PUC appoints Fountain Hill man

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission announced that Javier R. Toro, of Fountain Hill, was appointed by Sen. Lisa M. Boscola to the PUC Consumer Advisory Council, which provides input to the PUC on issues important to utility customers.

He is a customer care supervisor for the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, and is responsible for weatherization.

The Consumer Advisory Council advises the PUC commissioners on matters related to the protection of consumer interests under the jurisdiction of the PUC. Council meetings are held bimonthly and are open to the public. For information, visit www.puc.pa.gov.

PSU's Cantalupo gives Poe lectures

Barbara Cantalupo, a Bethlehem resident and a professor of English at Penn State Lehigh Valley, presented a talk on Edgar Allen Poe on June 4 for the Virginia Historical Society's Banner Lecture series. The lecture was based on her book, "Poe and the Visual Arts." The presentation, about Poe's self-declared and lifelong worship of beauty and the influence the visual arts had on his writing, is available online at www.vahistorical.org/read-watch-listen/video-and-audio.

She also spoke about Poe's prose poem "Eureka" on June 11 at the Pace Gallery, New York City, which can be viewed at https://vimeo.com/131123372.

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