District court, May 21, 2016
David J. Rossi TREMONT — Two Pine Grove men are headed to Schuylkill County Court after a preliminary hearing Thursday on robbery and related charges. Kevin A. Peterman, 20, of 724 Mountain Road, and...
View ArticlePine Grove Area eyes first tax increase in almost 7 years
PINE GROVE — Pine Grove Area School District residents may face a 1-mill real estate tax hike, but the school board and Acting Superintendent Terence Maher said they’re working to close a nearly half...
View ArticleBirths, May 21, 2016
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To John and Kammie Studley Towey, Ashland, a daughter, April 25. To Derek Crisafulli and Tressa Beury, Branchdale, a daughter, April 28. To Robert T. Sr....
View ArticleSchuylkill County Municipal Authority requests that customers have meters...
Schuylkill County Municipal Authority customers should be on the lookout for a letter from the authority about the meter upgrade project. The letter, which will be sent this month, will request that...
View Article8-year-old, 2 women in critical condition following crash in Hazle Township
HAZLETON — Two women and a girl were severely injured in a crash that closed Interstate 81 in Hazle Township for more than four hours on Friday night. The crash occurred at 8:40 p.m. in the northbound...
View ArticleMorea, New Boston pipe replacement delayed by weather
MAHANOY CITY — The project to replace pipes and inlets in the Mahanoy Township villages of Morea and New Boston was delayed due to the recent inclement weather. The Mahanoy Township supervisors were...
View ArticleCounty offers variety of activities
The weather is warm and there’s plenty to do right in our backyards. The Tamaqua Community Arts Center presents Chalk and Chew, where you can create a 10-by-10-inch wood canvas of chalkboard art and...
View ArticleRelay for Life fights for cure for cancer at Schuylkill Haven’s Island Park
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Island Park served as the host site for the 23rd annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life of the Pottsville Area. Hundreds of people turned out to remember loved ones,...
View ArticleKelayres kitchen fire causes 'severe' damage to house
KELAYRES — McAdoo Fire Department volunteers had just arrived at the McAdoo-Kelayres Elementary/Middle School for the school’s annual egg drop Friday when a kitchen fire broke out in a Kelayres home....
View ArticleCrime Stoppers, May 22, 2016
LAVELLE — Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and Butler Township police are asking for the public’s help in finding the person responsible for a theft that occurred earlier this month. Police said the...
View ArticleDeeds II, May 22, 2016
Deeds Cass Township — Margaret M. Steidnitz, executrix of the Estate of Nicholas W. Brilla, to Melissa Sullivan; 61 Maple Ave.; $1. East Union Township — Rogelio and Maleen Romero Dela Cruz to Eagle...
View ArticleStudents of the month, May 22, 2016
Ashland Rotary Melvin Mastishin, a senior at North Schuylkill High School, was chosen as student of the month for March by the Ashland Area Rotary Club. Melvin’s high school activities include serving...
View ArticleNEPA photographer earns big break on independent film set
Lisa Petz sees many different things when she looks through the lens of her camera. Sometimes, she frames up a hometown bride on the most important day of her life, or styles models into fantastical...
View ArticleDeeds, May 22, 2016
Deeds Shenandoah — Maria Valdez to Santiago Ramos; 103 N. Jardin St.; $1. Tremont Township — Bank of America NA to Rose M. Lapp; 85 Lincoln Road, Lincoln; $5,000. West Mahanoy Township — Joy D. and...
View ArticleAround the region, May 22, 2016
n Ashland: The Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society will hold a walk on Memorial Day, May 30, prior to the veterans parade and program. Cost to walk and/or sponsor a walker is $0.10 per block, or...
View ArticleAppalachian Wine Festival draws big crowd in Summit Station
SUMMIT STATION — Despite the rain, the first Appalachian Wine Festival at the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds was well attended, according to event organizers. “The weather did not damper anything. It...
View ArticleMilitary, May 22, 2016
Award presented Stanley A. Burke, a midshipman 2/C in the University of Pennsylvania Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, Philadelphia, participated in his battalion’s annual pass and review ceremony...
View ArticleCriminal court, May 22, 2016
A Wilkes-Barre man returned to prison Tuesday after a Schuylkill County judge revoked his parole in a theft case. Luke E. Miller, 22, admitted violating his parole by failing to report to his...
View ArticleFor the record, May 22, 2016
Marriage licenses Matthew E. Macnamee, Palmyra, and Tara L. Mullin, Palmyra. Sincere L. Watkins, Tamaqua, and Kayla J. Wassel, Tamaqua. Darren S. Charbonner, Tamaqua, and Falon N. Muffley, Tamaqua....
View ArticleQuestions remain about Ashland man shot at White House
ASHLAND — The public wants to know why Jesse Olivieri did what he is accused of doing Friday in Washington, D.C. But they will have to wait a little longer for an explanation. Olivieri was shot by a...
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