SARCC gets $74K to help victims of child sex abuse
The Sexual Assault Resource & Counseling Center of Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties has more tools to help youngsters, as it has received a $74,000 grant to combat child sexual abuse. “I am elated,”...
View ArticleGillingham celebrates choice with pep rally
With speeches, music and bright yellow scarves, more than 200 representatives of Gillingham Charter School, Pottsville, celebrated National School Choice Week 2016 on Thursday. At the gym in the parish...
View ArticleStudents, school officials talk state's decision to re-examine Keystones
Since it was introduced in 2013, the Keystone Exam — one of the state’s responses to the federal No Child Left Behind initiative — cast a bit of a shadow over Morgan Murphy’s future. The Pottsville...
View ArticleDeeds, Jan. 29, 2016
Deeds Gordon — Wayne R. Kaufman and Barbara Louise Cheddar, executors of the Last Will & Testament of Lorraine B. Kaufman, to Fred Hughes and Tara Bolinsky; 619 McKnight St.; $22,000. Hegins...
View Article‘Joseph’ gets fresh take
It takes the magic of Broadway to unite the biblical Joseph and American founding father Alexander Hamilton via choreography. But when theatergoers settle in for Broadway Theatre League of Northeastern...
View ArticleFAMA bar screen project to begin in March
FRACKVILLE — The bar screen replacement project at the Frackville Area Municipal Authority sewage treatment plant should begin in the spring. The FAMA board discussed the most recent project to upgrade...
View ArticleWinning lottery ticket about to expire
The winner of a Cash 5 ticket worth $225,000 has until Feb. 12 to claim his or her money. “We really do hate to see any prize expire. We are hoping that winner will check their tickets,” Gary Miller,...
View ArticleDistrict court, Jan. 29, 2016
Anthony J. Kilker Other defendants whose cases Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker considered on Monday, the charges against each one and the judge’s dispositions of the matters included:...
View ArticleAnnual homeless count underway
Schuylkill County’s Local Housing Options Team has started its annual count of the homeless. LHOT members, who represent various service agencies and nonprofits, have 10 different sites throughout the...
View ArticleBlue Mountain School Board votes ‘no’ on STC budget
ORWIGSBURG — The Blue Mountain school board voted 7-0 not to approve Schuylkill Technology Center’s secondary budget at its meeting Thursday. The item was on the agenda for a vote but board member...
View ArticlePolice log, Jan. 29, 2016
Rent-A-Center thefts probed State police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating two separate cases of theft of leased property and receiving stolen property that occurred in September after two men...
View ArticleSnowdrop, Snowflake princesses to be crowned Saturday
Two princesses will be crowned Saturday at the Snowdrop and Snowflake Coronation Pageant. The event will begin at 7 p.m. at Pottsville Area High School’s Robert W. Wachter Auditorium. Tickets are $6...
View ArticleSaint Clair Borough Council to advertise for bids for theater demolition
SAINT CLAIR — In the next few days, the borough council will advertise for bids to demolish the three-story blighted structure at 31 N. Second St., the local landmark once known as The Ritz Theatre,...
View ArticleCorrection, Jan. 29, 2016
Date incorrect Schuylkill On The Move will sponsor a hike from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday called the “Mahanoy City Meander.” The date was incorrect in Tuesday’s edition.
View ArticleAround the region, Jan. 29, 2016
n Brandonville: The Park Crest Fish and Game Protective Association will have its membership meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Brandonville clubhouse. The club has announced its final notice for dues. n...
View ArticleMinersville police charge man for threats to health care employees
MINERSVILLE — A man was jailed after being charged by Minersville police with threatening workers at a borough health care facility last week. Police said John M. Howe, 54, who has no known address,...
View ArticleGrants awarded in Schuylkill County
Six municipalities in Schuylkill County were among many in the state that were awarded grant funds from the state for recreation and community revitalization efforts. “Our communities thrive...
View ArticleCorrection, Jan. 30, 2016
Phone number incorrect The Schuylkill Haven Area Food Pantry contact is Shirley German at 570-205-1763. The phone number was incorrect in Friday’s edition.
View ArticleDistrict court, Jan. 30, 2016
Rebecca Margerum ELIZABETHVILLE — A Lykens man is headed to Dauphin County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Jan. 20 on charges stemming from an alleged burglary and vandalism of a...
View ArticleWilliams Valley to host ‘Pre-K Counts’ program
TOWER CITY — A new educational program targeting younger pupils will be available in the Williams Valley School District next month. Called “Pre-K Counts,” the pre-kindergarten offering will begin...
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