Two pieces of dynamite spotted in a passenger's carry-on bag at Newark Liberty International Airport turned out to be fireworks.

The South Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners closed the book on one subject involving a major auto dealership, but another chapter has yet to be written.

Souderton Area Board of School Directors held a special meeting Wednesday night where they approved the proposed final budget for the 2012-13 school year. The balanced budget requires raising real estate taxes 3%.

The Souderton Area Board of School Directors voted Wednesday night to approve the state mediator’s recommendation for a successor to the collective bargaining agreement between the Souderton Area Education Association and the Souderton Area School Board.

A project to replace nearly all residential and commercial water meters in Allentown will begin this summer.

Allentown City Council has formally promised the city’s residents that its ultimate goal is to provide access to swimming pools “in close proximity of their neighborhoods” and that each neighborhood should have “equal access” to neighborhood aquatic facilities.