Sunday, May 19, 2013
Here's what you need to know about Tuesday's primary election in Upper Macungie Township.
Tuesday, May 21 is primary election day in Pennsylvania. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Poll Problems? Contact the Lehigh County voter registration office at 610-782-3194. How to Use Touch Screen Voting Machines Upper Macungie Races (click on the link for information on candidates) Lehigh County Races Voter ID According to Lehigh County Voter Registration: Polling places
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Incumbent Percy Dougherty faces a challenge from Scott Aquila for the Republican nomination to a Lehigh County commissioner seat in a District that includes South Whitehall, Upper Macungie, Lower Macungie and Alburtis.
Incumbent Lehigh County Commissioner Percy Dougherty faces a challenge from Scott Aquila for the Republican nomination for the board's District 2 seat. The primary is Tuesday. District 2 includes South Whitehall, Lower Macungie, Upper Macungie and Alburtis. Patch sent a questionnaire to Dougherty and Aquila and is posting their replies in their entirety. Click on the name of the candidate to read his information, including educational and family background as well as each candidate's vision for the county, qualifications and priorities. Percy Dougherty Scott Aquila The winner of the Republican primary will square off in the November general election against the likely Democratic nominee, Susan Ellis Wild, who is unopposed for her party's …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, a Democrat, announced Tuesday that he's exploring another run for the Senate; Sestak narrowly lost to Pat Toomey in 2010.
A rematch between former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is in the works as Sestak announced Tuesday that he's exploring a run for the Senate in 2016. Democrat Sestak, a former Navy vice admiral, lost narrowly to Republican Toomey in 2010. Sestak, of Delaware County, has formed an exploratory committee—the equivalent of launching a campaign in terms of Federal Elections Commission paperwork, according to a Washington Post report. Can Sestak beat Toomey? Who would you vote for if the Senate election was held today? Tell us in the comments section below. Tuesday's announcement ends speculation that Sestak, 61, is raising money to challenge Gov. Tom Corbett. Sestak raised $460,000 in the first quarter of this year. A Sestak-…
Two candidates—one incumbent and one challenger—are vying for the Republican nomination in the May 21 primary election.
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Tuesday, May 14
Two candidates, one incumbent and one challenger, are on the ballot for the May 21 Republican primary for an open six-year term on the Upper Macungie Board of Supervisors. The winner will face the lone Democratic candidate Chris Casey in the November general election. Patch sent a questionnaire to each candidate and is posting the replies in their entirety. Click on the name of the candidate to read his information. Incumbent Challenger
Political foes Scott Ott and Dean Browning seek the Republican Party nomination for Lehigh County Executive in the May 21 primary.
Two political foes—Scott Ott and Dean Browning—are seeking the Republican Party nomination for Lehigh County Executive in the May 21 primary. Ott, 51, of Lower Macungie, is currently a Lehigh County commissioner. He is co-host of a current events talk show for PJTV, a conservative online network. Browning, 57, of South Whitehall, is former Lehigh County commissioner and board chairman. He is executive vice president, finance and administration, and chief financial officer at New World Aviation. Patch sent a questionnaire to Ott and Browning and is posting the replies in their entirety. Click on the name of the candidate to read his information, including educational and family background as well as each candidate's vision for the county …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Patch has sent questionnaire to Upper Macungie Supervisor candidates Edward Earley and Jim Brunell.
A single seat is open on the Upper Macungie Board of Supervisors in November's general election. The Republican primary election is set for May 21. The Republican candidates are incumbent supervisor chairman Edward Earley and Upper Macungie resident Jim Brunell. Patch contacted the candidates and sent them each a questionnaire so voters can get to know them better. A copy of the exact questionnaire is listed below. The candidates were given instructions to return their answers by May 10, and we will post them, in their entirety, soon after. The questions are: Age: Family: Political party affiliation: Tell us about your educational background: Tell us about your professional/business background: Why are you running for supervisor? What …
Incumbent Edward Earley is one of two candidates running for Upper Macungie Supervisor in the May 21 primary election.
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Wednesday, May 1
Edward J. Earley Age: 72 Family: Married; son and two daughters Political party affiliation: Republican Tell us about your educational background: B.S., M.S. University of Scranton; M.S., Ed.D., SUNY Albany Tell us about your professional/business background: See website “edwardjearley.com” Why are you running for supervisor?: See website “edwardjearley.com” What qualifies you to serve on the board of supervisors?: See website “edwardjearley.com” What do you see as the board's/commission's primary role and responsibilities?: To ensure sound fiscal management and to secure the health, safety and welfare of the residents in the township. Tell us about three major challenges facing Upper Macungie and how you would address them. (Please be as …
Jim Brunell is one of two candidates running for Upper Macungie Supervisor in the May 21 Republican primary.
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Wednesday, May 1
Jim Brunell Age: 47 Family: Married, with two daughters Political party affiliation: Republican Tell us about your educational background: Southern Lehigh High School/Penn State University Tell us about your professional/business background: I am currently employed by Optimum Controls Corporation in Reading. My current position is General Manager. This role requires managing operations for the company, which is comprised of 95 employees. Many are degreed engineers, project managers, system programmers and various manufacturing and field/production personnel. We design, manufacture, program and install digital control systems, automatic temperature control systems, CCTV systems, security systems and electrical distribution systems. Having …
Republican Dean Browning is one of two candidates seeking his party's nomination for Lehigh County Executive in the May 21 primary.
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Wednesday, May 1
LEHIGH COUNTY EXECUTIVE RACE Candidate: DEAN BROWNING Age: 57 – Born on Jan. 28, 1956 Family: My wife, Cheryl and two dogs (Josie and Leroy) Political party affiliation: Republican Tell us about your educational background: M.S. in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology, 1979 President's Fellowship Recipient B.S. in Chemistry with Honors from Denison University, 1978 Sigma Xi Research Honorary Tell us about your professional/business background: New World Aviation, Executive Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer (2000 to Present) Harvel Plastics, Vice President, Finance (1993 to 1999) Floravision, President (1990 to 1993) Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of the Lehigh Valley, Finance …
Republican Scott Ott is one of two candidates seeking his party's nomination for Lehigh County Executive in the May 21 primary.
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Wednesday, May 1
LEHIGH COUNTY EXECUTIVE RACE Candidate: SCOTT OTT Age: 51 Family: Married to Stephanie, the director of children's ministry at Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church. Four children ages 14-24 years, two boys and two girls. Political party affiliation: Republican Tell us about your educational background: High School, Palisades in Bucks County BA in Journalism from Penn State University Tell us about your professional/business background: I'm professional writer and co-host of a current events talk show for PJTV. Author of three books of political satire. I researched, wrote and hosted a 20-part video (non-satirical) series on the making of the U.S. Constitution ('Freedom's Charter' for PJTV). For five years, I served as Executive …
Bill
11:29 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
Simon your disdain for Christianity and now Jews is obvious and revealing. You just couldn't contain your Muslim beliefs any longer. Only a Muslim, or a complete idiot, would say something so absurd . The ramblings and rantings of a mad man, spouting opinion with no proof of anything. Who never answers the true questions but only gives rhetoric. Originally, I thought you were confused and couldn'… more ›