Destructive beetle found in Berks County
The emerald ash borer, a small, highly destructive wood-boring beetle that's been devastating ash trees throughout the northeastern U.S., was recently found in Berks County.Sven-Erik Spichiger,...
View ArticleAshland outlines annual cleanup
ASHLAND - The return of spring means the return of the borough street sweeper and the annual cleanup week.The schedules for both borough services were announced at the April 9 meeting of Ashland...
View ArticlePolice log, April 21, 2014
Hamburg maninjured in crashA Hamburg man suffered a major injury Saturday when he drove off a road in Centre Township, Berks County, and struck a tree, according to state police at Hamburg.At 3:20 a.m....
View ArticleCriminal Court, April 21. 2014
A Saint Clair woman will not have to go to prison after being sentenced Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court for stealing almost $800 from a Pottsville grocery store in June 2013.Christine M....
View ArticleDeeds, April 21, 2014
DeedsAshland - Borough of Ashland to Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society; property on Centre Street; $1.Marguerite Griffiths to Baytay LLC; property on Walnut Street; $3,000.Tax Claim Bureau of...
View ArticleHumane officers dedicate time to rescue animals
It was a sunny Sunday afternoon when Sue Schafer and Janine Choplick looked through a notebook with pictures of kittens and puppies on the cover.Behind the cute cover, however, were complaints of...
View ArticleState police identify woman accused in stabbing
REINERTON - State police at Schuylkill Haven on Sunday arrested the woman who allegedly stabbed a Tower City man numerous times Saturday night after a domestic dispute in Porter Township.Lacey...
View ArticleUpper Dauphin approves preliminary occupation tax resolution
LOYALTON - Upper Dauphin Area voters may get a say about their occupation tax this fall.The Upper Dauphin Area school board approved a preliminary occupation tax resolution April 8 by a 5-1 vote, which...
View ArticleLocal runners to compete in Boston Marathon
Runners from Schuylkill County said they will not let the Boston Marathon bombing prevent them from running again.Last year, eight county residents took part in the race. This year, six Schuylkill...
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n Girardville: Curbside recycling in the borough is set for April 29 and 30. All recyclables can be placed out either day, according to a press release from the borough hall. Acceptable items include...
View ArticlePottsville Area Soap Box Derby to roll May 3
Youngsters are gearing up for the 41st annual Pottsville Area Soap Box Derby on May 3 in the city."It's fun. The kids enjoy it," Barbara Carroll, Pottsville, secretary for the soap box derby, said...
View ArticleEaster Sunday sunrise services: 2 congregations celebrate at Sweet Arrow Lake...
PINE GROVE - While anglers cast their lines into Sweet Arrow Lake at the crack of dawn Sunday, congregations from two area churches gathered at Sweek Arrow Lake County Park to mark Easter at sunrise....
View ArticleKeflizighi, Jeptoo win Boston Marathon
Update: BOSTON (AP) — American Meb Keflezighi has won the Boston Marathon, a year after a bombing at the finish line left three dead and more than 260 people injured. Keflezighi is a former New York...
View ArticleSchuylkill Women in Crisis awarded grant funds
More women and children will have access to housing now that Schuylkill Women in Crisis has been awarded $80,245 in grants from the federal government for its transitional housing program.The two-year...
View ArticleShenandoah council meeting begins with heated discussion
SHENANDOAH - Monday's meeting of the borough council began with a lengthy - and at times, confrontational - interchange about a long-time employee whose status has changed.It also involved the issue of...
View ArticlePenn State Schuylkill launches EPICS project
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Penn State Schuylkill kicked off a project Monday that will take place over the next year to turn the campus into a living laboratory for sustainability. The event began with events...
View ArticlePolice log, April 22, 2014
3 escape injuryin 2-vehicle crashMOUNT CARBON - Three people escaped injury in a two-vehicle crash Saturday at Route 61 and Mount Carbon Arch Road in North Manheim Township.State police at Schuylkill...
View ArticleInvestigation continues in woman's death
State police said Monday very little updated information is available about the death of a Pine Grove woman whose body was found over the weekend in Bethel Township, Berks County.The body of Alishia M....
View ArticleMahanoy City cracking down on garbage account delinquents
MAHANOY CITY - The borough council is cracking down on chronic delinquents regarding garbage collection accounts.During the April borough council meeting, borough solicitor Michael A. O'Pake said...
View ArticleBrew Fest Spring/Summer Session gets new home base at PNC Field
People love a good beer at the ballpark.So it's entirely fitting that PNC Field, home of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, will serve as the new backdrop for the Spring/Summer Session of...
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