New students greeted with convocation
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - While new students moved into the dorms at Penn State Schuylkill on Friday, they were also greeted with an opening address at the new student convocation.In addition to addressing...
View ArticleGilberton to limit number of dogs owned by residents
MAHANOY PLANE - Dogs are allowed in the borough of Gilberton, but there will be a limit as to how many canines one may own if an animal ordinance is amended.During Thursday's meeting, the Gilberton...
View ArticleDeeds, Aug. 25, 2012
DeedsReilly Township - Dorothy E. Morgan to Robert Morgan; 1 Stine Ave., Zerbe; $1.South Manheim Township - David J. Muth to Brookfield Relocation Inc.; 187 Aspen Drive; $250,000.Brookfield Relocation...
View ArticleFirefighters convention brings family fun to Pine Grove
PINE GROVE - The second to last day of the 58th annual Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters' Association Convention brought the community together for a family fun night Friday.With "old-fashioned...
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n Kulpmont: The St. Mother Pauline Healing Heart of Jesus Auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of the month at the St. Pauline Center.n Lansford: The Navy Club of the United States, USS Carbon...
View ArticleCity stormwater-sewer project nearly 98 percent complete
As city officials struggle with abandoned properties and others tied up in the legal process, progress on the state-mandated stormwater-sewer separation project has slowed."It's almost come to a...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 25, 2012
Computers takenfrom Wal-MartSAINT CLAIR - Saint Clair police are investigating the theft of more than $5,000 worth of merchandise from Wal-Mart that occurred at 5:07 p.m. Aug. 17.Police said one man...
View ArticleMahanoy Area to start new year on high note
MAHANOY CITY -The doors open on Monday for the Mahanoy Area School District, with Superintendent Joie L. Green stating the schools are ready at Thursday's school board meeting.The district will open...
View ArticleDog involved in July accident found safe, returned to owner
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Bear, a 2-year-old Pomeranian who was missing for almost two months, has been found, much to the delight of his owner, Natalie Cherkoski, Shenandoah.Bear, who ran from Cherkoski's...
View ArticleBoil water advisory issued in Pine Grove
PINE GROVE - Some Pine Grove residents were without water Friday because of a water main break."This is a 14-inch water main. This is the main water main," said Pine Grove Mayor Kimberly Brown-Zerbe as...
View ArticleDistrict Court, Aug. 25, 2012
Stephen J. BayerTAMAQUA - Defendants whose cases Magisterial District Judge Stephen J. Bayer considered, the crimes they are charged with committing and the action the judge took on the matters...
View ArticleSchuylkill Transportation Service adjusts to riders' changing needs
SAINT CLAIR - County residents using Schuylkill Transportation Service fixed-route and shared-ride programs will always be greeted by the vehicle drivers while boarding the buses and vans, but they...
View ArticleOfficer injured in melee
MAHANOY CITY - Three men were scheduled to be arraigned late Sunday in connection with a fight that injured a borough police officer and another man earlier in the day. Mahanoy City police Chief Mark...
View ArticleHazleton man finds green substance on Hershey candy
HAZLETON - When James Eakle's brother opened up a Hershey's Payday mini candy bar, he didn't expect to find what he did: a green-tinted substance on the corner of the treat.Eakle, Hazleton, had his son...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 3
Driver not injured in 2-vehicle crash TUSCARORA - A pregnant MaryD woman was transported by EMS following a two-vehicle crash at 9:50 p.m. Saturday at Route 209 and Catawissa Road in Schuylkill...
View ArticleBlighted property tour reaches midpoint in city
With the critical eye of a dentist examining rows of teeth for cavities, members of the City of Pottsville Blight Task Force visited the 600 block of West Norwegian Street on Thursday morning.Using a...
View ArticleThousands expected to visit Vraj Temple for holy month
SUMMIT STATION - More than 20,000 Hindus from throughout North America are expected to have visited the Vraj Temple by the conclusion of the holy month known as Adhik-Mass on Sept. 16. "It may not be...
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 3, 2012
DeedsAshland - Taryn C. Bleistein to Melvin E. Engle; 1514 Centre St.; $32,000.Deer Lake - Robyn L. and Terry W. Snyder to Federal National Mortgage Association; 224 Lake Front Drive; $1.East Union...
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n Barnesville: Tuscarora State Park will host a mushroom identification program from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11 in the visitors center. Participants should bring in the mushrooms they would like to have...
View ArticleCorrection, Sept. 7, 2012
Date incorrectThe date for the expiration of the fire protection agreement, not a mutual aid agreement, between Schuylkill Haven Borough and North Manheim Township was incorrect in Thursday's edition....
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