College notes, March 27, 2016
Lebanon Valley Raeann La Flame, Hegins, a philosophy major at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, was one of 21 students who recently returned from a spring break service trip to St. Augustine, Florida....
View ArticleAn Easter story of urban, spiritual renewal
This is an Easter story, a tale of rebirth and resurrection, of a city and a neighborhood and within that neighborhood, of men’s and women’s lives. The city is Saint-Denis, a place I know well. I’ve...
View ArticleDean's list, March 27, 2016
Albright The following local students made the dean’s list for the fall semester at Albright College, Reading: Travis Hoshauer, Hamburg, a sophomore communications/public relations and advertising...
View ArticleStudents of the month, March 27, 2016
Frackville Rotary Jennie Li, daughter of ShuYing Li and Jiang DiLi, was honored as Frackville Rotary Student of the Month for March at a club meeting at Cracker Barrel Restaurant, Frackville. Jennie is...
View ArticleThe not-now diet
Mark Mattson, a neuroscientist at the National Institute on Aging in Maryland, has not had breakfast in 35 years. Most days he practices a form of fasting — skipping lunch, taking a midafternoon run,...
View ArticleAround the region, March 27, 2016
n Frackville: Applications for the 2016 Helen Everett Merit Award are available now for high school seniors. The award is given to a deserving graduate who plans to continue his or her education at an...
View ArticlePottsville police help search for homicide suspect
Pottsville police assisted state and federal officers Friday in trying to locate a man wanted in connection with a double homicide in New York City. Pottsville Police Chief Richard F. Wojciechowsky...
View ArticleArts provide path toward healthy aging
Throughout the country, the arts are pumping new life into the bodies and minds of the elderly. Two summers ago, a remarkable documentary called “Alive Inside” showed how much music can do for the most...
View ArticleNeighbors in the news, March 27, 2016
100 years young A celebration was held March 22 at Hometown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center to celebrate the 100th birthday of Mary Wassil Rapach. Mary was born to Michael and Katherine Wassil on...
View ArticleSchuylkill County ranked among 10 least healthy counties in state
Schuylkill County is among the 10 unhealthiest counties in Pennsylvania, according to an annual report released March 16. Schuylkill ranked 61st healthiest of the state’s 67 counties in the seventh...
View ArticleRooftop solar becomes political football
Q: Is it true that home rooftop solar makes sense only in certain parts of the U.S. with proper incentives as opposed to where the sun shines the most? — ESTHER KNOX, WILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE A: The short...
View ArticleRequests to opt out of PSSA tests increase
When more than 750,000 students take state exams next month, Zachary and Connor MacBain will not be filling in any answer sheets. Like thousands of other parents, the Tunkhannock Area students’ mother...
View ArticleCounty residents vying for spot as delegate
Eight Schuylkill County residents want to represent the 17th Congressional District as delegates at their respective political party’s national convention in July. Seven of the 11 candidates that will...
View ArticleCriminal court, March 27, 2016
In a Tuesday case, Judge James P. Goodman sentenced Wayne V. Kechula Jr., 42, of Shenandoah, to time served to 12 months in prison with immediate parole and to pay costs and $500 in fines. “Do your job...
View ArticleChildren storm the field to gather eggs in Saint Clair
SAINT CLAIR — Some have upped their egg-hunting strategies, all in good fun. Just ask Tammy Bowers, Saint Clair. She took a picture of her daughter, Emma Bowers, 7, posing with the Easter Bunny on...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers, March 27, 2016
ZION GROVE — Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and state police at Frackville are asking for the public’s help in finding two men responsible for a burglary that occurred last month in North Union...
View ArticleBlessing of Easter foods an important tradition to many
SHENANDOAH — Many different foods were brought into churches and parish halls on Holy Saturday to be blessed for the special Easter Sunday family meals to celebrate the holiest day on the Christian...
View ArticleVolunteer Connection: It's time to get outside
It’s officially spring. This week will usher in April, the month where we and the earth come out of the winter doldrums. Pack away your heavy coats and find reasons to be outside. The Walk In Art...
View ArticleTamaqua Area sponsoring town hall meeting about heroin
The public is invited to a heroin town hall meeting Wednesday at Tamaqua Area Middle School, 502 Penn St., Tamaqua. The discussion from 6 to 8 p.m. will focus on prescription opioid use and the heroin...
View ArticleDistrict court, March 28, 2016
David A. Plachko PORT CARBON — A 56-year-old Kaska man charged with threatening and assaulting his wife at their Blythe Township home on Jan. 18 waived his right to a hearing before Magisterial...
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