By Kirk Beldon Jackson and Michael Duck, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Apr. 2--A Northampton Area School District teacher seeking to open a charter school at the former Lincoln Middle School in Catasauqua on Tuesday appealed to the public to help him raise a $50,000 deposit for the building.

By Kirk Beldon Jackson, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Mar. 4--Saying he didn't have a strong financial plan, the Catasauqua Area School Board on Monday denied a teacher's application to start a charter school in the district.

By Kirk Beldon Jackson, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Feb. 26--For about five years, Catasauqua officials have been seeking a way to construct a building for the police, fire and emergency management departments.

By Michael Duck, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Feb. 12--Plans for a new regional charter school in Catasauqua were rejected Monday by the Northampton Area School Board, but the school's organizer plans to appeal.

By Kirk Beldon Jackson, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Jan. 17--Catasauqua council has chosen a new president, replacing one who held the office for 20 years. By a 4-3 vote on Jan. 7, council chose Councilman Vince Smith to replace Al Regits, said Catasauqua Mayor Barbara Schlegel.