Police log, Sept. 9, 2016
Task force sets sobriety checks The North Central Regional Sobriety Checkpoint DUI Taskforce announced Sobriety Checkpoints and Roving DUI Patrols will be conducted now through Monday along routes 61,...
View ArticleFrackville man charged for discarding methamphetamine waste
FRACKVILLE — A borough man is free on bail after being charged Thursday by Frackville police for discarding methamphetamine waste in the borough on Sept. 1.Brett Blankenbiller, 46, of 155 S. Balliet...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven residents complain about quality of life problems
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Quality of life issues were a hot topic at the Schuylkill Haven Borough Council meeting Wednesday. Several people talked about dog feces, bad behavior of people, gunshots in the...
View ArticleAround the region, Sept. 9, 2016
n Ashland: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 35 N. Ninth St., will host two presentations of the film “Mother Teresa” starring Olivia Hussey at 6 p.m. Tuesday and 2 p.m. Sept. 18. Followup up discussions...
View ArticleMinersville Spirit Day celebrates borough’s heritage
The Minersville Spirit Day Committee is hoping to bring together borough residents and people from surrounding communities for a day of celebration. Spirit Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m....
View ArticleLatino Enrollment Institute to include Marion Catholic, Nativity BVM
Catholic schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown and those of Baltimore, Camden and Philadelphia will participate in a conference and workshop next month to learn more about attracting and...
View ArticleAllentown man sent to prison for attempting to smuggle drugs into jail
William Bonilla will join his stepson behind bars after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he tried to smuggle drugs into the federal prison where the younger man was locked up....
View ArticleOfficer notifies Frein, family of intent to sue
A state police trooper seriously wounded in the 2014 sniper attack outside the Blooming Grove state police barracks put alleged shooter Eric Matthew Frein and his parents on notice that he intends to...
View ArticleWilliams Valley suspends teacher
TOWER CITY — The Williams Valley school board Thursday voted 7-0 to approve the suspension of elementary computer teacher Alexander Barra without pay, effective immediately, as of today. District...
View ArticleGirardville man admits selling bath salts
A Girardville man admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he sold bath salts in June 2015 in Ashland, and committed two other criminal incidents in the same borough. Justin M. Kachelries,...
View ArticleEpiPen price hike leaves school nurses worried
Epinephrine autoinjectors are used to save the life of someone having a severe allergic reaction to anything from a bee sting to peanut butter. After about a 400 percent price increase since 2009, a...
View ArticleCorrection: Woman pleaded no contest
Melinda A. Trezise pleaded no contest to two counts of indecent assault and one of corruption of minors in connection with what prosecutors said was her improper sexual contact with a student in the North
View ArticleNew Philadelphia police 'proud' of new car
NEW PHILADELPHIA — The New Philadelphia Police Department has a new police car in quite a long time — possibly ever. The 2016 Ford Interceptor was bought through the COSTARS program, a state purchasing...
View Article2 injured in SUV crash into porch in Tamaqua
TAMAQUA — A sport utility vehicle crashed into the porch of a home at 135 Hunter St., Tamaqua, Friday evening, and the driver and passenger were both taken to hospitals, according to borough police....
View ArticleAround the region, Sept. 10, 2016
n Ashland: Rotary District 7360 Governor Richard Drukker III of the Ringtown Rotary Club made his official visit to area Rotary clubs Aug. 31 at Vito’s Coal Fire Restaurant at the Coal Creek Commerce...
View ArticleUnited Way hits 1/3 of goal
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Schuylkill United Way hit the ground running on Friday, as it announced during the Kick Off Breakfast for its 2017 campaign that it already was one-third of the way toward reaching...
View ArticleDistrict court, Sept. 10, 2016
Anthony J. Kilker SHENANDOAH — A Brooklyn, New York, woman charged with damaging the Mahanoy Township Police cruiser on June 6 had charges against her held for court during a preliminary hearing before...
View ArticleMcAdoo residents get blight lesson from district attorney
McADOO — When it comes to blighted properties, you know it when you see it. But according to Schuylkill County District Attorney Christine Holman, there are now more ways than ever to combat it — even...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 10, 2016
Man charged with selling marijuana One man was jailed, charged by Pottsville police after officers were called about 1:30 a.m. Sunday to 224 N. Second St., Apt. 2B, for a complaint about loud music. At...
View ArticleMahanoy City recovery plan to include tough decisions
MAHANOY CITY — A public meeting was held Wednesday to explain some of the actions needed to help the borough regain its financial health, including adopting a home rule charter. The meeting was...
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