Corrections, Jan. 4
Clarification In Monday's edition of The Republican-Herald, Monsignor Anthony F. Wassel said that if the Divine Mercy service is continued to be prayed in the Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic...
View ArticleCrash cuts power, traffic signals out
CRESSONA - A woman was flown to a trauma center after the car she was driving struck a utility pole and garage on Pottsville Street just before 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, causing homes and businesses in the...
View ArticleGreenwood hill trustees reduce sale price of fire company building
Hoping to sell the former Greenwood Hill Fire Company building in Pottsville in the new year, the remaining members of the fire company have dropped the sale price.When the property at Ridge and Wolfe...
View ArticleAshland man faces charges
SLATINGTON - An Ashland man was committed to Lehigh County Prison charged with assaulting a police officer on New Year's Eve. Slatington police Patrolman Matthew Houser charged Bruce Hawk, 30, of 141...
View ArticleCounty borough councils hold reorganization meetings
Several councils held 2012 reorganizational meetings Tuesday. CommissionersSchuylkill County's new board of commissioners gathered for the first time Tuesday to reorganize.Returning to the board for...
View ArticleSaint Clair to place stop sign near church
SAINT CLAIR - During the first meeting of the year, the borough council approved a motion for a stop sign to be placed on South Nicholas Street across from the former St. Casimir Church.The stop sign...
View ArticleAround the region, Jan. 4
Andreas: The Andreas Sporting Club stages smoke-free bar bingo at 7 p.m. Thursdays in the clubhouse. The public is welcome. Atlas: American Legion Post 804 sponsors weekly no-smoking bingo games on...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 04
DeedsEast Union Township - Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Shawn and Judy E. Booth; Lot 110WS, Eagle Rock; $36,900.Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Roel M. and Maria C.F. Medrano; 2 percent interest in Lot 412ER,...
View ArticleTexas business buys International Bedding plant
A Texas bedding manufacturer has bought an existing plant in Mahanoy Township, and a local business official believes operations will continue as they are now. "It shouldn't have an effect on us that...
View ArticleDistrict Court, Jan. 7
David A. PlachkoPORT CARBON - A 25-year-old Spencer, Ind., man charged with exposing himself to employees in the drive thru of McDonald's in New Castle Township on Oct. 11 waived his right to a...
View ArticlePolice, Jan. 7
3 charged forunderage drinkingCRESSONA - Three people were arrested by state police at Schuylkill Haven and charged with underage drinking after loud noise alerted authorities to 11 Rudy St. about...
View ArticleTribal police file charges in death of Ringtown cyclist in New Mexico
Laguna Pueblo police filed charges Thursday against the driver of the vehicle that hit and killed a 19-year-old cyclist from Ringtown, three months after the U.S. attorney in New Mexico announced they...
View Articlechina's hunger for coal leaves dent in Pennsylvania's supply
With the price of heating oil on the rise, one of Pennsylvania's greatest natural resources - coal - is in high demand, and not just locally.Ettore DiCasimirro, president of Skytop Coal Inc., New...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 7
DeedsAshland - Augusto Lorenzo to Judy Stafford; property on Walnut Street; $1,475.Butler Township - Jennifer L. Bitting to Bernard J. Bann; property on Ogden Street; $12,000.John A. and Marie E....
View ArticlePine Grove approves budget with no tax increase
PINE GROVE - Pine Grove residents will not pay more in taxes in 2012.The borough council recently adopted the budget at a special meeting, keeping the tax rate at 14 mills. Revenues are at...
View ArticleLocal car dealers excited about expected boost in sales
One can only drive an old car for so long.A more stable economy and the curse of necessity are a few of the reasons why analysts expect Americans will buy more cars this year, and local dealers believe...
View ArticleTheophany one of the great feasts for Eastern Rite Catholic and Orthodox...
MAIZEVILLE - The manifestation of God-made Man in Jesus Christ was celebrated Friday in Eastern Rite Catholic and most Eastern Orthodox churches as the faithful observed the Feast of the Theophany of...
View ArticleLocal men to make repeat appearance on 'Explore PA'
SHAMOKIN - Al Varano wears many hats: self-employed businessman, middling actor, pizza enthusiast. But among them all, perhaps the hat that looks best atop his Italian head is one for both...
View ArticleJudge upholds case against Middleport man
by peter e. bortner A Middleport man will go to trial on charges he hit three people with his pickup truck at a bush party last June in Blythe Township, a Schuylkill County judge ruled Friday.In a...
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n Allentown: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown Office of Young Adult Ministry is inviting Catholics ages 22 through 34 to a free cocktail party from 7 to 11 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Allentown Art...
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