Bowmanstown NewsLocal news for Bowmanstown, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Shopping Scout - May 30, 2008- May 31, 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/bowmanstown-pa/2008/05/shopping-scout-may-30-2008?fromrss=1 Plans for trash station criticized- May 25, 2008 Angry Bowmanstown residents questioned plans for a garbage and recycling station Wednesday that a developer hopes to build on the site of a former paint manufacturing plant in the borough.A standing-room-only crowd of nearly 100 filled the borough's fire hall for the board of zoning appeals hearing, which had been moved from borough hall to accommodate the crowd. All of the questioners were critical of the plans proposed by East Penn Township developer Duane Schleicher for the 12-acre complex...http://www.topix.net/city/bowmanstown-pa/2008/05/plans-for-trash-station-criticized?fromrs... Bowmanstown 2 Women Used Fake $100 Bill To Pay At Diner, Police Say- May 23, 2008 A pair of Allentown residents were charged with fraud and counterfeiting after they used a phony $100 bill to pay for food at Bowmanstown Diner in Carbon County, said state police at Lehighton.http://www.topix.net/city/bowmanstown-pa/2008/05/bowmanstown-2-women-used-fake-100-bill-to... East Penn to get engineering a la carte- May 21, 2008 East Penn Township supervisors, who decided at a reorganization meeting in January that retaining its full-time township engineer was too expensive, have voted to hire an engineer on an as-needed basis.http://www.topix.net/city/bowmanstown-pa/2008/05/east-penn-to-get-engineering-a-la-carte?f... Sunday's Heart to Heart Gospel to aid food bank- May 19, 2008 The Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network is hosting a Heart to Heart Gospel Concert on Sunday at Effort United Methodist Church to benefit the food bank. via Pocono Recordhttp://www.topix.net/city/bowmanstown-pa/2008/05/sundays-heart-to-heart-gospel-to-aid-food... Overflow expected at trash meeting- May 17, 2008 Bowmanstown officials are expecting such a large turnout for a zoning hearing for a garbage and recycling transfer station that they have moved the meeting to larger quarters. via The Morning Callhttp://www.topix.net/city/bowmanstown-pa/2008/05/overflow-expected-at-trash-meeting?fromrs... In Your Town Lehighton area- May 15, 2008 AN ADULT NATURE WALK will be held 9-10:30 a.m. today at Monroe County Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Hamilton Township. via The Morning Callhttp://www.topix.net/city/bowmanstown-pa/2008/05/in-your-town-lehighton-area?fromrss=1 Borough fuming over trash station- May 7, 2008 A developer who in fall proposed putting a strip mall in a former paint pigment plant along Route 248 in Carbon County now proposes putting a garbage and recycling transfer station there. via The Morning Callhttp://www.topix.net/city/bowmanstown-pa/2008/05/borough-fuming-over-trash-station?fromrss... Winemaker: Making your own isn't hard, if you're willing to experiment- May 4, 2008 "There was nothing. So, making wine seemed like a good thing to do." For the past 25 years, Barbara Eastland of Bowmanstown has been bottling a wide variety of homemade wines. via Pocono Recordhttp://www.topix.net/city/bowmanstown-pa/2008/05/winemaker-making-your-own-isnt-hard-if-yo... No burning ban for borough- May 2, 2008 Despite dry weather that has contributed to brush fires in neighboring municipalities, Bowmanstown's mayor says he won't enact a burning ban in the borough because there's no way to enforce it. via The Morning Callhttp://www.topix.net/city/bowmanstown-pa/2008/05/no-burning-ban-for-borough?fromrss=1 |