances corps along with law enforcement representatives from South Whitehall, Berks-Lehigh Regional and Pennsylvania State Police, and professionals from …
Monday, July 23, 2012
A bird found in Upper Macungie Township has tested positive for West Nile Virus
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Monday, July 23, 2012
A bird as well as mosquito samples from Upper Macungie Township have tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to state officials. If you find a dead bird, report it as part of the state's West Nile control program. Mosquitos in neighboring South Whitehall and Weisenberg Townships have also tested positive for the virus. This year, Pennsylvania reported the earliest detection of a West Nile virus-carrying mosquito since testing began in 2000. The infected mosquito was found May 3 in Berks County. Typically, the state’s first West Nile virus-carrying mosquito is found in mid-June. Lehigh County was designated a hot zone for West Nile virus last September. The county has 14 insect or animal samples that have tested positive for the …
Friday, June 22, 2012
West Nile coordinator says Lehigh County prevention work centers on cleaning up mosquito breeding grounds, not spraying.
Lehigh County efforts to reduce the risk of people contracting West Nile Virus center on eliminating certain mosquito breeding grounds, rather than spraying to eradicate the insects, the county coordinator said. Last week, the state Department of Environmental Protection announced that a mosquito found in Upper Macungie tested positive for West Nile Virus. The state has issued similar reports about mosquitoes found in South Whitehall and Upper Saucon. Louise Bugbee, West Nile coordinator for Lehigh County, said the county is concentrating on trapping and testing certain mosquitoes and trying to make it more difficult for them to breed. The county has no spraying scheduled. "We have certain thresholds that we have to meet before we spray…
SWT Resident
9:20 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
I had heard rumors about this Big Blue on wheels in SWT. Now I KNOW where the extra $$$ that will be collected in 2013 in trash/recycling fees will be going....commissioners "slush fund" spending. Or should we call it ass-kissing for a few people in the township that have a wish list...and good connections? The actual cost of the trash increase is $63,000 yet our trash and recycling went up 20% … more ›