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View ArticleExpert shares stories, dances from Native American culture
PINE GROVE — American Indian expert Dave McSurdy’s dance card is full. McSurdy taught the “Turkey Dance” and the “International Friendship Dance” for the last time Saturday at the Indian Campfire and...
View ArticleActing group seeks to enrich community with Shakespeare
A group of local actors are turning the courtyard of the Frank D. Yuengling Mansion in Pottsville into Shakespeare’s Verona. A new theater group called Schuylkill Free Shakespeare has been rehearsing,...
View ArticleCollege notes
IUP Ashley Brown, Schuylkill Haven, a local baking and pastry student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Academy of Culinary Arts, is completing studies at the academy with a professional...
View ArticlePolice log, July 24, 2016
Shenandoah fuel thefts investigated SHENANDOAH — Shenandoah police are investigating the theft of fuel from parked vehicles that occurred sometime Thursday night or Friday morning. Police said the...
View ArticleScorpion of Summer chasing Mars with Saturn on his back
The Pottsville area is a great place to spend the summer for the most part, but for stargazing it’s too bad we don’t live a little farther south. If we did, we could really enjoy the splendor of the...
View ArticleCan VRaffect reality?
Q: Have environmentalists started using virtual reality to further their cause? — BENJAMIN PINE, FOREST HILLS, NEW YORK A: Virtual reality is no doubt the hottest thing in electronics and entertainment...
View ArticleDemocrats head to Philadelphia for national convention
With Pennsylvania set to be a battleground state in this year’s presidential election, Democrats will be in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention from Monday to Thursday. Guy T. Anthony,...
View ArticleDean's list
Lebanon Amanda Howard, a junior biology major at Lebanon Valley College, Lebanon, made the dean’s list for the spring semester. A 2013 graduate of North Schuylkill High School, she is a daughter of...
View ArticleSwimming, cold treats help people beat summer’s heat
PINE GROVE — Jeff Ward managed to get a coveted spot underneath an umbrella Saturday at the Pine Grove Community Pool. Temperatures soured into the mid-90s, prompting people to seek ways to beat the...
View ArticleNEPA native’s regional fare stirs up New York food scene
Not long after she opened her New York City restaurant, Delaware and Hudson, Patti Jackson received a call from someone who had come to the conclusion that the chef had somehow “invented a cuisine.”...
View ArticleFrackville housing development gets state funding
FRACKVILLE — The Cherry Street Commons development project got a financial boost with the announcement last week that state funding through a loan and a tax credit totaling more than $1.3 million...
View ArticleAround the region, July 24, 2016
n Lansford: The Lansford Alive Event Committee presents Music in the Park from 6 to 8 p.m. today in Kennedy Park at the Gazebo, off state Route 209, next to the Panther Valley Football Stadium....
View ArticleCrime Stoppers, July 24, 2016
SHENANDOAH — Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers, Shenandoah police and Pennsylvania State Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying those responsible for setting a massive fire in the...
View ArticleGraduates, July 24, 2016
Bloomsburg Brandon J. McCloskey, Frackville, graduated May 7 magna cum laude from Bloomsburg University with a bachelor’s degree in speech language pathology. While at Bloomsburg, Brandon achieved an...
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Surgery can make anyone anxious, but it is especially hard for young children. Kids going into surgery may be separated from their parents for the first time in a frightening new environment, and they...
View ArticleDeeds, July 24, 2016
Deeds Kline Township — Tax Claim Bureau of Schuylkill County to David L. Rappaport; 222 Haddock Road, Haddock; $600. Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to Federal National Mortgage...
View ArticleMahanoy Township police chief tells residents to watch for suspicious activity
MAHANOY CITY — Mahanoy Township Chief of Police Brandon Alexander warned residents to be careful in securing their homes because of burglaries in the area. Alexander spoke during Thursday’s township...
View ArticleAround the region, July 25, 2016
n Kaska: The Kaska Fire Company, 8 Hillside Lane, will have bingo and a Chinese auction from noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 7. The cost is $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Food and baked goods will be on sale....
View ArticleDaughter's struggle with drug addiction inspires family to host awareness...
TAMAQUA — Alexandria “Alex” Sienkiewicz was 23 years old when she died April 2 of a fentanyl overdose. Her parents, John and Tammy Sienkiewicz, want to help others in the midst of their grief. They...
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