Macungie NewsLocal news for Macungie, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Judge cuts lawsuit penalty- July 9, 2008 A judge has reduced the amount of money Lehigh County Authority can seek from Lower Macungie to make up for the sewer funds a former township official was accused of stealing.In a lawsuit, the authority had demanded that Lower Macungie pay more than $350,000, including $159,000 in penalties. But Lehigh County Judge Carol McGinley has dismissed the punitive part of the claim.McGinley left in play $195,000, the authority's claimed share of $2.5 million in sewer fees allegedly stolen by Margaret...http://www.topix.net/city/macungie-pa/2008/07/judge-cuts-lawsuit-penalty?fromrss=1 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/macungie-pa/2008/07/gas-mileage-a-key-to-home-sales?fromrss=1 Lehigh Co. - Road work- July 5, 2008 PennDOT reports lane restrictions on the following roads in Lehigh County: Indian Creek Road in Lower Macungie Township, between Brookside Road and Route 100, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 30-July 3 for brush ...http://www.topix.net/city/macungie-pa/2008/07/lehigh-co-road-work?fromrss=1 Samuel Adams begins distribution in Upper Macungie Twp.- July 3, 2008 Boston Beer began Samuel Adams bottle production and distribution at its Pennsylvania Brewery in Upper Macungie Township on Thursday morning, a spokeswoman said.http://www.topix.net/city/macungie-pa/2008/07/samuel-adams-begins-distribution-in-upper-ma... Townships may be charged for state police- July 3, 2008 Lower Macungie officials for years have argued they've been able to spare residents a municipal property tax in part by relying on state police to patrol township roads.But state police coverage would cost Lower Macungie nearly $2 million a year and North Whitehall nearly $1.5 million if a western Pennsylvania lawmaker gets his way.Contending that those townships and others have been pushing their expenses onto the rest of the state, Rep. John E. Pallone, D-Westmoreland, is proposing a bill...http://www.topix.net/city/macungie-pa/2008/07/townships-may-be-charged-for-state-police?fr... DA Martin: Driver's drinking not a legal factor in teacher's death- July 2, 2008 Lehigh County DA Jim Martin and South Whitehall Township Police Department announce results of investigation into death of John S. Toggas, a Parkland teacher struck and killed by a vehicle while walking on ...http://www.topix.net/city/macungie-pa/2008/07/da-martin-drivers-drinking-not-a-legal-facto... Lower Macungie Twp. Police Seek Information On Golf Course Theft- July 2, 2008 State police at Fogelsville are asking for the public's help to find the person who stole flags, poles and a sprinkler system from the Shepherd Hills Golf Club at 1160 S. Krocks Road in Lower Macungie Township ...http://www.topix.net/city/macungie-pa/2008/07/lower-macungie-twp-police-seek-information-o... She'LL Tell Scientists to Step Up Research Her fight has all the write stuff- July 1, 2008 LEXI IN THE SPOTLIGHT Lexi Miletto, 13, of Lower Macungie Township will speak at the gala dinner Friday for the International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma in Washington, D.C. Her speech will focus on the ...http://www.topix.net/city/macungie-pa/2008/07/shell-tell-scientists-to-step-up-research-he... Bethlehem: Teens Charged In String Of Burglaries, Thefts- July 1, 2008 Two juveniles were arrested Thursday afternoon and police are searching for a third in a string of burglaries and thefts.http://www.topix.net/city/macungie-pa/2008/07/bethlehem-teens-charged-in-string-of-burglar... Upper & Lower Macungie twps. - Butz Road closed- July 1, 2008 PennDOT reports Butz Road in Upper and Lower Macungie townships, between Mertztown and Brookdale roads, will be closed June 16-July 11 for water and sewer line installations for a housing development.http://www.topix.net/city/macungie-pa/2008/06/upper-lower-macungie-twps-butz-road-closed?f... |