Military, Jan. 1, 2012
Sailor on dutyNavy Seaman Thomas J. Kennedy, son of Gina Kennedy, Mahanoy City, and Kevin Kennedy, Port Carbon, recently reported for duty at Navy and Marine Intelligence Training Center, Virginia...
View ArticleNeighbors in the news, Jan. 1, 2012
Doctor degreeDr. Kerry Anthony Drake was recently awarded his doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degree, summa cum laude, in chemistry by Drexel University, Philadelphia.A 1986 graduate of North Schuylkill...
View ArticleSchool notes, Jan. 1, 2012
Marian Marian High School fresman Annette Ritzko, daughter of Nicholas and Marian Ritzko, Lansford, was chosen as a winner in the Holy Childhood Association annual Christmas Artwork Contest...
View ArticleStudents of the month, Jan. 1, 2012
Ashland RotaryRyan Henning, a senior at North Schuylkill High School, was chosen as student of the month for November by the Ashland Area Rotary Club.Ryan's high school activities include National...
View ArticleSuspects needed in burglary at Walker Township gun club
TAMAQUA - Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and state police at Frackville are asking for the public's help in finding the person or persons responsible for a burglary and theft that occurred earlier...
View ArticlePottsville Cruise to scale down to one-day event in 2012
Due to declining revenue, a lack of volunteers and Mother Nature, the organizers of the Great Pottsville Cruise have decided to scale down the event in 2012 from four days to one. "The numerous days...
View ArticleTask force formed to prevent flooding
PINE GROVE - The Pine Grove Township board of supervisors don't want to see flooding again.The Long-Term Community Recovery Task Force Committee was formed Dec. 14 and two members, one from the...
View ArticleRush Township, Air Products create new emergency center
HOMETOWN - Hurricane Irene, Tropical Storm Lee, two tornadoes, another weather event that seemed like a tornado and a freak October snowstorm made 2011 one of the worst years for weather...
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n Kulpmont: The Jan Sobieski Club at 10th and Scott streets has been a fixture for decades. In the 1960s and 1970s it was noted as a mecca for polka entertainment, featuring bands such as Stanky and...
View ArticleArraignments, Jan. 1
A Shenandoah man already indicted by a federal grand jury on child pornography offenses is among those scheduled to plead not guilty Tuesday during arraignment on similar charges in Schuylkill County...
View ArticleNew Year's Day food traditions go beyond pork and sauerkraut
"Out with the old and in with the new" applies to changes made as a new year begins, but when it comes to food on New Year's Day, they continue without change, year after year, decade after decade.Most...
View ArticleTombstones found near Saint Clair were unused; no charges to be filed
SAINT CLAIR - Thirteen tombstones that were found within the patrol area of state police at Schuylkill Haven were determined to be unearthed in Mill Hall, Clinton County, by a construction...
View ArticleSchuylkill YMCA suggests 5 resolutions for new year
The Schuylkill YMCA has suggested five resolutions for the new year to make a positive impact in 2012. The organization recommends people live healthier, volunteer, inspire others by being a mentor to...
View ArticleNew year, new DA for Schuylkill County
The start of the New Year will also bring a new top law enforcement official in Schuylkill County. Karen Noon, Ashland, will take over the duties of district attorney after serving as first assistant...
View ArticleSchuylkill County residents make New Year's resolutions
Sitting on a bench at the Fairlane Village mall Thursday, Robert Achenbach, 88, of Pottville, had one simple resolution: "The only thing I'm hoping is I'm living for the new year," he said. At his age,...
View ArticleBirths, Jan. 4
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Matthew and Natasha Angelo Cecchini, Port Carbon, a daughter, Dec. 16.
View ArticlePanel upholds Shenandoah man's robbery conviction, prison sentence
A Shenandoah man must remain in prison for robbing two men on consecutive days in October 2008, a three-judge state Superior Court panel ruled. In a six-page opinion filed Friday in Pottsville, the...
View ArticleShenandoah man ordered to stay in state prison
A three-judge state Superior Court panel has upheld the conviction and state prison sentence of a Shenandoah man who indecently assaulted an unconscious teenage girl in July 2009. In a three-page...
View ArticlePolice log, Jan. 4
Girardville woman faces charges A 40-year-old Girardville woman is free on bail after being arrested by Pottsville police and charged with hitting a man with her vehicle near East Market Street and...
View ArticleSenate GOP leader says Marcellus impact fee could stall state budget deal
HARRISBURG - A top Senate Republican leader sees a window of opportunity this month to resolve outstanding differences over Marcellus Shale impact fee legislation before state budget and election...
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