PITTSBURGH, Oct.

The 750-year-old Emmaus Church is on the move in eastern Germany. A mining company is transporting the 660-ton church, on a giant rolling platform, 7 miles from Lobstaedt to a new home in Heuersdorf to make way for mining on the old site. The moving bill: $4.2 million.

By Kevin Amerman, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Oct. 10--A $50,000 state grant awarded to Emmaus will help the borough spruce up commercial facades and develop a downtown master plan.

By Melanie A. Hughes, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Apr. 4--The idea came to Pana Columbus one day while envisioning the world her 9-month-old daughter will grow up in.

By Randy Kraft, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Sep. 20--Emmaus Borough Council has backed away from prohibiting tractor-trailer drivers from parking their rigs in the community.