Lehigh Carbon Community College

Lehigh Carbon Community College will be offering education opportunities to assist those who have been laid off due to the recent downturn in the economy. Applicants are eligible for a tuition-free semester of 12 college credits, but will still be...

SPECIAL EVENTS Friday -- Open House and Baking Contest Finals -- Sagra Cooking, 305 Village at Stones Crossing, Easton, 1-4 p.m. Winners announced at 3:30; 610-438-4838; http://www.sagracooking.com . Friday -- Holiday Beer Dinner -- The Farmhouse,...

A builder is proposing turning a former store in Tamaqua into 13 housing units for students at Lehigh Carbon Community College's branch in the borough. LCCC has no official housing at its main campus in Schnecksville nor at any of its branch campuses,...

Mel Moyer III learned how to be an organizer out of necessity. He played soccer at Central Catholic for three years in the early 1990s but, when his family moved to Slatington before his senior year, he enrolled at Northern Lehigh -- where there was no...

Open enrollment for Part D prescription drug plans has begun and continues through Dec. 31. Medicare recipients may choose from the following locations: ALLENTOWN Catholic Charities, 530 Union Blvd.: weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays. For an...

Open enrollment for Medicare prescription drug plans begins Saturday. The Carbon County Area Agency on Aging can help individuals who need assistance comparing or enrolling in a Medicare prescription drug plan for 2009. Appointments are required, as the...

Now that election season has ended and people have begun to look at the work that lies ahead for state policymakers in 2009, it is necessary for the Lehigh Valley to take a look back, once more, on the monumental achievement for public education in the...

Medicare beneficiaries are being warned they could face "substantial changes" in premiums and the types of drugs covered by their plans next year. Among the top 10 drug plans in terms of enrollment, the average monthly premium will increase anywhere from...

It should be a little easier for Lehigh Valley IronPigs fans not at Coca-Cola Park to listen to the Triple-A team's games next summer. The team and Nassau Broadcasting announced a three-year deal Tuesday that makes WTKZ-1320 and WEEX-1230, the region's...

SPECIAL EVENTS Today -- Cooking Demonstration -- The Springtown Farmers Market, Springtown Firehouse, 3010 Route 412; cooking demonstration with Pat Bowersock 4-7 p.m. Saturday -- One Ale of a Night -- WDIY 88.1 FM presents wine and beer tastings with...

SPECIAL EVENTS Today -- Potluck Dinner meeting -- Lehigh Valley Vegetarians, 6 p.m., Quaker Meeting House, Route 512, Hanover Township, Northampton County. ''My Latest Food Discoveries'' is the topic. 610-709-8984. Thursday -- Harvest Tasting Stroll --...

SPECIAL EVENTS Thursday -- Cooking Demonstration -- Trexler-Haines, 6635 Tilghman St., Upper Macungie Township, will present showroom Chef Diane Drabinsky 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Reservations, 877-873-9537, ext. 1120. Thursday -- Autumn Dinner --...