Penguins facing threats on many fronts
Q: How are the world’s penguins faring in this day of global warming? What can we do to help them? — MITCH MCINTOSH, MOUNT MORRIS, ILLINOIS A: Not surprisingly, penguins — those cute and quirky...
View ArticleGraduates, June 19, 2016
Alvernia Slade A. Bugajinsky, Schuylkill Haven, graduated May 14 from Alvernia University, Reading, with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. While at Alvernia, Slade was named to the dean’s list....
View ArticleA physician on schedule, not on time
The minute I got on that bus, I knew I was in trouble. The driver sat at the stop just long enough to miss the green light. Then he inched along till he missed the next light and the one after that. He...
View ArticleSchool notes, June 19, 2016
Blue Mountain Austin Boyer, a junior at Blue Mountain High School, has been granted a full scholarship to attend Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week 2016, which is a weeklong economic education program...
View ArticleLongtime head of Anthracite Heritage Museum and Iron Furnaces reflects on...
History sparked an interest in Chester Kulesa at a young age. He often asked his grade school teachers where he could learn more about topics they covered in class. That curiosity nourished a lifelong...
View ArticleFrackville to improve abandoned, unlicensed vehicles enforcement
FRACKVILLE — Using existing ordinances, the Frackville Borough Council plans to deal with, in a more coordinated effort, the problem of abandoned and unlicensed vehicles parked on streets and private...
View ArticleCollege notes, June 19, 2016
Misericordia Misericordia University, Dallas, Luzerne County, sponsored the annual Student Research Poster Presentation Day in Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall on campus. The presentations were the...
View ArticleWatermarks: Schuylkill County residents remember Flood of 2006
Rising waters leave a mark, on buildings and in minds. “I remember the Agnes flood,” Mary Lou Hannon, mayor of Gilberton, said referring to Hurricane Agnes in 1972. Between June 20 and 24, 1972, more...
View ArticleGREAT APE DEBATE
Harambe, the 17-year-old Western lowland gorilla shot dead at the Cincinnati Zoo late last month after a 3-year-old boy fell into his enclosure, may be physically gone, his tissues harvested for...
View ArticleDistrict court, June 19, 2016
David J. Rossi TREMONT — A Schuylkill Haven area man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday on five charges resulting from what police said was...
View ArticlePolice log, June 19, 2016
Barnesville couple faces theft charges MAHANOY CITY — Police said a man and a woman both face retail theft charges after an incident Monday at the Mahanoy City Food Store, 28 S. Main St., Mahanoy City....
View ArticleDean's list, June 19, 2016
Pittsburgh Eliza Schally, a bio-engineering major at the University of Pittsburgh, made the spring semester dean’s list. A 2015 graduate of North Schuylkill High School, she is a daughter of George and...
View ArticleAround the region, June 19, 2016
n Pine Grove: The Pine Grove Community Band during a free concert at 6 p.m. July 4 at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park. All are invited to bring lawn chairs to enjoy the music. “Come early and take a walk...
View ArticleMilitary, June 19, 2016
Officer promoted A promotion ceremony was held June 1 in Baltimore, Maryland, to promote Kevin R. Grickis to the rank of chief warrant officer 3 in the Coast Guard. Grickis has served on active duty in...
View ArticleRush Township sewer plan advances despite flak
TAMAQUA —Despite opposition from residents, the Rush Township Sewer Project — which has been nearly three years in the making — is moving full speed ahead. At a very raucous township meeting Thursday...
View ArticleNight skies prove summer’s arrival
We’re just about all done with spring and even though we’re already living the summer life with kids out of schools and vacations underway, summer has still not officially arrived, at least...
View ArticleLavender Festival draws out-of-state, local nature-lovers to Hope Hill farm
So many people wanted to attend the fourth annual Lavender Festival on Saturday afternoon at Hope Hill Lavender Farm in Wayne Township, that free tickets were limited to 3,500 guests. Tickets for the...
View ArticleNonpofit hosts Juneteenth celebration in Pottsville
Leslie Barringer, an event organizer and member of the nonprofit Guiding Hands of Life, said she was surprised that some residents of Pottsville didn’t know what Juneteenth is. While going door to door...
View ArticleHistory, cars, art and trains draw thousands to Tamaqua Summerfest
TAMAQUA — Ed Rockel, 50, of Tamaqua, could not help but stop walking when he noticed a 1970 Pontiac GTO convertible at the 26th annual Tamaqua Summerfest. “I had a car similar to it,” he said of a 1970...
View ArticleMahanoy Township continues to plan for Tower Road rehabilitation near Park Place
MAHANOY CITY — A low-volume road in Mahanoy Township planned for rehabilitation was a topic at last week’s meeting of the township supervisors. Tower Road is located at the village of Park Place,...
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