Penn State Schuylkill to receive funding for Lion Launch program
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Penn State Schuylkill has been awarded $50,000 to expand entrepreneurial endeavors through the Invent Penn State initiative. Schuylkill is one of six campuses recently named as part...
View ArticleAround the region, May 28, 2016
n Ashland: The borough office will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. n Orwigsburg: The Orwigsburg Business and Professional Association will sponsor “June Jamboree: An Evening of Wine and...
View ArticleMcAdoo hires new zoning officer
McADOO — The borough has a new zoning officer. The borough council voted unanimously at a recent meeting to appoint Denise Kapes as zoning officer, a part-time position, at $8.25 per hour. Kapes also...
View ArticleDeeds, May 28, 2016
Deeds Ashland — John P. and Sarah M. Bane to Ronnie Vandine; 822 Centre St.; $40,000. John William Groody Sr. to Fabrizio and Julie Manganiello; 1609 Centre St.; $7,000. Auburn — Jaclynn Marie Kauffman...
View ArticleCoaldale seeks tax relief for condemned properties
Coaldale officials asked Schuylkill County Court on Friday to direct the county to forgive back taxes on two properties it acquired with the intention of razing the buildings on them. In its petition,...
View ArticleDistrict court, May 28, 2016
David A. Plachko PORT CARBON — A Schuylkill Haven man charged with a theft at Boscov’s Department Store at Fairlane Village mall in Norwegian Township on March 17 had charges against him held for court...
View ArticleCriminal court, May 28, 2016
Twenty-four people received a second chance Thursday from the judicial system, as a Schuylkill County judge admitted them into a program that will enable them to emerge from their experience without a...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven Area grads told to commit to life’s journey
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Dr. Kristen Camille Stabingas extended three pearls of wisdom Friday to Schuylkill Haven Area High School graduates. “You will never make it, the work will never end and never stop...
View ArticlePottsville man sent to state prison for sex crimes
Michael E. Kilcullen is headed to state prison after admitting Friday in Schuylkill Court that he sexually assaulted two teenage girls in Pottsville. Kilcullen, 19, of Pottsville, pleaded guilty to two...
View ArticlePolice log, May 28, 2016
Police: Woman victim of IRS scam ELIZABETHVILLE — State police at Lykens are investigating a theft incident that was reported to them about 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Police said a 50-year-old Hegins woman...
View ArticlePolice seek Shenandoah man wanted on outstanding bench warrants
Schuylkill County District Attorney Christine Holman and Schuylkill County detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted on outstanding bench warrants in Schuylkill County...
View ArticleElectric, hybrid cars keep getting better
Q: I’m finally ready to make the switch from my old gas guzzler to an electric or plug-in hybrid car. What are the best bang-for-my-buck deals on these newfangled vehicles? — MICKEY LAMONTE, BOSTON A:...
View ArticleGraduates, May 29, 2016
Elizabethtown Jared B. Lescavage, Pottsville, graduated May 14 from Elizabethtown College with a bachelor’s degree in environmental science and minor in engineering design. He made the spring semester...
View ArticleAround the region, May 29, 2016
n Frackville: The Frackville Area Senior Citizens group, 130 E. Frack St., is taking reservations for a bus trip to Ehrhardt’s for “Oldies & Motown” at 9 a.m. Sept. 28. The cost is $75 and the...
View ArticleDistrict court, May 29, 2016
James R. Ferrier ORWIGSBURG — A Mount Carbon man will face three separate sets of drug-related charges after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing in front of Magisterial District Judge James R....
View ArticleStudents of the month, May 29, 2016
Pine Grove Area Alyssa Carpenter and Breanna Mabry have been selected as seniors of the month for May for the Pine Grove Area School District. Alyssa is a daughter of Roger and Fawn Sirbaugh, Pine...
View ArticlePAINKILLER PARADOX
While Americans are confronting an epidemic of prescription drug abuse, particularly for addictive painkillers, the reverse problem prevails in much of the world. Many ill people with a legitimate need...
View ArticleMessage of sacrifice shared at Memorial Day Mass in Mahanoy Township
MAHANOY CITY — Being so wrapped up in ourselves enables us to take the sacrifices of others for granted. That message was shared by Rev. Kevin Gallagher, pastor of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman...
View ArticleTamaqua man among 4 honored for volunteerism
A Tamaqua man is one of four people selected by Mauch Chunk Trust Co. as the 2016 Community Heroes in recognition of their outstanding volunteer contributions. Arthur W. Connely was honored for his...
View ArticleVolunteer Connection: In the good old summertime
This week starts June, the official month of summer, when we’ll recognize National Boating and Fishing Week, National Trails Day, Father’s Day and one of my favorites, National Doughnut Day. National...
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