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New ‘Warehouse Valley’ exhibit shows how the Lehigh Valley has grown
The painting of the view from Paxinosa Ridge features plenty of vibrant colors with fields of green, yellow and blue and mountains in the distance. That’s what Forks Township looked like to Vivian Fishbone, who put that vista on canvas in 1967. At the Sigal Museum’s Chrin Gallery, that painting has been hung next to a contemporary photograph from the same vantage point. The photo, taken by ...
Forks Township looks for new ways to protect dwindling farmland
In an effort to save farmland in in fast-growing Forks Township, new housing developments should be built in tightly packed clusters, a recent study recommended. Forks Township has been working with consultant Environmental Planning and Design of Pittsburgh to develop a strategy to handle growth management, preserve open space and protect prime agricultural soil.
Lehigh Valley cement plant seeks rail delivery of its hazmat fuel. Public hearing is set.
A cement manufacturer in Northampton County seeks state approval to begin shipments by rail rather than truck of the hazardous waste it burns as fuel in its kiln. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is holding a public hearing later this month in Bethlehem to accept comment on the hazardous waste permit renewal application and draft permit associated with the proposal at Keystone Cement Co., 6507 Nor Bath Blvd. in East Allen Township.
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