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Less than a month ago, state legislators gathered in Jim Thorpe to celebrate $300,000 in grant money secured for major repairs to the Asa Packer Mansion, including a roof replacement. Now, one of the ...

Two Jim Thorpe Borough building projects several years in the making appear headed out to bid for a second time, pending an official borough council vote next week. One project calls for the renovatio...

Jim Thorpe Borough plans to pursue a state grant to help cover the cost of the third phase of master site plan improvements at Memorial Park. The Pennsylvania Department of Community Economic Developm...

The pressure on Pennsylvania legislators to bring grant dollars back to their districts seemingly grows more intense each year. Despite the competitive nature of the first statewide Local Share Accoun...

A year into its permit parking ordinance, Jim Thorpe Borough officials said Tuesday they would consider requests from residents to shrink the area where permit holders could park and make guest passes...

Milder temperatures have Jim Thorpe Borough officials thinking about spring and summer work. Council on Thursday approved its list of 2023 road paving projects with three streets fitting into the budg...

Jim Thorpe Mayor Michael Sofranko said last week he does not support a proposed zoning change that would allow on-lot septic systems for properties five acres or larger at least 1,000 feet from Mauch ...

Jim Thorpe Borough Council unanimously voted Thursday night to censure one of its members and strip her of all committee appointments. Jessica Crowley, a councilwoman in the middle of a four-year term...

Negotiations between Ed Kanick and Carbon County on a large chunk of land near Mauch Chunk Lake will not impact Jim Thorpe borough’s decision on whether or not it allows on-site septic systems in that...

Jim Thorpe Borough was recently turned down in its bid for just over $1 million in grant funding for the third phase of a Memorial Park improvement project. The municipality applied in October for a s...