Antiques dealer, auction moving at Schuylkill Mall
With their move into the former Famous Labels' space, Blum's Auction Service sees a bright future."I think it's an opportunity to grow," Carol Fry, general manager of Blum's Auction, said Friday while...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 29
DeedsEast Norwegian Township and Port Carbon - Joseph Wojciechowsky, trustee of The Edward W. Dyrda Trust, to John M. Kuperavage; 26.3309-acre property on Route 209; $70,000. Frackville - Joseph G....
View ArticleMoney stolen from West Brunswick Township businesses
ORWIGSBURG - Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and state police at Schuylkill Haven are asking for the public's help in finding the person or persons responsible for a burglary and theft last week in...
View ArticleCartwright says he's the real Democrat, not Holden
SCRANTON - Democratic attorney Matt Cartwright kicked off his insurgent campaign for Congress on Tuesday, portraying himself as a champion of the middle class and working families who will act like a...
View ArticleMahanoy Area building upgrades producing energy savings
MAHANOY CITY - The Mahanoy Area School District is beginning to see cost savings in energy usage due to the upgrades in the district's buildings that were completed last year.Business Manager Jack...
View ArticleJudge cuts value of golf course in Butler
by peter e. bortner A Schuylkill County judge has reduced the fair market and assessed values of a Butler Township golf course.In a two-page opinion filed Friday, Judge John E. Domalakes ruled that...
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n Frackville: The Frackville Free Public Library, 56 N. Lehigh Ave., recently acknowledged the following memorials: For Catherine Hornberger from the Susan family; for Grace E. Heim from the Frackville...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven girl crowned 2012 Snowflake Princess
The moment 16 young princesses participating in the 45th Greater Pottsville Winter Carnival had been waiting for arrived Saturday night as the Snowflake Princess was crowned.Holly Parrish, 17, of...
View ArticleOld local newspapers to highlight Historical Society of Schuykill County display
The headlines screamed "President Roosevelt Dies Suddenly," "President Kennedy Killed By Sniper," "War Is On! Japan Planes Bomb Honolulu - 350 Dead!"This series of attention grabbers graced front pages...
View ArticleArraignments, Feb. 5
A 21-year-old Reading man charged in connection with a robbery in Pottsville on Nov. 13 is among those scheduled to plead not guilty Monday during arraignment in Schuylkill County Court.Rasheem Shabazz...
View ArticleDeeds, Feb. 4
DeedsNew Philadelphia - Tax Claim Bureau of Schuylkill County to Anthony J. Ziniewicz; 116 Water St.; $2,525.Norwegian Township - Marie F. Moran Johnson to Marie F. Moran Johnson; 31 Deer Park Drive;...
View ArticleCasey plans bill to promote natural gas as vehicle fuel
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey announced plans Friday to introduce a new bill to create and extend incentives for using natural gas as a vehicle fuel.The Natural Gas Energy and Alternative Rewards, or NGEAR, Act...
View ArticlePolice, Feb. 4
Police to patrolSuper Bowl SundayThe North Central Regional DUI Enforcement Program announced that police will be conducting DUI enforcement details for Super Bowl XLVI Sunday.The details will include...
View ArticlePotato truck crashes near Hegins, takes out power lines
GOOD SPRING - A tractor-trailer overturned on Route 125 in Good Spring at 3:10 p.m. Friday, taking out two utility poles and causing power outages in the surrounding villages.Hegins Township police...
View ArticleUncertainty over local funds puts bridge repair on hold in Palo Alto
The $8.3 million plan to replace the closed Collins Street bridge, a two-way connection between Pottsville and Palo Alto, is on hold because $600,000 in required local support has not been secured,...
View ArticleDistrict Court, Feb. 4
David A. PlachkoPORT CARBON - A 49-year-old Saint Clair man arrested by Saint Clair police after an incident at East Railroad and South Front streets on Dec. 2, 2011, waived his right to a preliminary...
View ArticleTrinity Academy students get demonstration in liquid nitrogen
SHENANDOAH - Liquid nitrogen is so cold that it can turn a banana into a hammer and make ice cream in about five minutes, a lesson Trinity Academy students learned during a science demonstration...
View ArticleVicki Harman to run for state representative of 125th District
HEGINS - Vicki Harman, Hegins, announced she will seek election as a Democrat in the upcoming race for state representative for the 125th District while hosting a campaign kick-off event Sunday at the...
View ArticleKline Twp. supervisors to decide fate of trailer
McADOO - Kline Township supervisors held a public hearing Monday to hear both sides of an issue concerning a trailer under consideration for repair, demolition or removal. The trailer, located at the...
View ArticleMcAdoo finds illegal hook-ups to sewer system
McADOO - Fixing illegal sewer lateral hook-ups in the borough was discussed at Wednesday's meeting of the McAdoo Borough Sewer Authority board, which could result in fines for residents.The authority...
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