Emmaus NewsLocal news for Emmaus, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Hot-rod tractor's final drag- July 20, 2008 A Richland Township landmark has been stolen! Joseph Trapp's flame-painted garden tractor was taken from the corner by his 301 N. Mine Road home this week, dragged along with the stump to which it was long ...http://www.topix.net/city/emmaus-pa/2008/07/hot-rod-tractors-final-drag?fromrss=1 Citizens clicking on cob Webs- July 18, 2008 Want to check what's happening in your township or boroughProceed with caution if you click on a municipal Web site -- you may be looking at a historical document.Go to Lower Nazareth's calendar, for example, and you'll see what's happening -- in 2005. Portland's site lists as one of its councilmen Leonard Bucci, who died in 2006. Lehighton posts public meetings from 2005, community events from 2007 and a ''new'' power substation project ''scheduled to go online some time in June of 2002.''http://www.topix.net/city/emmaus-pa/2008/07/citizens-clicking-on-cob-webs?fromrss=1 King of Beers sells out- July 16, 2008 LEADING BRANDS Anheuser-Busch Cos. will be sold to InBev of Belgium for $52 billion, creating the world's largest brewer.http://www.topix.net/city/emmaus-pa/2008/07/king-of-beers-sells-out?fromrss=1 Driving an electric future- July 14, 2008 Standing proudly in front of a shiny blue, custom-built Renault R10, a top official at Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. shared a vision.''Clean and quiet operation, a lack of exhaust fumes, low maintenance costs and simplicity of design,'' said Brooke R. Hartman, vice president of division operations, ''are a few of the many reasons we feel electric cars will be commonplace in America's cities in the years ahead.''Hartman made that bold assertion in Allentown.In 1967.So maybe he was a few...http://www.topix.net/city/emmaus-pa/2008/07/driving-an-electric-future?fromrss=1 Shopping Scout - May 30, 2008- July 12, 2008 FOUND Bunk beds: Sharon of Easton has a ''barely'' used Ikea bunk bed set she is willing to sell to Matt of Allentown.http://www.topix.net/city/emmaus-pa/2008/07/shopping-scout-may-30-2008?fromrss=1 Police Blotter- July 10, 2008 EMMAUS Arrest -- Cesar Alcantar, 28, no address given; driving under the influence of alcohol; June 22 in 400 block of State Road; processed at Lehigh County Central Booking Center and committed to Lehigh ...http://www.topix.net/city/emmaus-pa/2008/07/police-blotter?fromrss=1 Emmaus cements second sidewalk ordinance- July 8, 2008 More than 100 residents could be forced to shell out thousands to install sidewalks under an ordinance approved Monday by Emmaus Borough Council.While Mayor Winfield Iobst said he will veto the ordinance, which passed 5-2, council has enough support -- two-thirds board approval -- to override that veto.The ordinance replaces a similar law passed in 2005 that Lehigh County Court declared deeply flawed because it did not contain specific provisions for the exemption process. The appeals process...http://www.topix.net/city/emmaus-pa/2008/07/emmaus-cements-second-sidewalk-ordinance?fromr... Gas mileage a key to home sales- July 7, 2008 Did $4-a-gallon gas prompt Scott and Abigail Pasterski to put a for-sale sign on their home in Topton and buy another closer to his work in Wescosville and their church in Emmaus, where they go as many as four ...http://www.topix.net/city/emmaus-pa/2008/07/gas-mileage-a-key-to-home-sales?fromrss=1 Happy Independence Day- July 5, 2008 Yeah, yeah, it's a day early. But seriously, who's actually getting any work done today Well, we are, here at RW headquarters in Emmaus, Pa.http://www.topix.net/city/emmaus-pa/2008/07/happy-independence-day?fromrss=1 Recipe Exchange - July 2, 2008- July 5, 2008 When you have a recipe to contribute, please provide your name, address and daytime phone number.http://www.topix.net/city/emmaus-pa/2008/07/recipe-exchange-july-2-2008?fromrss=1 |