Around the region, Sept. 19, 2016
n Deer Lake: The Deer Lake-West Brunswick Fire Company will sponsor bingo from 6 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesday at the firehall, 1 Ash Road. Doors will open at 5 p.m. For more information, email...
View ArticleDeeds 2, Sept. 19, 2016
Deeds Shenandoah — 315-Lehigh LLC to Joseph C. Shustack; 335 Furnace St., Turkey Run; $10,000. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Santiago Ramos; 219 W. Cherry St.; $6,800. Mary Ann...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 19, 2016
Guns, jewelry reported stolen State police at Schuylkill Haven are investing a burglary that occurred between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday at 12 Timberline Drive in Norwegian Township. Police said...
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 19, 2016
Deeds East Union Township — Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Jose R. and Maria Lydia Madrilejos; Lot 399HF3, Eagle Rock; $40,299. Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Elaine V. Rivera and Imelda M. Velasco; Lot 190HF4,...
View ArticleRingtown, utility commision reach agreement on water service for township
RINGTOWN — The borough and the state Public Utility Commission reached an agreement that will allow the borough to continue providing water service to some residents in Union Township. The agreement...
View ArticleOktoberfest closes with 5K, costume contest
WILKES-BARRE — When Magdalena Nagorski registered for the Lederhosen 5K, she knew she wanted to dress the part. The Poland native arrived at Mohegan Sun Pocono’s Oktoberfest in lederhosen and sneakers...
View ArticleCounty natives kick off concert series at Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church kicked off its 10th concert series Sunday afternoon with two talented county natives. Tamara Wapinsky, soprano, and John Kline, pianist, performed classical music to a full...
View ArticleBridge project to be complete Nov. 14
Last year, Ronald J. Young Jr., press officer for state Department of Transportation District 5, Allentown, estimated the Mady’s bridge-replacement projects in Palo Alto and Pottsville would be...
View ArticleJudges uphold Pottsville man's state prison sentence for drugs
For the third time, a three-judge state Superior Court panel has upheld the guilty pleas and state prison sentence of a Pottsville man for drug- and alcohol-related crimes. In a six-page opinion filed...
View ArticleMinersville solicits bids for demolition to American Legion
MINERSVILLE — The Minersville American Legion might not be standing for much longer. The borough is seeking bids for the demolition of the building at 3 E. Sunbury St. after purchasing the property...
View ArticleKitchen fire damages apartment in Pottsville
A kitchen fire in a ground-floor apartment in Pottsville on Monday damaged an electric range and the nearby wall, according to Jason G. Witmier, one of the city’s assistant fire chiefs. While the...
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 20, 2016
Deeds Barry Township — Florence M. Waizenegger to Gerald J. Leonard and Janice A. Leonard; 40.1-acre property on Weishample Road; $188,900. Butler Township — John M. and Nicole M. Johnson to Nicole M....
View ArticleCriminal court, Sept. 20, 2016
A Tamaqua man who once starred on local gridirons returned to prison Monday after being sentenced by a Schuylkill County judge. Phillip M. Ryan IV, 27, who also once signed a contract to play in the...
View ArticlePine Grove Police and Sheriff’s office to carry narcan
PINE GROVE — The Pine Grove Police Department and the Schuylkill County Sheriff’s Department will carry Narcan. Narcan, otherwise known as naloxone, is a fast-acting overdose antidote that blocks the...
View ArticleAntique store expands, makes room for vendors
ORWIGSBURG — When MRD Lumber Co. Inc. moved out of its retail headquarters at 1070 Centre Turnpike, Route 61, North Manheim Township, last year, a mother and daughter who ran an antique business on the...
View ArticleDistrict court, Sept. 20, 2016
James K. Reiley A 26-year-old Shenandoah woman charged with assaulting a female corrections officer at the Schuylkill County Prison on July 3 waived her right to a preliminary hearing before...
View ArticleFirefighters called to million-dollar RV fire in Brandonville
BRANDONVILLE — Four luxury motor homes with an estimated total value of $1 million were destroyed by fire in East Union Township on Monday night. Firefighters were called about 9:30 p.m. to an area of...
View ArticleTrial starts for alleged Tamaqua swindler
Kurt Burnard testified Monday in Schuylkill County Court that he was surprised when he learned a Tamaqua restaurateur had more than $300,000 of his parents’ money. “Were you aware that (Alfonso Picone)...
View ArticleMiddle District of Pa. attorney set to retire
SCRANTON — U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith will retire next month following a more than six-year tenure in which he oversaw prosecutions ranging from corrupt judges and county commissioners to rigged...
View ArticleTwo injured in crash in Norwegian Township
Two people were injured in a one-car crash Monday in Norwegian Township. A man and a woman were injured after the car they were in flipped over due to wet conditions on Ann Street. Both were taken to a...
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