Lehighton Borough Council is back at full strength with the appointment of a new member.
On a 6-0 vote, council on Monday appointed Rebecca Worthy to a vacant seat.
Worthy was selected over one other .
A vacancy exists on Lehighton Borough Council following the departure of a veteran borough councilman.
Borough council at a special meeting on Monday accepted the resignation of councilman Joe Flickin.
The new head of Lehighton’s police department has been greeted with open arms.
Borough police Chief Joseph Sparich said at Monday’s borough council meeting that he recently completed his first week on.
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A Weatherly man who serves as lieutenant for the Pennsylvania State Police Hazleton barracks will guide the Lehighton Police Department into the future.
On a 3-2 measure, borough council after an exec.