7-pound boy first county birth of 2013
Eric Scott Creamer Jr. was the first baby born in Schuylkill County in 2013. Deanna Scarlata, Mahanoy City, gave birth to the 7-pound, 14 1/2-ounce and 20-inch-long baby boy at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday at...
View ArticleTradition reigns on at the Pottsville Club
It has become tradition for many families to attend Pottsville's Third Brigade Band New Year Day concert at the Pottsville Club."I've been coming here for 50 years since it was the old club,"...
View ArticlePlungers make cold trek across Pine Creek
VALLEY VIEW - Before giving a 10-second countdown for participants to jump into the chilly Pine Creek on Tuesday afternoon for the fourth annual Pine Creek Polar Bear Plunge, event organizer Jim Reed...
View ArticleCoaldale man sues borough for sewage blockage
by peter e. bortner A Coaldale man is suing the borough for what he says was its negligence in allowing sewage and water to back up into his home and forcing him to leave it temporarily last winter.In...
View ArticleCounty farmers gear up for 97th Farm Show
The 97th Pennsylvania Farm Show begins today and Darla Romberger, Pitman, has her work cut out for her.The 2012-13 Schuylkill County Dairy Princess, she'll be at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex...
View ArticleStatue of Baby Jesus stolen from Nativity scene in Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Police are looking for the person who took the statue of the Christ Child from a Nativity scene on private property in the borough. Lori Michael, owner of Lori's Angels, 25 W. Main...
View ArticleCity man headed to court for 8 alleged Wal-Mart thefts
by peter e. bortner PORT CARBON - A Pottsville man charged with participating in eight retail thefts from the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Saint Clair must appear in Schuylkill County Court after waiving...
View ArticleFor the record, Jan. 4, 2013
Marriage licensesAaron J. Hosier, Tamaqua, and Devon L. Miller, Tamaqua.Robert Lee Holley, Baltimore, Md., and Elaine L. Kennedy, Pine Grove.Tracy C. Spell, Pottsville, and Maryann Nicholas,...
View ArticleOrwigsburg Zoning Hearing Board grants exception for apartments at former...
ORWIGSBURG - In a verbal decision Thursday, the Orwigsburg Zoning Hearing Board granted a special exception for Barefield Development Corp. to construct elderly apartments in the former FesslerUSA...
View ArticlePolice log, Jan. 4, 2013
Man loses control of tractorHOMETOWN - A crash that occurred on Claremont Avenue, Route 309, just south of Fairview Street, at 11:39 a.m. Dec. 28 was investigated by Rush Township police.Police said...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 4, 2013
DeedsEast Norwegian Township - Richard V. Sr. and Lynda J. Hutton to Michael R. and Ann Marie Miller; 269 Louisa Ave.; $250,000.East Union Township - Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Joseph M. and Melissa...
View ArticleCorrections, Jan. 4, 2013
Information incorrectArtists at the Walk In Art Center, Schuylkill Haven, are offered a membership to occupy space in the center. It was incorrectly stated they are charged rent in Thursday's edition....
View ArticleCartwright sworn in as 17th District congressman
WASHINGTON - Matt Cartwright, the lawyer from Moosic who convinced Democratic voters to oust a longtime representative, took the oath of office as Schuylkill County's new congressman Thursday with his...
View ArticleEducators, students celebrate PAHS
The first students walked through the doors of the newly constructed Pottsville Area High School building Jan. 3, 1933.On Thursday, exactly 80 years later, the student body gathered in the school's...
View ArticleMcCann open house focuses on self-esteem
McCann School of Business in Pottsville wants to help people get back in shape and into a new career this year at its Winter Wake-Up Open House on Saturday.Shannon Brennan, campus director, said that...
View ArticleSaint Clair approves electric power contract for 5 years
SAINT CLAIR - The borough council approved an electric power contract during a special meeting Thursday night that locks in a fixed price for the next five years.The contact is with Nextera, which is...
View ArticleConviction, state prison sentence for unlawful gun possession upheld
For the second time, a three-judge state Superior Court panel has upheld the conviction and state prison sentence of a Port Carbon man who was convicted of unlawfully possessing several guns in October...
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n Ringtown: The Pennsylvania Department of the American Legion completed its annual Christmas Tour on Dec. 13, covering more than 1,300 miles over a seven-day period. Ringtown resident Joseh Cocco Jr....
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It's 2013 and we have a blank canvas on which to paint our vision. I know that much of the news and predictions for the coming year have been dismal. The economy continues to struggle along, global...
View ArticleGirardville seeks ownership of hazardous building
GIRARDVILLE - A building on East Main Street is close to a partial collapse and the borough is trying to gain ownership in order to remove the entire structure.The vacant building at 13-15 E. Main St....
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