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It's not as explosive as a July 4 fireworks show, but stars are available for gazing every clear night this month. While the average fireworks show only goes on for a half hour, the stars are out for...
View ArticlePolice log, June 30 2013
Firefighter injuredat car fire on I-81RAVINE - A firefighter was taken to the hospital after suffering injuries at a car fire on Interstate 81 on Saturday evening, according to a supervisor at...
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I was one of those little kids who were often called "a fish." You know the type - a pint-sized 3- or 4-year-old who could swim like a champ and would rather spend all day playing underwater in a...
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For many years, I've said that my generation - those born in the 1950s and 1960s - is the luckiest in the history of mankind. We have the benefit of having lived before many of the modernizations that...
View ArticleCriminal court, June 30, 2013
A Luzerne County man returned Tuesday to Schuylkill County Prison after having his probation revoked for the second time and his parole for the first.Ryan A. Petrulsky, 25, of Hazleton, must remain...
View ArticleParis attraction not for faint-hearted
My fifth-grade teacher at Jackson Street School, Ms. Cleona Picus, had some very good ideas about how to get students working together. I remember how, in teams of three or four, we built replicas of...
View ArticleFirefighters celebrate in Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - As Mark Whildin, 33, of Coaldale, walked past rows and rows of parade-ready fire trucks Saturday afternoon, his daughter, Lena, 7, followed him, wearing his fire helmet."She always...
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n Barnesville: Naturalist Robin Tracey will lead a hike at 1 p.m. Thursday on the Crow and Lake View trails at Tuscarora State Park. The 6.5-mile hike is rated moderate to difficult, she said in a...
View ArticlePolice seeking suspects for arson in Blythe Township
MIDDLEPORT - Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and state police at Frackville are asking for the public's help in finding those responsible for a fire that destroyed a vehicle earlier this month.Police...
View ArticleSupervisor thanks authority for support during trial
David L. Kraft, who has supervised the Greater Pottsville Area Sewer Authority plant for 17 years, thanked the authority Wednesday for its support during his recent trial involving allegations from the...
View ArticleWater tank repairs to begin
ASHLAND - JNP Construction Corp. will begin a major repair project on the 22nd Street water storage tank in Ashland on Monday, according to borough Manager Ray Jones. The Ashland Area Municipal...
View ArticleKnife-wielding robber strikes Qwik Stop
TREMONT - A knife-wielding robber wearing a black mask stole an undetermined amount of money from a gas station just after midnight Sunday morning, according to state police at Schuylkill Haven."I...
View ArticleContractors permit under review in Gilberton
MAHANOY PLANE - A proposed ordinance to require building and maintenance contractors working in Gilberton to obtain a permit for proof of liability insurance should be ready for advertisement by next...
View ArticleDeeds, July 1, 2013
Deeds Cass Township - Matthew M. Whitaker to Krista and Jimmy Dullard; 215 High Road; $25,000. Cressona - Anthony Gasbarra to Anthony Gasbarra and Kerri Gasbarra; 69 Schuylkill St.; $1. Deer Lake and...
View ArticleDistrict Court, July 1, 2013
James K. Reiley A 48-year-old Pottsville man charged with assaulting his estranged wife on May 25 at a home at 824 Nepolt St. had charges against him held to court during a preliminary hearing before...
View ArticleRain, humidity compete with fireworks spectacle
FRACKVILLE - Bryianna Pearson, 16, of Barnesville, sprained her left ankle Saturday playing softball in a game her team ultimately lost.In an effort to cheer herself up, she decided on Sunday to go to...
View ArticleVraj welcomes more than 1,000 for festival
SUMMIT STATION - As a crowd of more than 1,000 people prayed in the Vraj Temple on Sunday afternoon, a giant curtain opened revealing a statue of their god and hundreds of ripe mangos."This is the new...
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n Frackville: Swimming lessons will be offered at Frackville Memorial Pool from 10 a.m. to noon July 8-12 and July 15-19. Registration will be accepted from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 24 and July 1 at the...
View ArticleAltamont road not being ignored, says West Mahanoy chairman
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS - During Tuesday's meeting, West Mahanoy Township supervisors Chairman Christopher Malocu disagreed with resident Evelyn Andrews who believes the Altamont section is being ignored...
View ArticleSchuylkill County proud of ties to Battle of Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG - Schuylkill County shed its share of blood as the tide turned against the Confederacy 150 years ago today. "It's known as the turning point of the Civil War," Tom Shay, Schuylkill County...
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