Police log, July 9, 2013
Police charge Shenandoah man SHENANDOAH - A 31-year-old Shenandoah man will be charged by borough police in connection with separate incidents in the borough. Stemming from an incident at 4:38 a.m....
View ArticleRingtown council chooses workers' comp insurance carriers
RINGTOWN - With less than a month left before the borough's workers' compensation insurance expires, the Ringtown Borough Council approved coverage from two other insurance sources to meet state...
View ArticleSunday night fire in Pottsville severely damages 2 adjoining homes
A late Sunday night fire in Pottsville severely damaged two adjoining homes, both unoccupied. Fire Chief Todd March said crews were called to the homes at 421 and 423 Fairview St. about 11:30 p.m. and...
View ArticleWorkers replace stone arch in city with plastic pipe
Workers from Mazzuca Enterprises Inc., Pottsville, replaced a stone arch on East Market Street in the city with plastic pipe Monday. "We're going to put 80 feet of 48-inch diameter pipe to repair the...
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n McAdoo: The borough is again holding its bicycle helmet safety program, Councilwoman Mary Labert announced. If borough police officers see a child riding his/her bicycle wearing a helmet, officers...
View ArticleFriends of St. Kieran's can buy church and related buildings; not enough...
HECKERSVILLE - The Friends of St. Kieran's have the money to buy the former St. Kieran Roman Catholic Church, which closed in 2008, but they don't have the approximate $1 million needed to bring it and...
View ArticleClarification, July 9, 2013
Charity phone number Anyone who wants more information about the effort by Katie Trapani to collect crutches that will be donated to Crutches4Kids may call 570-544-9625.
View ArticleDeeds, July 09, 2013
Deeds Ashland - Tax Claim Bureau of Schuylkill County to John Lewis Meyer; 1133-1135 Walnut St.; $1,000. Tax Claim Bureau of Schuylkill County to House Flex LLC; 29 Walnut St.; $11,000. Tax Claim...
View ArticleDistrict court, July 9, 2013
James R. Ferrier ORWIGSBURG - A West Penn Township woman is headed to Schuylkill County Court to face charges stemming from a June incident where she allegedly hit a boy with a car and tried to strike...
View ArticleFire victims one step closer to rebuilding home
PORT CARBON - The Staller family, who lost their home at 231 Coal St. in a Nov. 28, 2012, fire, are a step closer to knocking down the remains of the duplex - their former home and the home next door...
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Name misspelled Joseph Chickirda, a member of the Army, had the honor of sounding taps at the services at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Memorial Day and also July 4. His name was misspelled in...
View ArticleMinersville taps CDBG funds for fight blight
MINERSVILLE - The borough council rebudgeted Community Development Block Grant funding Tuesday night to continue to fight blight.Borough Manager Joseph Bass asked the council to rebudget $23,488 out of...
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ORWIGSBURG - A Shenandoah man is headed for Schuylkill County Court following a preliminary hearing Tuesday on five charges stemming from a September 2012 traffic stop in Schuylkill Haven. Teddy A....
View ArticlePolice search for stolen iPhone
CRESSONA - An iPhone 4 that was on display at Verizon Wireless in the Cressona Mall was taken between noon and 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. State police at Schuylkill Haven said the black cellphone was on a...
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n Frackville: The fourth annual Senior Citizens Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at center court in the Schuylkill Mall. Sponsored by state Sen. David G. Argall, R-29, the expo brings...
View ArticleLawsuit challenges Pennsylvania's gay marriage ban
HARRISBURG - Civil rights lawyers said they filed the first known legal challenge Tuesday on behalf of 23 men, women and children seeking to overturn a state law effectively banning same-sex marriage...
View ArticleBig Diamond owners sue Cass Township, supervisors
by peter e. bortner Charging they are the victims of a malicious campaign to put them out of business, the owners of Big Diamond Raceway have sued Cass Township and its supervisors.Frederick and Krista...
View ArticleNorwegian Township man charged with sexually assaulting a minor
A 28-year-old Norwegian Township man is free on bail after being arrested Tuesday charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl during a three-week period in 2011.James M. Kervitis, 414...
View ArticleCriminal court, July 10, 2013
A Dauphin County man is headed to state prison after being sentenced Monday in Schuylkill County Court on four charges stemming from a May 2010 incident in Gordon.Brian C. Smith, 29, of Harrisburg,...
View ArticleCorbett blames House Democrats for lack of transportation bill; lawmaker...
HARRISBURG - Fallout continues from the stalled effort to generate billions of dollars in new state revenue for road and bridge projects and mass transit. Lamenting the loss of a construction season,...
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