Wilder Street in Cressona will stay 1 lane until repaired
CRESSONA — Motorists traveling on Wilder Street should stay alert for a lane restriction following a retaining wall collapse there Saturday. “It is still unknown what caused this retaining wall...
View ArticleLocal greenhouse seeks marijuana business
McADOO — A Hazleton-area company that has decades of experience raising bulbs, sunflowers, poinsettias and other decorative plants hopes to grow with Pennsylvania’s new medical marijuana industry. Van...
View Articlesenior menu
The following is the Preferred Senior Menu for Aug. 29 to Sept. 2: Monday — Hot dog with bun, baked beans, peas and carrots, mozzarella cheese stick. Tuesday — Chicken salad, whole wheat bread, mixed...
View ArticleGroups in Act 537 appeal file briefs
All parties involved with an appeal of the Hegins and Hubley Joint Act 537 Sewage Facilities Plan have filed their respective briefs, as of Monday, with the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board....
View ArticleTamaqua couple celebrates 75 years of marriage, love
TAMAQUA — Borough resident J. Carl Hafer Sr. said the love he has for his wife of 75 years has never wavered. “We’re still kids,” the 93-year-old said of he and his wife, Jean, 91, on Saturday. They...
View ArticleFor the record, Aug. 24, 2016
Marriage licenses Courtney G. Foose, Schuylkill Haven, and Jennifer N. Lehman, Schuylkill Haven. Jacque P. Mignot, Lebanon, and Tracy M. Blankenhorn, Lebanon. Edward J. Lucas Jr., Llewellyn, and Janine...
View ArticleAuthor Darryl Ponicsan returns to his roots in Shenandoah today
SHENANDOAH — Novelist and screenwriter Darryl Ponicsan will return to his native Shenandoah today and enjoy the hometown’s 150th anniversary celebration and be honored for his many accomplishments at...
View ArticlePottsville police boost patrols as school starts
With most schools starting their 2016-17 school year on Monday, the Pottsville police are starting a program to raise awareness for safe travel of all students. Police Chief Richard F. Wojciechowsky...
View ArticleAround the region, Aug. 24, 2016
n Deer Lake: The Deer Lake & West Brunswick Fire Company will sponsor a benefit bingo from 6 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesday at the firehall, 1 Ash Road. Doors will open at 5 p.m. n Hegins: Cruising sponsored...
View ArticleMissing historic mile marker found along walkway near Pottsville home
The historic milestone missing from a porch at 1965 W. Market Street in Pottsville has been found. Barry Fox Jr., 12, of Fredericksburg, Lebanon County, discovered the marker outside the house Tuesday....
View ArticlePolice urge Moyer's car care customers to check credit card statements
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — People who purchased fuel using a credit card at Moyer’s Car Care Center between Aug. 1 and Aug. 19 are encouraged to check their credit card statements for fraudulent purchases,...
View ArticleJudges uphold Hazleton man's convictions, sentence
For the third time, the state Superior Court has rejected an appeal by a Hazleton man of his guilty plea and state prison sentence for robbing stores in 2009 in Port Carbon and Pottsville. In a...
View ArticleShenandoah man convicted of selling methamphetamine
A Shenandoah man sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant in October 2015 in his hometown, a Schuylkill County jury decided Tuesday. After deliberating about 30 minutes, the jury found Marc...
View Article'Arts Day' showcases many creations from Shenandoah talents
SHENANDOAH — There are many artistic talents displayed in the exhibits in the former Woolworth Building in Shenandoah that show that creativity can come from the ability to use a paintbrush with...
View ArticleBorough heralds history, ‘heart’ in sites, signs and bevy of events
The Tamaqua Railroad Station brought visitors to the borough on more than 40 passenger trains a day during its peak years in the first half of the 20th century. More than 50 years since it ceased...
View ArticleBirths, Aug. 25, 2016
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To Antonio and Megan Killian Randazzo, Schuylkill Haven, a son, Aug. 15.
View ArticleDeeds, Aug. 25, 2016
Deeds Coaldale — Thomas C. Macenka to Thomas C. Macenka; 18 W. Phillips St.; $1. East Brunswick Township — Cynthia J. Stemmler to Cynthia J. Stemmler, Jessica A. Stein and Emily Stemmler; 113 Duck...
View ArticleCriminal court, Aug. 25, 2016
A Pottsville man faces prison time after being convicted Monday in Schuylkill County Court of three drug-related charges. James L. Flowers Jr., 50, did not react when the jury of seven women and five...
View ArticlePottsville Area to lease more iPads
In March, the Pottsville Area school board decided to spend more than $1.6 million to equip every student in the district with an Apple iPad Air 2 for the 2016-17 school year. To make sure it had...
View ArticleKessler acquitted for 2nd time in 3 days
For the second time in three days, former Gilberton police chief and North Schuylkill school board member Mark Kessler walked out of Schuylkill County Courthouse a free man on Wednesday after a jury...
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