City fire chief warns homeowners to maintain wood, oil burners
When chilly fall temperatures started creeping in earlier this month, James McGuinness, Pottsville, grabbed some matches, old newspapers and wood kindling."We've been burning wood in this house for so...
View ArticleCriminal court, Oct. 27, 2012
A Coaldale man walked out of the Schuylkill County Courthouse on Tuesday after a jury acquitted him of assaulting his ex-girlfriend during an argument in September 2011 at his home.Robert C. Perrin,...
View ArticleOptions for Mahanoy Area physics course to be considered
MAHANOY CITY - For the second month in a row, the senior physics course was a topic of discussion during the public portion of Thursday's Mahanoy Area Board of Education meeting.At the September...
View ArticleCorrection, Oct. 27, 2012
Price incorrectThe price of the property in Barry Township sold by Daniel J. and Christine M. Brennan to James E. and Mary Jean Neumeister was $26,750. The amount was incorrect in Friday's edition.
View ArticlePalo Alto woman convicted of hitting pedestrian, leaving scene
A Palo Alto woman could go to prison after being convicted Friday in Schuylkill County Court of running over a Saint Clair woman in December and not helping her in any way.Joan Trayah, 63, is guilty of...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 27, 2012
4 suffer injuriesin 2-car crashDONALDSON - Four people suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash at 3:47 p.m. Friday on West Center Street in Frailey Township, police said.State police at...
View ArticleForesters scout trees in Schuylkill for timbering
On a picturesque Oct. 22 afternoon in woodlands near Lavelle, Frank P. Snyder trod through the golden brown scenery, then added a splash of yellow."We were marking trees for a timber sale," Snyder,...
View ArticleDeeds 2, Oct. 29, 2012
DeedsButler Township - Thomas and Teri Conroy to Allen B. and Jill Simons; 18 Maple Ave.; $147,000.Coaldale - Ralph De Liz to Ralph De Liz and Pamela De Liz, trustees of The Ralph De Liz Revocable...
View ArticleAround the Region
n Mahanoy City: The Visiting Nurse Association board has announced that Thomas Ward is again the chairman of the VNA's annual drive, which began Oct. 1. Donations may be sent to Sally Irvin, P.O. Box...
View ArticlePine Grove boosts borough police force
PINE GROVE - The borough council voted recently to hire two more part-time police officers.At an Oct. 18 meeting, it was decided police Chief Thomas Trotter will be assisted by 11 part-time...
View ArticleArea churches converge in city for annual Organ and Choral Concert
The pews were filled at Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday afternoon as area churches came together for the annual organ and choral concert."This is just an opportunity to share some good music and...
View ArticleHegins-Hubley authority gives intent to purchase land
VALLEY VIEW - The Hegins-Hubley Water Authority has entered an intent-to-purchase agreement with ASA, a division of Pappetti's, a Klingerstown-based egg company, for five acres for the Act 537 plan."We...
View ArticleSchools close, locals stock up ahead of hybrid storm
Local students usually do not have days off from school for Halloween, but things are different this year with so-called "Frankenstorm" set to hit Schuylkill County today through Tuesday.All local...
View Article24-hour gym coming to Pottsville
Twenty-four-hour access, 17-inch LCD screens and security cameras inside and outside are some of the features of Anytime Fitness, a new gym opening in Pottsville.Located at 534 Pottsville Park Plaza,...
View ArticleLanterns to be released Thursday to honor of those affected by breast cancer
One hundred sky lanterns honoring those affected by breast cancer will float across the city Thursday night as part of an event organized by The Greystone Restaurant to benefit the Susan G. Komen for...
View ArticlePolice log, Oct. 29, 2012
Jewelry stolenfrom residenceHAMBURG - State police at Hamburg are investigating the theft of about $1,000 worth of jewelry from a residence last week in Greenwich Township, Berks County.Police said the...
View ArticleDeeds, Oct. 29, 2012
DeedsAshland - Mitzi Jean Singmaster and James Lee Fetterolf, co-executors of the Estate of Patsy R. Fetterolf, to Charles Fetterolf; 1729 Market St.; $1.Blythe Township - Joseph and Julianne...
View ArticleBirths, Oct. 29, 2012
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Brian Hepner and Carrie Rollman, Saint Clair, a son, Oct. 16.To Shawn and Samantha Powanda Drogus, Shenandoah, a son, Oct. 17.To Craig and Lauren...
View ArticleLand banks newest anti-blight tool
HARRISBURG - Parcels of abandoned and tax-delinquent properties can be merged into locally administered "land banks" and developed for new uses under legislation signed last week into law by Gov. Tom...
View ArticleGilberton man seeks council's help with bus stops
MAHANOY PLANE - A Maizeville resident wants the Gilberton Borough Council to help him get a school bus stop changed. "I have three kids and the Mahanoy Area School District has our kids walking down to...
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