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n Ashland: The Ashland Downtown Design Challenge Grant Program allows homeowners to participate in a reimbursement matching grant program through the state Department of Community and Economic...
View ArticlePottsville singer, songwriter releases 1st full-length album
With an eclectic style and untamed lyrics, singer/songwriter Sherry Marchefsky is ready to deliver her first full-length album titled "11:11."A Pottsville native, she has been performing her symphonic...
View ArticleNittany Players celebrate 10th anniversary on stage
The Nittany Players are celebrating their 10th anniversary with a little "Hairspray." "The show marks a big anniversary for me," said Cathy Fiorillo, assistant professor of theater and speech at Penn...
View ArticleOversized loads bring headaches
SHENANDOAH - Although the oversized load that was stuck on Route 924 on Monday was the first incident of its kind he has seen in the borough, Joe Palubinsky, borough manager, said traffic has increased...
View ArticleBirths, April 6
St. Joseph Medical CenterTo Dr. Michael and Jennifer Lukach Bradley, Bernville, a daughter, Feb. 28. Maternal grandparents are Andrew and Colleen Lukach, Cressona, paternal grandparents are Harris and...
View ArticlePolice log, April 6
Establishment cited for alarmsPINE GROVE - State police at Schuylkill Haven cited the 10 Pin Club, 85 Long Stretch Road, after a seventh false alarm within the year at 11 a.m. March 28.Police charged...
View ArticleDeeds, April 6
DeedsAuburn - Daniel J. Kerschner and Beverly Louise Kerschner, co-executors of the Estate of Donald R. Kerschner, to Doug Naftzinger Inc.; 736 Bear Creek St.; $22,000.Cass Township - William P. Rowan...
View ArticleDistrict Court, April 6
Stephen J. BayerTAMAQUA - A 31-year-old Tamaqua woman charged with failing to return money and the title of a vehicle given to her to hold by her mother in 2010 had charges against her held for court...
View ArticleCrowd of 150 gathers to greet new Pottsville Area superintendent
Just moments after he took the oath as the new superintendent of Pottsville Area School District, Jeffrey S. Zwiebel, gave new meaning to "The TIDE."Before a crowd of 150 in the auditorium at the...
View ArticleCriminal court, April 6
A Ringtown man who drove under the influence five times in 2011 will spend time behind bars after being sentenced March 26 in Schuylkill County Court.George S. Beaver, 54, must serve six to 12 months...
View ArticleLandowner awarded $380K for W. Brunswick property condemned for Rt. 61 project
by peter e. bortner A Schuylkill County jury awarded almost $400,000 on Tuesday to the owner of a West Brunswick Township property taken by the state Department of Transportation as part of its Route...
View ArticleHaven police arrest 6 at party
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Schuylkill Haven police said they charged six people - all Penn State Schuylkill students or their family or friends - after raiding a party early Thursday morning.Police said about...
View ArticleParanoia over 'spotted' smallmouth bass unfounded
In 1981, the British Invasion band The Kinks' recorded the album, "Give The People Want They Want." On one of the cuts, the band sang about "Paranoia, the destroyer." Today, those lyrics can describe...
View ArticlePottsville native to appear on game show today
Bob Caton, Communications Director for the state House of Representatives, Democratic Caucus, a Mechanicsburg resident and Pottsville native, will be a contestant on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,"...
View ArticleKline Township police enforcing smaller vehicle restriction
McADOO - Kline Township police are reminding residents that it is illegal to operate all-terrain vehicles on streets or sidewalks, or to park them on sidewalks.Also, police advise parents that it is...
View ArticleRomney brands Obama as the "anti-energy president"
TUNKHANNOCK - His contest in Pennsylvania is against a fellow Republican at the moment, but former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney exclusively ripped the Democrat in the White House on Thursday in his...
View ArticleSenate hopeful greets supporters in city
One of the Republican candidates hoping for the chance to unseat Sen. Bob Casey visited Pottsville on Thursday. Tom Smith, 64, of Armstrong County, who is a farmer and owner of a trucking business in...
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n Altamont: The Altamont Fire Company will hold a wing sale beginning at 5 p.m. April 14. Take-outs will be available as will free local delivery. The cost is $8 per dozen. Orders of five dozen or more...
View ArticlePolice log, April 10
3 men unhurt inHaven area crashSCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Three men escaped injury in a two-vehicle collision on Seven Stars Road, about 540 feet north of Route 61 in North Manheim Township at 1 p.m. Saturday....
View ArticleDeeds, April 10
DeedsButler Township - Eugene C. and Violet A. Heyer to Howard C. and Cheryl L. Heyer; 10.189-acre property on Legislative Route 53057; $1.Cass Township - Francis J. Melusky to Eugene and Karen Oakill;...
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