Jim Thorpe NewsLocal news for Jim Thorpe, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Carbon Co. - Road work- July 5, 2008 PennDOT reports lane restrictions on the following roads in Carbon County: Hatchery Road in Penn Forest and Lower Towamensing townships, between Beltzville Drive and Route 903, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 27-July ...http://www.topix.net/city/jim-thorpe-pa/2008/07/carbon-co-road-work?fromrss=1 Carbon officials up in the air about gondola proposal- July 3, 2008 A proposed gondola cable car system from downtown Jim Thorpe to the Flagstaff Mountain Resort, which Wednesday received a $50,000 state grant to study its feasibility, drew criticism Thursday from Carbon County commissioners, who said they didn't know about it and wondered if it would use county property.All three commissioners said at their meeting they were concerned that Flagstaff Resort Land Holdings Ltd. didn't approach them first to find out if the gondola would be a good idea, especially.http://www.topix.net/city/jim-thorpe-pa/2008/07/carbon-officials-up-in-the-air-about-gondo... Jim Thorpe Area budget raises property tax 3.3%- July 1, 2008 After voting to sell district-owned buses, Jim Thorpe Area school directors Monday narrowly approved a final budget with a 3.3 percent tax increase.http://www.topix.net/city/jim-thorpe-pa/2008/07/jim-thorpe-area-budget-raises-property-tax... DUI charges dropped in fatal Carbon County crash- July 1, 2008 When state police charged a Jim Thorpe man with causing a fatal crash last year because he was driving under the influence of marijuana, he faced a three- to six-year prison term.http://www.topix.net/city/jim-thorpe-pa/2008/07/dui-charges-dropped-in-fatal-carbon-county... Thorpe man pleads guilty in church arson- July 1, 2008 A Jim Thorpe man who testified he told bar patrons he was the devil before breaking into a Carbon County church that his cousin set on fire pleaded guilty Thursday to arson and related charges.John Petrovich in county court admitted his role in the Nov. 4, 2006, fire that destroyed Christ Lutheran Church in Penn Forest Township.But his cousin, Andrew Griffith, may never face court action.Griffith was badly hurt in a car crash in September while he was free on bail. His lawyer, Stephen P....http://www.topix.net/city/jim-thorpe-pa/2008/06/thorpe-man-pleads-guilty-in-church-arson?f... |