Deeds, March 31, 2016
Deeds Branch Township — Nancy A. Hrenyo to Wicks Outdoor Advertising Inc.; property on Township Road 199; $5,000. Coaldale — Theodore Thomas Lewis, individually and as executor of the Estate of Faye R....
View ArticleDistrict court, March 31, 2016
Rebecca Margerum Defendants whose cases Rebecca J. Margerum considered on March 24, the charges against each one and the judge’s dispositions of the matters included: Christopher M. Snyder, 20, of 524...
View ArticleCriminal court, March 31, 2016
A Northampton County man returned to prison Monday after a Schuylkill County judge revoked his parole, the second time he has revoked the defendant’s supervision. Jason P. Petrucelli, 38, of Easton,...
View ArticleAround the region, March 31, 2016
n Frackville: The Frackville Elks Lodge, 307 S. Third St., will have a mackerel breakfast from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Tickets are $8 each and include a full menu. For more information, call...
View ArticleShenandoah Valley board hires new district superintendent
SHENANDOAH — The Shenandoah Valley school board held a special meeting Wednesday and voted to hire Brian K. Waite as the new district superintendent. Waite was in attendance when the school board voted...
View ArticleGillingham gears up for hearings
Gillingham Charter School, Pottsville, is gearing up for eight public hearings regarding its future. “I will be at each one,” Nicolle M. Hutchinson, the school’s CEO and director of education, said...
View ArticlePolice log, March 31, 2016
Police probe vehicle parts theft WILLIAMSTOWN — State police in Lykens are investing a theft from a business in Williams Township, Dauphin County. The incident occurred at Stoneroad Iron and Metal...
View ArticleClarification, March 31, 2016
Information not clear Since Pottsville Area school board rejected Gillingham Charter School’s proposal for a second five-year charter on Dec. 2, the public hearings on the matter will be required,...
View ArticleAround the region, April 01, 2016
n Frackville: The North Schuylkill HighRailers will have an open house from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday in the Blum’s Auction wing of the Schuylkill Mall. Admission is $1 for all ages. An O-Gauge train...
View ArticleMahoney Brothers’ show to honor veterans
The Mahoney Brothers will bring some of the biggest musical acts in history to Mount Carmel this weekend to salute veterans from all branches of the U.S. military. The musical impersonation act will...
View ArticleJudge orders blighted Pottsville building demolition, fines owner
In November 2014, Magisterial District Judge James K. Reiley gave Talal M. Rajha, Whitehall, time to figure out what to do with a blighted structure he owns in Pottsville, a fire-damaged property at...
View ArticleCare Net program for girls to help character, confidence building
MAHANOY CITY — Helping teen girls build character and confidence in a world filled with so many conflicting messages is the focus of the free “Head to Soul Makeover” program that will begin Sunday in...
View ArticleDemolition of Ritz Theatre slated to begin Wednesday
SAINT CLAIR — On Wednesday, the demolition of the former Ritz Theatre will begin, Roland Price Jr., the borough secretary, announced Thursday night. “The demolition is scheduled for next Wednesday....
View ArticleEnjoy art, nature this month in county
Spring has sprung and good things are happening! Today marks the beginning of Celebrate Schuylkill Spring Thaw Arts Tour. The tour encompasses Walk In Art Center in Schuylkill Haven, Mud & Maker in...
View ArticleEngineers to study Schuylkill Trust Co. building facade, judge continues trial
The attorney for the owner of the Schuylkill Trust Co. building in downtown Pottsville said Thursday engineers are studying sections of its facade which are reportedly crumbling. With that, Magisterial...
View ArticleNew lights to illuminate Henry Clay monument
Since August, the Henry Clay Monument in Pottsville has been lit by a temporary rig set up behind it. On Wednesday, Thomas W. Whitaker, the city’s superintendent of streets, said he believes the new...
View ArticleWilliamstown teen charged with killing brother
ELIZABETHVILLE — Although the alleged killer of Dominick Thornton is a young man, the motive for the shooting, according to police, is as old as mankind: jealousy. State police at Lykens have charged...
View ArticlePolice log, April 1, 2016
Man charged for scattering rubbish MAHANOY CITY — State police at Frackville charged a man from the borough with dumping several full trash bags in neighboring Mahanoy Township recently, police said...
View ArticleState bureau of laboratories in danger of decertification
SCRANTON — The state Department of Environmental Protection says its testing laboratories are in jeopardy of losing national certification because of diminishing staff. Without certification through...
View ArticleSchuylkill County Courthouse tested for radon, mold
The Schuylkill County Courthouse is being checked for mold and radon. On Thursday, Keith Roe, president of Air Care & Restoration Co. Inc., Bethlehem, was at the courthouse performing tests. The...
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