Doug Brown

April, May and June fly by. The first half of April, most of us suffer the angst that goes with income tax preparation. It is also the month I lost my husband, John A. “Buck” DePaoli. Two other beloved Holtville folks died in the same 24-...

Emmaus girls basketball coach Bill Dunn understands there's more to life than winning games and hanging championship banners. As the pastor of young adults at Faith Church in Allentown, Dunn preaches the importance of things beyond the X's and O's of...

Pop-rock band SafetySuit’s show Sunday at Penn’s Peak near Jim Thorpe suffered the same course as the pop-rock quartet’s career. And it showed the same promise, as well. SafetySuit singer Doug Brown at Penn's Peak on Sunday Photos by...

Junior linebacker Tayon Blockmon from Venice has been selected the player of the year from the Western League. The offensive player of the years were junior quarterback Alexander Diamont of Venice and junior running back Alijah Lee of Venice. The......

Burbank police are looking into claims by a man who said he was shot in the hand on the Golden State Freeway near Bob Hope Airport, an incident investigators say they believe happened elsewhere....

On Saturday night I emceed the third annual Lehigh Valley Sports Hall of Fame banquet at the Northampton Community Center. Amazingly we had four special speeches and did more than 20 HOF presentations in an hour and a half. Some people may think I did the...

Lower Macungie Township commissioners were asked last week to drop their appeal of a Lehigh County County court ruling that declared invalid zoning changes made to accommodate David Jaindl's development plans in the western part of the township. "Any...

David Jaindl said he couldn't resist a chance to speak up. Days after Lower Macungie's zoning board dismissed a challenge of zoning changes that benefited him, the turkey farmer and developer took the microphone at a Board of Commissioners meeting,...

Lower Macungie Commissioner Joe Pugliese will be wrapping up his two-year term on the board at the end of the month. He took the opportunity to thank voters for electing him at the board's most recent meeting. "I want to thank the citizens for giving me...

Lower Macungie Township Commissioner Joseph Pugliese and Zoning Officer James Lancsek were honored by the board Thursday for their service to the township. Both are leaving their posts at the end of 2011. Commissioners presented Pugliese and Lancsek...

Lower Macungie has received applications from 46 people interested in taking over as the township's next zoning officer. Commissioner Doug Brown said his board's zoning and planning committee will begin interviewing candidates this week. He said the...

We've gotten word that at least three people will be running this year for two open seats on the Lower Macungie Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Republican Doug Brown has confirmed he'll seek re-election. Fellow incumbent Joe Pugliese, also a Republican,...