The East Penn Township Supervisors plan to provide answers for residents who raised questions about a proposal to use treated sewage sludge on a farm in the township.
The supervisors are holding a spe...
Resident after resident filed into the Lower Towamensing Township municipal building Tuesday evening for a Zoning Hearing Board meeting about a proposed meat processing facility. More chairs were pull...
The East Penn Township supervisors are gearing up for a legal battle to prevent the use of treated sewage sludge on a farm in the township.
Residents have come out in force since the Synagro Inc. prop...
A plan to use treated sewage sludge, known as biosolids, as fertilizer on an East Penn Township farm has been put on hold until at least July, as a court injunction remains in effect.
The East Penn T...
State Rep. Jerry Knowles, R-Schuylkill, believes that townships should have more of a say when farmers want to use treated sewage sludge, aka biosolids, as fertilizer.
Knowles, who says he sides with ...
A farmer’s plan to use treated sewage sludge, aka biosolids, as fertilizer in East Penn Township will be put on hold at least through the end of the year as a legal battle unfolds in county court.
At...
Polk Township supervisors briefly discussed the possibility of biosolids being used on farmland in the west end of the township Monday evening.
“It’s a DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) is...
Due to low inventory, a longtime tree farm in Tamaqua has announced it won’t be open for retail sales this holiday season.
Graver’s Tree Farm, located at 841 Dairy Road, will be closed for the 2018 ho...
When it comes time to cook the turkey, don’t let salmonella spoil your Thanksgiving.
Follow these recommendations by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control a...
A case to decide whether an East Penn Township farmer can use treated sewage sludge aka biosolids as fertilizer was back in court Friday.
Meanwhile, an injunction remains in place blocking farmer Den...