Times-Shamrock owners invest in Flying Fish Co.
SCRANTON — A Scranton family steeped in media tradition has diversified into the brewing industry. The Lynett and Haggerty families, owners of Times-Shamrock Communications which publishes The...
View ArticleBlythe Township residents question landfill project
KASKA — In response to a recent series of articles in The Republican-Herald regarding a proposed landfill project nicknamed BRADS, Blythe Township citizens on Wednesday questioned the township...
View ArticleAround the region, April 8, 2016
n Ashland: The Ashland Area Rotary Club recently welcomed Ines Carroll of the Bloomsburg Rotary Club. Carroll presented a program on the upcoming District 7360 conference, which will be held April 29...
View ArticleExtol sold to Illinois-based company
Pottsville-based data integration software company Extol International has been sold to Illinois-based Cleo, a provider of data communications, integration and file management software. In a press...
View ArticleNew Schuylkill River Trail trailhead dedicated in Auburn
AUBURN — Those using the Schuylkill River Trail-Bartram Section will notice some substantial changes to it. The area features a designated trailhead, which is where you can access the trail, seating,...
View ArticleCongressional candidate to hold town hall meeting today
ASHLAND — Matt Connolly, who is running in the April 26 Republican primary seeking the nomination for U.S. Representative for the 17th district, will hold an interactive town hall meeting at 7 p.m....
View ArticleHegins supervisors address alleged Sunshine Act violation
HEGINS — Questions about a possible Sunshine Act violation, firecracker disturbance and potential windmill construction drew more than 40 people to Wednesday’s Hegins Township supervisors meeting....
View ArticleFormer President Bill Clinton campaigns for Hillary in Scranton
SCRANTON — In a matter-of-fact speech focused heavily on policy, former President Bill Clinton pitched his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as the candidate likeliest to fix the...
View ArticleAround the region, April 9, 2016
n Ashland: The Ashland Public Library recently acknowledged the following memorials and honors in March: For Donald Klinge from Nick and Diane Lane; for Charles Kiehl from Nick and Diane Lane; for...
View ArticleSchool notes, April 11, 2016
Tamaqua Area Allie Gerber, a Tamaqua Area High School junior, participated in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s Region V Chorus Festival at Central York High School. The two-day vocal...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven fishing rodeo canceled
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Due to increased forecast of high winds and several inches of snow, the fishing rodeo set for today is canceled.
View ArticleCongressional candidate compared to Holden at Ashland town hall meeting
ASHLAND — A few of the people attending Matt Connolly’s town hall meeting Friday at the Mineshaft Cafe said the Republican congressional candidate reminded them of former Congressman and Schuylkill...
View ArticleGirardville holding owners responsible for blighted properties
GIRARDVILLE — Buyers beware! That is the message borough officials are putting out to anyone buying property in the borough and leaving it fall into a state of disrepair. Rick Miller, code enforcement...
View ArticleZion Grove man convicted of assaulting 2 state troopers
Brad A. Moyer used his car to assault two state police troopers in May 2015 in North Union Township, a Schuylkill County jury decided Friday. Jurors deliberated about three hours before finding Moyer,...
View ArticleTop agent in AG's office paid more than $70K to stay home
A top agent under state Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane has been paid more than $70,000 over the past six months to sit at home. Kevin Wevodau, Moscow, Pennsylvania, said he wants to return to work,...
View ArticleDistrict court, April 9, 2016
Stephen J. Bayer Defendants whose cases Stephen J. Bayer considered on April 1, the charges against each one and the judge’s dispositions of the matters included: Heather Heffelfinger, 46, of 14 Market...
View ArticleCollege notes, April 11, 2016
James Madison Rachael Naradko, Port Carbon, spent spring break serving others through James Madison University’s Alternative Spring Break Program. Naradko, a health sciences major at the Harrisonburg,...
View ArticlePottsville Pride takes over city fireworks show
Since the mayor’s Pottsville Positive project lacked leadership and volunteers, he and city officials have decided to enlist one of the city’s longtime support groups to run this year’s July fireworks...
View ArticleBlock of Art to celebrate 10th anniversary
This year, the Block of Art is extra special because it is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The free event will take place April 22, 23 and 24 in downtown Pottsville. The city will come alive with...
View ArticleCriminal court, April 9, 2016
A Schuylkill Haven man admitted Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court that he was intoxicated when he drove in May 2015 in the borough. Robert T. Buck, 81, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence,...
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