Births, Feb. 26, 2014
Pinnacle Health HarrisburgTo Tom and Marissa Newton McGovern, Minersville, triplets, a daughter and two sons, Feb. 2.Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Jamie and Tina L. Evans Osatchuck,...
View ArticleEx-Mahanoy man's latest appeal dismissed
Robert P. Russell, the former Mahanoy City man serving a life sentence for murdering his Marine wife in March 1989 in Virginia, has lost another attempt to overturn his conviction.In a six-page...
View ArticleUnused railroad signal dismantled in Mount Carbon
The Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad on Tuesday dismantled an unused signal on its line in Pottsville. Railroad employees spent several hours in the cold to dismantle the signal, which...
View ArticleSt. Nicholas students to read 100,000 minutes
MINERSVILLE - Students at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic School will be spending the next 50 days trying to read as many books as possible. Principal Katielynn Montag said that the school is teaming...
View ArticleChairman: Norwegian Township has room to grow
MAR LIN - Norwegian Township residents asked questions of the planning and zoning commission members at a special meeting Monday about the comprehensive plan.The plan is a road map for the future...
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n Bethlehem: With March as National Red Cross Month, the American Red Cross Northeast Pennsylvania Region is recognizing the nation's "everyday heroes" who reach out to help their neighbors in times of...
View ArticleNatural gas plant to break ground in Porter Township this spring
GOOD SPRING - A Canadian power developer plans to break ground on its first $400 million power plant in Porter Township this spring.EmberClear Corp., a publicly traded company and energy developer...
View ArticleRoute 61 project to start in March in Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The drive through Schuylkill Haven could take a little bit longer in the near future. A sign near the Penn State Schuylkill Campus says construction to widen 1.8 miles of Route 61...
View ArticlePolice log, Feb. 26, 2014
DUI Enforcementreports releasedThe North Central PA Regional DUI Enforcement Program reported 17 vehicles were contacted and detained during a Roving DUI Patrol conducted on Feb. 14 by two officers...
View ArticleDeeds, Feb. 26, 2014
DeedsAshland - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Dennis Corrigan; 216 N. Ninth St.; $17,000.East Union Township - Victor E. Scelba II to Eagle Rock Resort Co.; Lot 399WS, Eagle Rock;...
View ArticlePottsville keeps historic records in 'map vault'
While doing research to update the city's traffic control maps recently, Pottsville City Administrator Thomas A. Palamar turned to a reference room near his office called "the map vault." "Traffic...
View ArticleJudge uphold convictions, sentences in city drug cases
For the second time, a three-judge state Superior Court panel has upheld the conviction and state prison sentence of a Berks County man who twice sold crack cocaine in Pottsville.Alfred A. Mayo, 39, of...
View ArticleLawyers argue Schuylkill products restitution
HARRISBURG - When they are sentenced, the two top executives of the former Schuylkill Products Inc. will be ordered to pay millions of dollars in restitution, but the exact amounts are uncertain, even...
View ArticlePolice log, Feb. 27, 2014
Police investigatecriminal mischiefGIRARDVILLE - State police at Frackville are investigating a case of criminal mischief in Girardville.Police said someone threw a wooden chair at a glass window...
View ArticleSewer authority gives raises to nonunion office staff
In a mixed vote - five yeas, one nay and an abstention - the Greater Pottsville Area Sewer Authority Wednesday gave salary increases to its six nonunion office staff members. The nay vote came from J....
View ArticleStudents look to be top speller at annual Regional Spelling Bee
This weekend, 49 students will be competing to become the top speller in Schuylkill County during the 59th annual Regional Spelling Bee presented by The Republican-Herald.Janet Joyce, director of...
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n Cressona: The Cressona Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. March 4 at St. Mark's Church, 30 Pottsville St., which is accessible to the handicapped. Freewill offerings will be accepted. Nancy Rhen...
View ArticleMahanoy Area district awarded $23.5K grant
MAHANOY CITY - The Mahanoy Area School District received a grant from the state Department of Education that will help replace security cameras and expand an anti-bullying program.The $23,500 grant was...
View ArticleMount Carbon planning to impose amusement tax to raise revenue
MOUNT CARBON - The borough is planning to impose an amusement tax, which would force a rock concert venue to give up 10 percent of its admission rates. "Business is tough enough to begin with," said...
View ArticleController: Put Rest Haven's finances back into the hands of the county
Schuylkill County Controller Christy Joy wants to return some financial responsibilities for Rest Haven back to the county after finding various accounting errors since Service Access and Management...
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