With an Express-Times and Patch.com reporter in attendance at last nights West Easton Council Meeting, resident Tricia Mezzacappa vowed that she “would be the council’s worst enemy.”
Upset at what she referred to as, “being treated like a radioactive piece of dog crap” by the borough, during the public comment portion of the meeting, she made claims of being prevented access to the Municipal Building and an inability to pay her sewer fees. Continue reading
West Easton Residents were informed tonight that there is still work to be done in getting state approval for the planned police force. Continue reading
“Social Security won’t be there for me. ”
I used to say that in my thirties and forties, not long after I learned that the government raised my retirement age from 65 to almost 67 in a change to Social Security that took affect in 1983. That was also before I understood what benefits are provided by the Social Security System and the fact that the government can’t allow Social Security to fail. Not entirely, anyway. They can only muck it up, like everything else they tamper with. Continue reading
For those of us who live in Northampton County, we don’t hear a lot of news about fracking being used in the oil and gas industry. That’s because most of the fracking being done in Pennsylvania is taking place in its western and northern counties.
For those unfamiliar with “fracking,” other than it being used as an expletive that replaced the F-bomb word on a science fiction series years ago, fracking is far more than a curse word. Although, using it as such in relation to how it is affecting our ecology and health is appropriate. Continue reading
Every once in awhile you come across a news article that is just obviously waiting for jokes, even though it is intended to be serious.
Today’s The Express-Times story about a massage parlor located at 202 Village, Stones Crossing, had numerous comments being left on their website, Lehigh Valley Live. It wasn’t only the picture provided by Palmer Police that accompanied the story, but also the players involved in it that brought forth comments from readers. Continue reading
West Easton residents should set some time aside on the evening of December 23rd in order to attend the 2nd West Easton council meeting this month.
The meeting will cover not only the budget for the coming year, but the status of the planned police force, among the other items on the agenda. Continue reading
