For the record, July 22, 2015
Marriage licenses Aleksandr Novatnak, Cressona, and Lindsay M. Cable, Orwigsburg. Christopher L. Kerestus, Tamaqua, and Heather L. Folweiler, Tamaqua. John P. Caporusso, Shenandoah, and Anna-Liza...
View ArticleSchuylkill's Got Talent contestants compete in semi-finals
FRACKVILLE — Six semi-finalists competed in center court Tuesday at the Schuylkill Mall for a chance to advance to the Schuylkill’s Got Talent finals. In the final round, they will sing three songs,...
View ArticleCriminal court, July 22, 2015
In recent Schuylkill County Court action, Judge John E. Domalakes accepted guilty pleas from, and, pursuant to agreements between prosecutors and defendants, imposed the indicated sentences on, these...
View ArticleShenandoah man avoids more prison time for school break-in
Javier E. Jimenez will not have to spend more time in prison for breaking into Shenandoah Valley High School in October 2014. Jimenez, 21, of Shenandoah, pleaded guilty to burglary and institutional...
View ArticleNew Jersey man sent to state prison for Shenandoah assault
Anthony Hernandez will spend time behind state prison bars after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he assaulted a man in September 2014 in Shenandoah. Hernandez, 39, of Belleville,...
View ArticlePolice log, July 23, 2015
Woman injured in 1-car accident BARNESVILLE — A woman from Nesquehoning was injured in a car accident Monday. State police at Frackville said Gloria A. Mclean, 73, was driving west on the Morea Road in...
View ArticleNew management authority to govern Highridge Improvement District
The paperwork has been wrapped up establishing the Highridge Improvement District and the governing authority. Over the past few weeks, the entities that make up the HID have passed ordinances...
View ArticleSchuylkill County mulls options for prisoner overpopulation
Schuylkill County has to reduce its inmate population by Nov. 24 or risk not being allowed to house any additional prisoners. The prison board and county commissioners approved an agreement Wednesday...
View ArticleSaint Clair man blames assault of cyclist on anger
SAINT CLAIR — Saint Clair police filed charges against a borough man who admitted knocking a woman off her bicycle and assaulting her Monday simply because he was angry. Patrolman Frank DiMarco filed...
View ArticleMinersville school board enters Highridge Business Park joint authority
MINERSVILLE — The Minersville Area School Board voted to enter into a joint authority with four other acting bodies at their meeting Wednesday. The joint authority will “facilitate development and...
View ArticlePottsville man admits assaulting Shenandoah policeman
Zachary T. Cyr is headed to prison after acknowledging Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he assaulted a Shenandoah police officer in September 2014. Cyr, 22, of Pottsville, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleBirths, July 23, 2015
Vera Zilber Birth Center, Kailua, Hawaii To Cory I. Laguna and Nicole Diane Vanecek, Kaneohe, Hawaii, a daughter, July 4. Grandparents are Gilbert and Sylvia Beury, Schuylkill Haven. Lehigh Valley...
View ArticleHawk Mountain to unveil 1st section of new wheelchair-accessible path
DREHERSVILLE — On Sunday, to observe the 25th anniversary of the signing of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary will open the first section of its new Accessible...
View ArticleAuburn fugitive injured in Schuylkill Haven vehicle accident
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — An Auburn man was injured and taken to a hospital after an accident Wednesday afternoon on South Berne Street in the borough. Zachary Shaw, 24, was driving a Ford Escape south and...
View ArticleDeeds, July 23, 2015
Deeds East Union Township — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA to Rachel L. Quinn; Lot B-1-19, Cove Ski Village; $48,447. Gilberton — Scott Stockunas and Nicole M. Stockunas to Scott Stockunas; property on Main...
View ArticlePottsville man enters plea in sexual molestation case
Lester K. Tettemer admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that prosecutors could prove he sexually molested two girls — one for six years — in Pottsville. Tettemer, 43, of Pottsville, pleaded no...
View ArticleCity decides not to cite Pottsville Area for illegal dumping
City officials decided not to cite the Pottsville Area School District for dumping a collection of hand-painted stage play sets on the top of Sharp Mountain earlier this month, City Administrator...
View ArticleShenandoah municipal authority looks at law firm to collect late payments
RAVEN RUN — The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Shenandoah is considering a law firm that specializes in collecting delinquent accounts. During Tuesday’s meeting, the MABS board listened to a...
View ArticleAround the Region, July 23, 2015
n Frackville: A Ukrainian food sale will be held beginning at noon Monday at St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, West Oak Street (Route 61). The sale will include food from Ukrainian Seminary...
View ArticleMan wanted in Lebanon County starts standoff in Tremont
TREMONT — A man wanted on a warrant from Lebanon County barricaded himself inside a Tremont home, holding law enforcement officers at bay for about two hours Wednesday afternoon. The incident at 130...
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