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n Cressona: The Cressona Fire Company No. 1 will hold a "Wings and Things" from noon to 7 p.m. Friday at the firehouse, 59 S. Second St. Wings will be $8.50 per dozen and varieties will include fire...
View ArticleGillingham to repair sections of school damaged by water
Gillingham Charter School will be repairing parts of the school in December that sustained water damage during renovations last year.Board member Rick Werkheiser said Thursday night that the water also...
View ArticleCriminal court, Oct. 19, 2012
A Mahanoy City man who caused an accident in June 2006 that injured three people on Interstate 81 in Delano Township will spend more time in prison after having his probation revoked Oct. 12 in...
View ArticleFamily fun at core of annual AppleFest
For its ninth annual Ashland Apple-Fest, scheduled for Saturday, event organizer Ashland Downtown Inc. will again open the downtown to celebrate fall and engage the community in a day of fun and...
View ArticleDEP warns McAdoo about bogus water notice
MCADOO - A posting at the McAdoo Post Office in Kline Township concerning contaminated drinking water is "bogus," Colleen Connolly, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Environmental Protection's...
View ArticleInmates' continuity of care covered, says health care company
After receiving a certificate of accreditation from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care for 2012, Denise Jemiola, regional manager for Prime Care Medical, said during the monthly prison...
View ArticleHolocaust survivor provides a dramatic history lesson
SHENANDOAH - Students of Trinity Academy in Shenandoah received a history lesson about the Holocaust on Tuesday told by a survivor who experienced it when she was a child. Born in a small village in...
View ArticleDeeds, Oct. 19, 2012
DeedsPort Carbon - Terrie L. Klinger to Terrie L. and Philip N. Klinger; 58 S. Coal St.; $1.Terrie L. Klinger to Terrie L. and Philip N. Klinger; 60 S. Coal St.; $1.West Mahanoy Township - Vincent A....
View ArticlePennsylvania auditor general candidate DePasquale promises to support education
BARNESVILLE - When introducing himself Thursday, state Rep. Eugene DePasquale said his wife was a school teacher and, if elected as the state's fiscal watchdog, he said supporting education is one of...
View ArticleMahanoy Township hears more complaints about closed road
MAHANOY CITY - Most of the Mahanoy Township supervisors meeting Thursday involved complaints about ongoing problems along Tower Road near the Village of Park Place.Township residents complained about a...
View ArticleJudge nixes plea deal in crash that killed Mahanoy teacher
After hearing from the family of a Mahanoy Area High School teacher who died in a September 2011 accident, a Schuylkill County judge rejected on Wednesday the proposed plea agreement and state prison...
View ArticleFire severely damages Clamtown restaurant
CLAMTOWN - A popular tavern and eatery on Route 443 in West Penn Township was heavily damaged by fire Thursday morning. Flames were reported at Clamtown Tavern and Restaurant about 7:20 a.m. Witnesses...
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n Ashland: The Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society will host author Thomas M. Malafarina at 7 p.m. Wednesday at its headquarters, 316-318 Centre St. Malafarina will give a Halloween presentation...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 19, 2012
1 injured in Haven crash SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - One person was flown to a hospital after a two-vehicle accident at Main and Parkway late Thursday afternoon, according to a supervisor at Schuylkill County...
View ArticleFor the record, Oct. 19, 2012
DivorcesLori A. Wyllie, Pine Grove, from Mark D. Wyllie, Pine Grove.Joseph Cassese, Orwigsburg, from Judith Cassese, Orwigsburg.Melissa Cicero, Schuylkill Haven, from Christopher Cicero, Schuylkill...
View ArticleExperts have tough time predicting winter weather in Northeast Pennsylvania
Weather forecasters can't say with much certainty what the coming winter will bring to Northeast Pennsylvania, but some say they have a pretty good sense of what it won't - a repeat of last year's...
View ArticlePolice warrants
The Schuylkill County Sheriff's Office and the county District Attorney's office have been working hand-in-hand to bring those wanted on outstanding warrants to justice.Sheriff Joseph Groody said his...
View ArticleLocal band finds support through Internet
SAINT CLAIR - A local band recently turned to a popular crowdsourcing website to fund a new music video and complete their debut album.Gas Station Disco, which has been a band for about a year and a...
View ArticleLocal officials react to Scouts' 'perversion files'
A state senator and officials from the Boy Scouts of America reacted Friday to the once-private 1,200-plus "perversion files" that were released Thursday.The records detail sex abuse allegations within...
View ArticleBigfoot suspected of damaging vehicle in Jackson Township
LYKENS - A central Pennsylvania man is giving state police a lead as they look into who might have damaged his 1973 Winnebago - a bigfoot.State police at Lykens are investigating the criminal mischief...
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