East Penn News

Community forum for Upper Saucon Township seeks long needed third communal space

Beer is a year-round reward but in the fall, special flavors make for heartier nectar at Shangy's in Emmaus.

Paired with the return of the borough's Fall Festival, a local councilman took the lead on bringing the vision of a new, bigger Halloween parade to life. The weekend will include food trucks, floats, festivities and, of course, candy.

The Kindness Project expands into the Poconos as foster families need more resources to take in children. The non-profit offers free living essentials to kids in foster care.

Tommy ultimately delighted in recycling some belongings to others who could use them in 'The Boy Who Never Threw Anything Out."

A volunteer group of local mothers set out to revive the annual parade with a new celebration set to take place at the Macungie Memorial Park along with it

Moravian history and spooky anecdotes from the past are given a spotlight on this hour-and-a-half walk through Emmaus' past and present to usher in the Halloween season

The 10th annual Luncheon with the Authors, a fundraiser of Society of the Arts – the nonprofit organization supporting the Allentown Art Museum, was held Thursday at Lehigh Country Club in Lower Macungie Township.

Students from Emmaus High School's broadcast studio & film production program created a nine-minute short film selected for the All-American High School Film Festival

A tractor trailer truck helped herd a group of about a dozen escaped goats safely back home in Macungie last week.

The East Penn School Board approved changes to the middle school calendar as recommended by teachers and administrators.

The 2023 Alburtis Community Days, a sprawling event of activities and live music, is set to take place at the Alburtis Area Community Center on Saturday, driven by the community center's new board

The East Penn School Board gave final approval to its 2023-24 budget and set a tax rate lower than initial projections. The new budget retains administrative priorities such as 7 reading interventionists and 6 learning support staffers.

The Macungie Diner will be opening Monday, according to a message from its Facebook page

The Borough of Emmaus Planning Commission received updates on projects, including the long-delayed Turkey Hill reconstruction on the corner on Chestnut and 6th Street as plans for a new car wash move forward.

Humorist and best-selling author David Sedaris will make a local tour stop on Tuesday for his new essay collection "Happy-Go-Lucky" at The End bookstore in South Whitehall Township.

The juvenile charged appeared Thursday in juvenile court and admitted to the allegations involving the tampering of food products with sewing needles at the Lower Macungie Township Giant supermarket

The Emmaus Arts Commission's Paint-A-Hydrant program has now given a new artistic life to nearly 80 hydrants throughout the Borough of Emmaus

Nearly three dozen residents attended the May 25 meeting to hear about current grant-funded plans to redo sidewalks in sinking and poor conditions on Lockridge Lane, East Second Street and Roberts Street. The grant-funded project will make the sidewalks ADA compliant.

Several Lehigh Valley high school performing arts students took home Freddy Awards at the ceremony held Thursday, May 25 at the State Theatre Center for the Arts in Easton.

East Penn Superintendent Kristen Campbell has been approved for a five year term under a new contract with a $187,000 salary

The two slates of candidates in the hotly contested East Penn school board race will appear on the November ballot .