Analysis: Lawmakers spent $6 million on office leases in 2013
State lawmakers spent $6 million on their district office leases last year, a Times-Shamrock Communications analysis of legislative records found. The newspapers filed a Right to Know Law request to...
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Anthony J. KilkerSHENANDOAH - An Auburn man charged with a burglary that occurred Sept. 7 or 8 at 550 Phinneyville Road in East Union Township waived his right to a preliminary hearing before...
View ArticleNeighbors in the news, May 4, 2014
Essay finalistLaura Dallago, a Pottsville Area High School senior, was named as a semi-finalist in the Stossel in the Classroom annual student essay contest.Students ages 12 to 18 wrote essays about...
View ArticleTri-Valley German students excel
HEGINS - Tri-Valley German students demonstrated their skill using the language, earning a second-place team title April 2 in a statewide competition and also putting forth an award-winning effort on a...
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n Frackville: The Frackville Museum acknowledged the following memorial donations for Eugenia Scanlan: From Mr. and Mrs. John Cooney Jr., Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Smarkanic, Lorraine Stanton, Mr. and Mrs....
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Auburn man hurt,flown after crashLANDINGVILLE - An Auburn man was flown to a trauma center for treatment of injuries he suffered when the 2003 Harley-Davidson soft tail motorcycle he was driving...
View ArticleArraignments, May 4, 2014
A Deer Lake man charged in connection with a scam dealing with the sales of automobiles is among those scheduled to plead not guilty Monday during arraignment in Schuylkill County Court.Robert D....
View ArticlePennsylvania Starwatch: Stargazing is a late-night endeavor
Stargazing on these nights has, for the most part, lost its chill, but honestly, it's also lost some of its thrill. The winter constellations, overall the brightest of the year, are about to go on a...
View ArticleBikers kick off 27th annual MDA Ride for Life
ORWIGSBURG - Seventy-seven motorcycles took off from Schaeffer's Harley-Davidson as the bikers started their trip Saturday morning to the Ride for Life charity event in Bethlehem. The two-day event is...
View ArticleParents voice concerns at Tri-Valley school board meeting
HEGINS - Tri-Valley school board heard from two concerned parents in the Tri-Valley School District at the board meeting April 9 on different matters.Jenny Wehry attended with her husband, Randy, to...
View ArticleStudents of the month, May 4, 2014
Minersville AreaMinersville Area High School seniors Reighly Melochick and Garrett Eichenberg were named students of the month for April.Reighly is a daughter of Don and Robynn Melochick, Pottsville....
View ArticleWith new book, psychologist encourages medical meditation
Physicians in any field might help their patients find further relief from stress and, possibly, pain by encouraging them to explore other states of consciousness, Dr. David F. O'Connell, a licensed...
View ArticleVolunteer Connection: Plenty to do now that warm weather is here
The weather is warm and there's plenty to do in scenic Schuylkill County."Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr." will be presented at the Sovereign Majestic Theater in association with the Actors Guild of...
View ArticleFirst-time racers claim Pottsville Area Soap Box Derby titles
The first time was the charm Saturday for the two winners in the 41st annual Pottsville Area Soap Box Derby.It was the first time the stock and super stock winners, Jacob O'Toole and Bryce Gonzalez,...
View ArticleCriminal Court, May 4, 2014
An Auburn man is returning to prison after a Schuylkill County judge revoked his parole on Monday.Brian L. Brobst, 31, will return to prison for at least two months and could remain there until March...
View ArticleDean's list, May 4, 2014
DrexelKaitlyn Smith, who is in her third year of a five-year course at Drexel University, Philadelphia, earned a place on the dean's list in the fall and winter terms. She is on her spring term...
View ArticleJudges uphold prison term and probation for coal company theft
A three-judge state Superior Court panel has upheld the prison term and consecutive probation being served by a Blythe Township man for stealing a piece of coal-mining equipment in February 2012.Justin...
View ArticlePolice probe Porter Township fuel theft
TREMONT - Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and state police at Schuylkill Haven are asking for the public's help in finding the person responsible for fuel theft in Porter Township earlier this...
View ArticleCollege notes, May 4, 2014
Wilkes Jeremy Wiest, Lykens, was a member of the 2013-14 Wilkes University Enactus team.The team won national recognitions at two events for projects its members completed during the academic year. It...
View ArticleNearly half of NEPA lawmakers rent district offices from donors
HARRISBURG — Northeast Pennsylvania state lawmakers spent $706,000 leasing their district offices last year and almost half of them rented from landlords who contributed to their election campaigns, a...
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