Lansford NewsLocal news for Lansford, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Police: Robber at Tamaqua pharmacy sought narcotic- June 27, 2008 A robber who ordered employees at Shafer's Pharmacy in downtown Tamaqua to get on the floor yesterday wanted only one thing -- oxycodone.http://www.topix.net/city/lansford-pa/2008/06/police-robber-at-tamaqua-pharmacy-sought-nar... Carbon Co. - Road work- June 23, 2008 PennDOT reports lane restrictions on the following roads in Carbon County: Blakeslee Boulevard in Mahoning Township, between Mill Road and Freddricks Grove Road, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 23-27. Lake Drive in ...http://www.topix.net/city/lansford-pa/2008/06/carbon-co-road-work?fromrss=1 Bid to block school sale fails- June 20, 2008 Another attempt by Lansford Borough Council to block Panther Valley School District from selling its former Panther Valley Middle School failed last week when four members voted against the move.http://www.topix.net/city/lansford-pa/2008/06/bid-to-block-school-sale-fails?fromrss=1 Childhood memories for sale- June 18, 2008 The massive old Panther Valley Middle School on Bertsch Street in Lansford has the musty, dusty smell of long-unused buildings. It's dim inside, and footsteps echo along the littered hallway.In what was once a cafeteria, more than a dozen long tables rear up on two legs in a conga line. Old metal filing cabinets huddle in a corner, and three large, commercial copy machines -- their cords laid loosely on their tops -- wait by a wall.In the hallway, a row of slightly dented, salmon-colored...http://www.topix.net/city/lansford-pa/2008/06/childhood-memories-for-sale?fromrss=1 Sink hole closed Route 209 in Lansford- June 11, 2008 Route 209 in Lansford was closed Saturday night when a sink hole opened at 227 E. Patterson St., officials said.http://www.topix.net/city/lansford-pa/2008/06/sink-hole-closed-route-209-in-lansford?fromr... Plans would unclog Rt. 309- June 9, 2008 By MIA LIGHT Staff Writer The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation recently unveiled three possible solutions to alleviate traffic congestion on Route 309 as it passes through Tamaqua.http://www.topix.net/city/lansford-pa/2008/06/plans-would-unclog-rt-309?fromrss=1 Sewer project to cost $2.2 million- June 5, 2008 A long-awaited sewer separation project in Lansford will cost nearly $2.2 million, but some of that may be covered by a state grant to be announced today.http://www.topix.net/city/lansford-pa/2008/06/sewer-project-to-cost-2-2-million?fromrss=1 Diocese releases list of parish closings, priest reassignments- June 2, 2008 Parishioners who didn't get the word last night at Masses learned this morning whether their Catholic churches would close, consolidate or be spared from the Allentown Diocese restructuring plan.http://www.topix.net/city/lansford-pa/2008/06/diocese-releases-list-of-parish-closings-pri... |