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At 82, farrier still teaching ancient art of shoeing horses Follow Us Question of the Day PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Sweat dripped from Sonny Pistilli’s nose and evaporated on the red-hot horseshoe he’d taken out of a burning forge. He’d been pounding steel with a mallet for two hours, his hands like anvils from a half-century of that same clanging rhythm. “People think I’m mad at them when I shake their hands,” Pistilli joked on a recent March morning of his viselike grip. TOP STORIES While those heavy hands can smash a golf ball - he once shot a 69 - Pistilli would rather ...

At 82, Bethlehem area farrier still teaching ancient art of shoeing horses Updated 5:00 PM; Today 5:00 PM Sonny Pistilli works at his horseshoe workshop Friday, March 27, 2021, outside Bethlehem.Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP Facebook Share Sweat dripped from Sonny Pistilli’s nose and evaporated on the red-hot horseshoe he’d taken out of a burning forge. He’d been pounding steel with a mallet for two hours, his hands like anvils from a half-century of that same clanging rhythm. “People think I’m mad at them when I shake their hands,” Pistilli joked on a recent M...

By Jason Nark - The Philadelphia Inquirer • Published 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago Getty Images Sweat dripped from Sonny Pistilli’s nose and evaporated on the red-hot horseshoe he’d taken out of a burning forge. He’d been pounding steel with a mallet for two hours, his hands like anvils from a half-century of that same clanging rhythm. “People think I’m mad at them when I shake their hands,” Pistilli joked on a recent March morning of his viselike grip. Download our mobile app for iOS  to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. While those heavy ...

Conservancy steps in to restore stream eroding Northampton County farmland Updated Dec 21, 2020; Posted Dec 21, 2020 An eroded stream bank along Oughoughton Creek in the Slate Belt is seen before a restoration project led by Wildlands Conservancy.Courtesy photo | For lehighvalleylive.com Facebook Share A Delaware River tributary running through Slate Belt communities is healthier, and the surrounding farmland is better off, thanks to a restoration project led by Wildlands Conservancy. The conservancy based outside Emmaus this week announced the completion of a $475,000 restoration on a near...