Saint Clair Area school board reorganizes
SAINT CLAIR - The Saint Clair Area school board reorganized Wednesday night with no leadership change.During the meeting, Fred Cicero was re-elected as president of the school board and Michael A....
View ArticleAshland to celebrate week of holiday activities
Downtown Ashland will be the home to a week of holiday-related activities, beginning Monday leading into the ninth annual Old-Fashioned Christmas celebration, which will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec....
View ArticleTraffic problems in Mahanoy Area lot to be addressed
MAHANOY CITY - Problems with unruly drivers in the Mahanoy Area School District parking lots will be dealt with once police enforcement issues are worked out.District Superintendent Joie L. Green spoke...
View ArticlePolice union, Pottsville council share ideas in effort to avoid officer layoffs
Following a one-hour, closed-door meeting Thursday night, members of Pottsville Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 44 and the city council have come up with a few concepts that might save jobs, according...
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n Ashland: A candlelight vigil is set for 7 p.m. Dec. 14 at Center and Fifth streets for anyone who has lost someone special in his/her life. Luminaries will be sold for $5 each and proceeds will go to...
View ArticleBirths, Dec. 7, 2012
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Gregg and Jessica Datchko Tirpak, Tuscarora, a son, Nov. 27.
View ArticleArea code changes coming
The state Public Utility Commission is giving people in the 570 area code more time adapt to 10-digit dialing.But in an era of programmed numbers, smartphones and hands-free dialing, do people really...
View ArticleDeeds, Dec. 7, 2012
DeedsBlythe Township - Yudacot LP to CDM Security LLC; 2332.8-acre property; $582,000.Frackville - Roy F. Jr. and Lynn S. Manbeck to Matthew and Kristen Elise Mikita; 136 S. Broad Mountain Ave.;...
View ArticleSchuylkill Leadership looks towards 2013
Entering its 22nd year, the 2013 Schuylkill Leadership Class is forming with seminars beginning in January.Rebecca M. Wagner, Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce member services director, said Wednesday...
View ArticleFree flu shot event focuses on vaccinating emergency workers
Barry Long wanted to do what he could to lower his chances of getting the flu this year, so he was one of 48 people who got a free flu shot Thursday at Humane Fire Company, Pottsville. "The (news)...
View ArticleTamaqua approves budget with no tax increase
TAMAQUA - Tamaqua Borough Council adopted a 2013 budget Tuesday that will not raise taxes or sewer and water rates.According to council President Micah Gursky, part of the help to make the budget...
View ArticlePottsville Area students, alumni gear up for gala
A group of Pottsville Area students took the stage Thursday afternoon to offer school officials a sample of the entertainment planned for the gala celebrating the high school's 80th...
View ArticleShenandoah holds on taxes, sewer rate to increase
SHENANDOAH - The borough council voted Thursday to approve the 2013 tentative budget of $2,986,125 with no tax increase, but did increase the sewer fee by $6 per quarter. The tentative budget adoption...
View ArticlePolice log, Dec. 7, 2012
Hamburg womaninjured in crashDEER LAKE - A 25-year-old from Hamburg was taken by ambulance to a hospital for a blood test after she lost control of her car on Route 61 at 1:53 p.m. Thursday.State...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven plans to increase police force
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - More officers could be hired for the borough police department.The council authorized the advertisement for part-time officers at its Wednesday meeting."This is in response to a...
View ArticleAfter 50 years, refurbished clock resumes timekeeping in Tamaqua
TAMAQUA - It has been more than a half-century since a clock has kept time at the former First National Bank. On Thursday, the bank's clock - complete with stained glass and melodic chimes - began...
View ArticleMilitary, Dec. 9, 2012
Training doneNavy Seaman Recruit Jacklyn V. Ditzel, daughter of Colleen A. Warmkessel and James J. Ditzel, both of Mar Lin, completed Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes,...
View ArticleTips on caring for antiques
Across the country, many people who attend my antiques appraisal events are shocked to hear about some of the little known methods used in major museums to preserve and protect precious art and...
View ArticlePolice looking for men who robbed woman outside Mahanoy City grocery store
MAHANOY CITY - Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and Mahanoy City police are asking for the public's help in finding two men responsible for a strong-arm robbery in the borough last month.Police said...
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n Frackville: There will be a holiday cookie sale from 10 a.m. to sellout Saturday at Holy Ascension Orthodox Church, 209 S. Lehigh Ave. Featured will be a homemade cookie assortment which are...
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