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n Ashland: The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7654 Auxiliary is sponsoring a bus trip to the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City set for Oct. 13. The cost is $30, which includes a $30 rebate. The bus will...
View ArticlePort Carbon bans smoking at playgrounds
PORT CARBON - Borough council banned smoking at the community's two playgrounds with a new policy."We did get complaints about smoking in the playground, cigarette butts in the mulch and little kids...
View ArticleAttempted homicide hearings continued
PORT CARBON - Three people charged in connection with a July 22 attempted homicide in Minersville had their preliminary hearings continued Tuesday after a court-appointed interpreter was unable to...
View ArticlePottsville Club to close Oct. 31
After 125 years in operation, the Pottsville Club will close Oct. 31, according to a notice its board of managers recently sent to club members."The Pottsville Club has been running at an operating...
View ArticleMinersville takes legal action against borough auditor
MINERSVILLE - The borough council approved a motion Tuesday to allow its solicitor to pursue legal action against auditor Robert Davidson for not completing revisions to its 2009 financial...
View ArticleMahanoy City faces questions
MAHANOY CITY - A borough resident questioned Mahanoy City Borough Council on Tuesday on whether borough ordinances and codes posted on the borough website are up-to-date.Resident Robyn Sincavage spoke...
View ArticleMan jailed, charged with having bath salts
An Ashland man was jailed Friday and faces drug charges after county and local officers stopped him in the borough.This came during a saturation detail, in which law enforcement took to the streets in...
View ArticleGirardville native Dr. Norman Wall honored at memorial service
With tears of sorrow Tuesday, Dr. Leslie Dubowitz described his longtime friend, noted cardiologist Dr. Norman M. Wall, who died Sept. 3."To me, he was a mentor, a friend, a father figure. There was no...
View ArticlePrivately, UN talks begin on Syria chemical arms
PARIS (AP) — Tense negotiations have begun on a proposed U.N. resolution that would put Syria's chemical weapons under international control and end a diplomatic stalemate over a deadly Aug. 21 poison...
View ArticleSaint Clair school employee suspended with pay
SAINT CLAIR - The Saint Clair Area school board suspended an employee with pay Wednesday night.Superintendent Kendy K. Hinkel said she couldn't provide any additional information about the suspension....
View ArticleBirths, Sept. 12, 2013
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Jordan R. Rumberger and Sara Ann Hoy, Elizabethville, a daughter, Sept. 5.Holy Redeemer Hospital, MeadowbrookTo Drs. David and Aradhna Saxena Kasper,...
View ArticleSt. Nicholas students featured in 'The Creed' video
MINERSVILLE - The red carpet in St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Minersville, provided the right ambiance Wednesday for the world premiere showing of a new faith DVD that stars St. Nicholas...
View ArticleDeeds, Sept. 12, 2013
DeedsAshland - Dora I. Richards, administratrix of the Estate of Earl L. Richards, to Robert J. and Margaret Mary Gownley; 300 Centre St.; $10,000.Auburn - The Bank of New York Mellon to Kaja Holdings...
View ArticleSweet Arrow Lake to host bird walk
PINE GROVE - It will be a beautiful morning for bird watching Saturday at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park.Denise Donmoyer, park naturalist and president of the Sweet Arrow Lake Conservation Association,...
View ArticleFederal grant will help borough fix culvert
TOWER CITY - Two years ago, a stormwater culvert collapsed outside the home of John S. and Marlene M. Lodish, according to borough Councilman Robert M. Shuey."When it rains, the water backs up there...
View ArticleSuperior Court dismisses Frackville man's appeal of prison sentence
by peter e. bortner An appellate court has declined to reverse a Frackville man's conviction and prison sentence on drug-related charges.In a three-paragraph order filed Wednesday in Pottsville, the...
View ArticleOffices receive energy-efficient lighting grant
Schuylkill County office buildings will be getting a little brighter thanks to a $48,000 grant from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance as part of its energy-efficient lighting program.The county...
View ArticleFor the record, Sept. 12, 2013
Marriage licensesFranklin K. Schoeneman, Orwigsburg, and Brenda F. Gimbel, Orwigsburg.Joseph J. Heatter, Coaldale, and Ashley D. Christman, Coaldale.James F. Schell, New Philadelphia, and Kimberly A....
View ArticleLife Skills training begins to help in drug prevention
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Seventh-graders at North Schuylkill Junior-Senior High School will be participating this school year in a drug prevention program designed to reduce alcohol, tobacco and drug use.The...
View ArticleOrwigsburg hires 2 part-time officers
ORWIGSBURG - The Orwigsburg Borough Council voted to hire two more officers for its police force Wednesday. With no discussion on the matter during the six-minute meeting, the council appointed Robert...
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