Corrections, April 1, 2014
Names incorrectDr. Barry Boran, Dr. Robert Boran and Dr. Thomas Boran were among those who helped make the St. Patrick's Day parade in Pottsville a great success. Their names were incorrect in a letter...
View ArticleNorth Manheim Township zoning hearing board extends public hearing
CRESSONA - The North Manheim Township Zoning Hearing Board held a public hearing Monday about the proposal by the Mount Carbon-North Manheim Township Fire Company No. 1 to build a helipad and fire...
View ArticlePolar vortex brought favorable ski season
A winter that deposited more than 4 feet of snow locally and brought brutally cold temperatures from two polar vortex fronts provided the right conditions for a favorable ski season.Skier turnout...
View ArticleFor the record, April 1, 2014
Marriage licensesMichael S. Hopko, Pottsville, and Ellen E. Alexander, Pottsville.Damian M. Boyle, Tamaqua, and Angela M. Kupres, New Ringgold.Michael L. Stinsky, Shenandoah, and Pamela M. Martinelli,...
View ArticleMan leads police on chase in, near Tamaqua
TAMAQUA - A borough man was jailed Monday and charged with assaulting his soon-to-be ex-wife, taking their son and leading police on a chase. John J. Roberts, 42, of 114 Washington St., was arraigned...
View ArticleDog Tag beer a tribute to fallen troops, including Shamokin native
An empty beer can is a useless beer can in most respects, but not the one held loosely in the hand of Bob Sandri at Independence Fire Company, Shamokin.He was grinning while he held it out for review....
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n Ashland: American Legion Post 434 is interested in re-establishing a community band and in forming a new post dart team. Regarding the band, any musician of any age from Ashland and surrounding...
View ArticleKelayres man dies in Banks Township crash
McADOO - A Kelayres man was killed in a one-vehicle crash Monday evening on Tresckow Road in Banks Township.According to state police, Andrew McAloose, 64, was driving a red Jeep Cherokee toward...
View ArticleAmong local legislators, gifts sparse
HARRISBURG - Most of the 30 state lawmakers representing Northeast Pennsylvania report accepting no gifts valued above a high disclosure threshold in their financial interest statements for 2012 and...
View ArticlePenn State Schuylkill taking the community back to time of big hair and rock...
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The Penn State Schuylkill Nittany Players are taking the community back to the 1980s with its upcoming theatre production of "The Wedding Singer." This musical will be held at 7...
View ArticleSchuylkill County jobless rate falls
The unemployment rate for Schuylkill County has fallen another 0.2 of a percentage point to 7.2 percent in February, according to the latest figures released Tuesday by the state Department of Labor...
View ArticleJudges uphold Reading man's drug conviction and sentence
A three-judge state Superior Court panel has upheld the conviction and state prison sentence of a Berks County man who possessed four drugs with intent to sell them in August 2010 in Schuylkill...
View ArticleCumbola man sentenced to prison for police chase
Justin M. Marx, who led police on a chase of about five miles in December 2012, learned Tuesday that the escapade would end with a trip to prison. Marx, 24, of Cumbola, must serve six to 12 months in...
View ArticlePolice log, April 2, 2014
Police investigateSubway burglaryPottsville police are investigating a burglary that occurred about 11:49 p.m. March 31 in the city.Officers were dispatched to the Subway in Pottsville at 6:30 a.m....
View ArticleDeer Lake Inn up for sheriff's sale
DEER LAKE - The former Deer Lake Inn is up for sheriff's sale April 25.It is scheduled for sale at 1 p.m. in Courtroom No. 1 in the Schuylkill County Courthouse. The property at 1567 Centre Turnpike,...
View ArticleCity, PADCO to evaluate downtown buildings
The City of Pottsville and the nonprofit Pottsville Area Development Corporation are teaming up to evaluate buildings on West Market Street downtown, according to City Administrator Thomas A....
View ArticleLansford man sent to U.S. prison for unlawfully possessing 4 guns
A Lansford man will spend more than two years in a federal prison after being sentenced Monday in Scranton for unlawfully possessing four firearms in Schuylkill and Carbon counties. Jordan Bachert,...
View ArticlePort Carbon preps for bridge replacement project
PORT CARBON - When the state begins the replacement of the Pottsville Street Bridge in the next few weeks, drivers of tractor-trailers and dump trucks may be tempted to take a short cut onto Pike...
View ArticleMan charged in Wal-Mart fire waives right to hearing
TAMAQUA - A Hazleton man charged with setting a fire that damaged the Hometown Wal-Mart in February waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge Stephen J....
View ArticleElectrical fire damages house without electricity
NEWKIRK - Fire heavily damaged a home in this Schuylkill Township village Tuesday morning. Tuscarora fire Chief Thomas Slane Jr. said crews were called to 614 Old Route 209 just after 5:30 a.m. and...
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