Hegins Township supervisors table additional money for Act 537 plan
VALLEY VIEW - The Alfred Benesch & Co. engineer in charge of the Hegins/Hubley Act 537 Plan presented an update to residents in attendance at Monday's meeting of the Hegins Township...
View ArticleVolunteer Connection: Support nurses who support young mothers
Nurse-Family Partnership is an evidence-based community healthcare program that empowers low-income, first-time mothers, many who are teenagers, to become confident parents and strong women. By...
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n Orwigsburg: A Miller-Keystone Blood Center blood drive is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 31 at Seton Manor, 1000 Seton Drive. The online registration sponsor code is 6883. For more...
View ArticleKennedy's St. Patrick's Day speech still resonates 50 years later
SCRANTON - The memory of Robert F. Kennedy rekindles bittersweet sentiment every St. Patrick's Day in Scranton.This year, the remembrance is especially appropriate.On March 17, 1964, the...
View ArticleStink bugs begin to come out from overwintering
As warmer weather is heating up the frozen winter ground, brown marmorated stink bugs are beginning to emerge.Susan Hyland, Master Gardener coordinator with the Penn State Cooperative Extension of...
View ArticleNew musical series launched at the Sovereign Majestic, Pottsville
The first of a new musical series, "Music at the Majestic," premiered Sunday afternoon at the Sovereign Majestic Theater, Pottsville. Music at the Majestic featured two performers who got their start...
View ArticlePolice log, March 17, 2014
Police probeRt. 54 hit-and-runLOST CREEK - State police at Frackville are seeking information related to a hit-and-run accident in which a Lost Creek man was injured Thursday on Route 54, just west of...
View ArticleFire company serves traditional Irish meals
MAHANOY CITY - In addition to wearing green and enjoying a pint of their favorite libations, many across Schuylkill County also eat traditional Irish dishes for Saint Patrick's Day. The most common...
View ArticleDistrict court, March 17, 2014
Christina E. HaleFRACKVILLE - An Ashland woman arrested by West Mahanoy Township police after a vehicle stop in the 500 block of Altamont Boulevard on Jan. 31 had the most serious charge against her...
View ArticleCriminal court, March 17, 2014
An Orwigsburg woman will spend time in prison after having her probation in three cases revoked Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court.Kayla M. Perry, 21, must serve six to 23 months in prison, plus 12...
View ArticleLykens Disaster Recovery group forms to aid community
LYKENS - Taking a guiding hand from another community that suffered loss, a newly formed organization in Lykens is attempting to aid others.The Lykens Disaster Recovery organization has been...
View ArticleCareerLink helps county residents find employment
There are jobs available in Schuylkill County, and the goal at the Pennsylvania CareerLink at Pottsville is to match people with those careers. "There are job openings and our job at CareerLink is to...
View ArticleArraignments, March 17, 2014
A Pottsville man charged with pointing a gun at and trying to kill a woman at his home on Nov. 27 is among those scheduled to plead not guilty today during arraignment in Schuylkill County Court.Kevin...
View ArticleHouse bill could shed some light on executive sessions
HARRISBURG - Local officials would have to keep a recording of a private executive session available for possible court review under a House bill drawing attention last week.The measure by Rep. Rick...
View ArticleFrackville council opens bids for road repair
FRACKVILLE - The borough council opened four bids at Wednesday's meeting to complete road work started last year on Mahanoy Street.Donald Cuff, senior project manager with Entech Engineering Inc., the...
View ArticleCurbside recycling gaining traction in county
HOMETOWN - Rush Township has switched to curbside recycling and other municipalities may soon follow. Curbside services started March 3, township Supervisor Robert Leibensperger said Monday. "It's a...
View ArticleBiden delivers St. Patrick's Day address in Plains Township
Being Irish is about pride, courage and, of course, never bowing to the queen of England.That was the message Vice President Joe Biden delivered to a packed ballroom of about 600 people celebrating the...
View ArticleCorrection, March 18. 2014
Employment incorrectJanelle Wommer, who assisted with the groundbreaking for the DeSoto Amphitheater for the Performing Arts at the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art, Millersburg, previously worked...
View ArticleRingtown municipal authority debt free
RINGTOWN - The borough's municipal authority is now debt free, which also puts the borough itself in a better financial position.The information was reported during the Ringtown Borough Council's March...
View ArticlePolice log, March 18, 2014
Checkpoints setin SchuylkillThe North Central Regional Sobriety Checkpoint DUI Taskforce announced that Sobriety Checkpoints and Roving DUI Patrols will be conducted now through Monday on routes 61,...
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