Officials to address blight at "Summit"
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - State Rep. Mike Tobash, R-125, and the Schuylkill County commissioners are inviting municipal officials to a seminar to talk about the latest tools to fight blight."Some communities...
View ArticlePine Grove Township couple receive first buyout from 2011 flooding
PINE GROVE - Lisa and Derek Tobias were the first homeowners to receive buyouts for their flood-damaged home in Pine Grove on Friday. The borough was inundated with more than 15 inches of water from...
View ArticlePPL asking for new charge to recoup repair costs more quickly
When PPL customers pay their electric bills, a good portion covers repair and replacement of poles and wires the company performed as many as three or four years ago. But under a pending new addition...
View ArticleMahanoy City considers dangerous dog ordinance
MAHANOY CITY - The borough council plans to put into place an ordinance that will define what a "dangerous" or "vicious" dog is and regulate such animals for the protection of the public.During...
View ArticleWest Penn Township asks court to shut roadside stand
West Penn Township asked Schuylkill County Court on Friday to order a food stand in South Tamaqua to close until it obtains proper permits and has a land development plan approved.In its lawsuit, the...
View ArticleBirths, Jan. 12, 2013
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, N.J.To Drs. Michael and Hanneli Webber Hudock, New Brunswick, N.J., a son, Jan. 5. Grandparents are Sue Hudock, Gordon, and Phil and Jan Webber,...
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n Frackville: The Schuylkill Mall Bridal Expo will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. The first 20 brides will receive a special gift and all brides receive a free bridal tote bag. There will be...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven upgrading public bathrooms
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The bathrooms at the borough hall and recreation center are getting a makeover to make them compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act."It's basically the same layout, just...
View ArticlePolice log, Jan. 12, 2013
Car hits bouldernear CressonaCRESSONA - Two people escaped injury when the vehicle they were in struck a boulder Friday night on Cressona Road in North Manheim Township.State police at Schuylkill Haven...
View ArticleAshland plans to review delinquent water and sewer accounts
ASHLAND - Water and sewer customers who are delinquent with their accounts could find themselves facing legal action by the borough in the near future.The subject of delinquent accounts was an agenda...
View ArticleLatest martial arts school opens at Schuylkill Mall
Preparing to run in local 5K races this year, Jamie Buriak, Frackville, was working out Wednesday night doing chin-ups and stomach crunches at a new martial arts and fitness center at Schuylkill Mall...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 12, 2013
DeedsBarry Township - Tanya W. and Lance W. DeGroot to American International Relocation Solutions LLC; 2292 Sunbury Road; $102,000.American International Relocation Solutions LLC to Dakota D. Schley;...
View ArticleRevitalization efforts to continue despite Upper Schuylkill closing
SHENANDOAH - Revitalization in the county's northern tier is facing an even steeper uphill battle.Last year, the Upper Schuylkill Inc. office closed and this year, contracts with the state for Main...
View ArticleGraduates, Jan. 13, 2013
Penn StateMatthew E. Stankiewitch, Orwigsburg, graduated Dec. 22 from Penn State University, University Park campus.He graduated from Smeal College of Business with a bachelor's de-gree in bus-iness...
View ArticleQuebec City has long history
One of the oldest cities in North America and the only walled city north of Mexico, Quebec City is located on the Saint Lawrence River. The city's name Kébec (Quebec) is an Algonquin word meaning...
View ArticleOrwigsburg man produces song, video to honor grandmother with Alzheimer's
"This is for you Nan."This simple message leads listeners down the musical pathway a man took to help him cope with his grandmother's suffering. Jordan Green watched his grandmother, Betty Lurwick,...
View ArticleDean's list, Jan. 13, 2013
Misericordia The following students at Misericordia University, Dallas, Luzerne County, were named to the dean's list for the fall semester:Julia Callavini, McAdoo; Nora Chan, Auburn; Jennifer Cory,...
View ArticleGraduates, Jan. 13, 2013
Penn StateMatthew E. Stankiewitch, Orwigsburg, graduated Dec. 22 from Penn State University, University Park campus.He graduated from Smeal College of Business with a bachelor's de-gree in bus-iness...
View ArticleStudents of the month, Jan. 13, 2013
Minersville AreaMinersville Area High School seniors Joshua Direnzo and Mariah Stoppie were named students of the month for December.Joshua is vice president of the marching and concert band, vice...
View ArticleStudents of the month, Jan. 13, 2013
Minersville AreaMinersville Area High School seniors Joshua Direnzo and Mariah Stoppie were named students of the month for December.Joshua is vice president of the marching and concert band, vice...
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