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Major transformation set for former school in Carbon County
WEATHERLY, Pa. — Perched on the hill overlooking the borough of Weatherly, you can't help but notice the Mrs. Charles M. Schwab School. "As you come into town, it's an icon; you know it's the feature of the town," said Weatherly Borough Manager Harold Pudliner,. The school on the...
Northampton, Salisbury boy's and Bethlehem Catholic girl's open play with win's
ALLENTOWN, Pa - The A-town Throwdown continued Friday night with more pool play. Teams still vying for their positioning in this weekends tournament. In the 7 PM window Northampton would hang on for a 42-37 win over Downingtown West to open their play with a win. Both teams trading blows...
Pa. officials highlight state investment in afterschool programs
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Pennsylvania officials want to help kids make the most of their time spent outside school. Lt. Gov. Austin Davis joined local leaders at the Boys & Girls Club of Allentown on Friday to highlight a new program. It's called BOOST, which stands for Building Opportunity through Out-of-School...
Northampton School Board receives additional $1.5M in state funding
The Northampton School Board met Monday, July 15 with a brief agenda. At the beginning of the meeting, Superintendent Joseph Kovalchik announced that the state budget was officially approved after Governor Josh Shapiro signed off on the budget on July 11. Kovalchik stated that the district will be receiving approximately...
LCTI student honored at SkillsUSA championship
Brayden T. Arnold, of Slatington, a student at Lehigh Career and Technical Institute, Schnecksville, was awarded the high school gold medal in Motorcycle Service Technology at the 2024 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Atlanta, June 26-27. The SkillsUSA Championships is the largest skill competition in the world and covers 1.79 million...
School board honors girls wrestling coach
Parkland School Board directors began their May meeting with recognition of Anthony Shave as Pennsylvania’s Girls Wrestling Coach of the Year. “We had a tremendous inaugural season,” High school Principal Nathan Davidson told the board. Shave guided the high school team to league, district and regional championships. He...
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