The Lynn Township offices were closed on Black Friday. The road crew was off. The Transfer Station/Recycling Center was also closed. 
Here's wishing the taxpayers of Lynn Township a Happy Thanksgiving, from your friendly Pennsylvania Office of Unemployment Compensation! And you want our Government to run health care? 23076459 Unemployment Amount Due PS: See amount due box! [...] 
Months after the Lehigh County Humane Society called proponents of no-kill shelters “radical animal rights zealots” and accused them of physical attack on their premises, animal cruelty and conspiracy, the Lehigh County Humane Society formally declared war on its no-kill competitors. 
Lehigh County's posted election results do not include write candidates and the Morning Call's local coverage is spotty. The Call shows Lynn's write-in candidate for Supervisor, Mike Dietrich, received 60 votes, which would be correct if one only counted the' [...] 
I was forwarded a copy of the last minute mailer in support of Jeanne McNeill's run for Commissioner and I wrote to fellow bloggers, 
In upholding a sentence against a defendant who rescued an abused dog from its owner, the Pennsylvania Superior Court opined flatly . . . 
The Morning Call newpaper reports the death of Axel, Allentown's K9 police dog who died at 8 years of age from cancer. A full video can be found here. 
Stokesay Castle, Reading Pa, the former residence built by my grandfather, George Baer Heister, closed its doors in 2007. 
Responding to criticism about the County’s budget problems, the local Republican Committee briefly excommunicated Ken Petrini from their facebook fan club. 
Within a short time after my last post, I learned from outside sources, the Morning Call photograph for commissioner, Tom Creighton, is really a photograph of Tom's father, also Tom Creighton, a current State Representative for the 
I often wondered: who is the real Thomas C. Creighton, member of the Board of Supervisors and candidate for Lehigh County Commissioner.
After a string of fatal accidents, residents demanded action to correct the fatal intersection at State Route 100 & Kernsville Rd/Clausville Rd. To wit, residents got a yellow blinking light. Oh Joy!
At last month’s Township meeting, Chairman Delong admonished, "there are too many rumors in the township" Kermit DeLong asked residents to come in and confirm information with the staff at the township before spreading rumors. 
This week Yours Truly reached a new milestone. The new high? I now have three, count-em, yes three stalkers! 
For you conspiracy theorists out there, or those who simply have trouble sleeping, the following new links may cure your ilk:
The FUJIMO Summer Nationals are on this weekend at the Kempton Community Recreation Center. I can hear the motors racing from my home nearly two miles away! Even my palms are sweaty! Well, they would be if the weren't full of grease! 
The Northwestern Press published an expose two weeks back on Lynn Township Supervisor Tom Creighton, who apparently accepted a $500 campaign contribution from the Township's engineer. The contribution came while the engineer's firm was being considered for replacement. The article [...] 
Some time ago I noted this battle between Cromwell Township and the Department of Environmental Protection. At issue was the Township’s failure to proceed with its approved Act 537 Sewage Facilities Plan. 
In the aftermath of a primary election loss by 13 votes, the prospect of a possible democratic victory for Mel Charles, or the daunting task of managing a write-in campaign for the upcoming general election, prodevelopment advocates in the village of New Tripoli [...] 
From llama sheering, missing steers and groundhogs that love cauliflower, I suck at farming. But my chickens are extra tender thanks to Greta, our 16 week old German Shepherd puppy. 
Appearing before the Board of Supervisors in May, Aural Arndt of the Lehigh County Authority cited local control, economies of scale, it's AA credit rating and in-house expertise as advantages over self operation of our Township sewer plant.
The above post card was circulated at Lehigh Carbon Technical Institute (High School Vo-tech for the uninitiated). 
The Republican nomination for supervisor in North Whitehall Township was a notable election, in part, because of the controversy surrounding the proposed Wal-mart in Schnecksville. New commer Jerry Joseph, known for his advocacy against the proposed Wal-mart, ran against long time [...] 
Without fanfare, Lehigh County unveiled its new website today. Minor observations: employment opportunities are now removed from the main page. (Lehigh County is still hiring!) The nifty alphabetical shortcut in the former site index is now gone. 
Reports of a tractor trailer fire, dare I say, explosion along the eastbound lanes of Route 78 near route 100, reported vehicle fire with hazmat in Upper Macungie Township, Emergency responders are traveling west in the eastbound lanes near the incident. Scanner is going nuts! More [...] 
Barely two weeks ago, the Supervisors unanimously voted to lay off one of its most senior employees. The move was an effort to balance a widening budget deficit made worse by the stifling economy. 
Fast approaching is the annual convention for the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors, or PSATS, the quasi- political lobbying group funded in part by your tax dollars. 
With minor consternation from some, I've posted recorded meeting tapes of the Lynn Township Board of Supervisors Meetings and Lynn Township Sewer Authority Meetings here. I'm a Township supervisor, but I also ran on a platform of Open Government, so I always had a vested interest. [...] 
A vicious polar bear was dejected from Eckville by a Township posse after a reported mauling whereby one Eckvillian was seriously injured. 
This years annual meeting of the Lynn Township Board of Supervisors caused no one to stomp out the room as in years past. Nonetheless, there were some surprises and a few minor controversies. 
This summer, I lost my steer. It probably ended up in some neighbor's freezer. That used to be a bummer, but today, my lost steer might actually be a good thing. One less head of cattle for the Government to tax under 
The above front page above-the-fold headline from the October 14, 2004 paper edition of the Northwestern Press reads Lynn Township board deals with intersection issue The article said . . . 
The left hand photo depicts the Office of State Representative Carl Mantz. The sign on the office door said "Closed for the Season". 
Some time ago, I proffered the idea of a Traffic Capital Improvements Plan, which is one way to deal with dangerous streets, worsening traffic and the cost to improve them. 
Last week I wrote about skateboarders, well the few of them that damaged tables in Ontelaunee Park. 
The Internet has its faults. Sometime it truly sucks! At the same time, it sometimes draws us closer together. Today it helped me connect with my ancestors. 
Previously I failed to comment on the State Ethics Decision against a former Lynn Township supervisor except to say that most of the news is old, and to explain why the Township voted not to employ working Supervisors and should [...] 
Not to be confused with the Log Cabin Republicans, the Lehigh County Log Cabin Trail Committee announced the Lehigh County Log Cabin Trail, portions of which are actually drive-thru. 
Upper Saucon’s referendum on farmland preservation ultimately failed by 33 votes after original reports had the measure passing by 6 votes. One criticism of the measure which called for a quarter percent increase in Earned Income Tax, no sunset provision. 
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Lost dog in the neighborhood. No, not mine! Lets hope 
