Reviewing election results
Lisa Dart, second from left, director of the Carbon County Board of Elections, looks over election tallies as they are compiled last night with, l-r, Carbon County Commissioners Wayne Nothstein and...
View ArticleBirth: Kantor
A son, Joseph Richard Kantor, was born at 12:14 p.m. on Feb. 14, 2012 at St. Luke's Allentown to Courtney A. Bruno and Stephen M. Kantor of Tamaqua. He weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 22 inches...
View ArticleElection stakes high
Now that the state primary is over, it's time to focus on the big picture looming in November. And with the party differences and philosophies as wide as they are, the stakes couldn't be higher....
View ArticleMVNRC volunteers thankedat Volunteer Appreciation Tea
Extraordinary volunteers at Mahoning Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center were feted at the annual Volunteer Appreciation Tea held Friday at the center. Serving as master of ceremonies was Cindy...
View ArticleTake-Back program
Young people seeking to get high with mind-altering drugs should realize it can be as dangerous as playing Russian roulette. Just this week, a disturbing report surfaced about California teens getting...
View ArticleLogging rig driver rescued from cab
The operator of a logging tractor trailer narrowly escaped death Thursday afternoon after a mishap on the Gangloff Tree farm in East Brunswick Township. The accident occurred just after 4 p.m. on a...
View ArticleTwo arrested for child pornography
Two Monroe County men were arrested in separate incidents for possession of child pornography. The arrests were reported by the Pocono Mountain Regional police. On April 24 Kevin Fitzgerald Jr., 25, no...
View Article'Go jump off a bridge'
Have you ever been told to go jump off a bridge? Russ Frank of Towamensing Township decided that was what he wanted to do for his 65th birthday. Bridge Day at Fayettesville, W.Va., is one of two sites...
View ArticleFairway donates Little League equipment
Fairway Motors in Hazleton donated sports equipment to the Tamaqua Area Little League Baseball Association (TALLBA) during their kickoff game. Mayor Chris Morrison threw out the first ball. Bill Angst,...
View ArticleJim Thorpe man among 8 arrested in 'bath salts' drug ring in central Pa.
A Carbon County man was among eight persons arrested last week as part of a drug ring that distributed "bath salts" and synthetic marijuana in central Pennsylvania. Federal authorities claimed the ring...
View ArticleSeat open on Palmerton council
A seat on Palmerton Borough Council is up for grabs after an incumbent vacated his post. On a 5-0 vote, council agreed to accept the resignation of Councilman Randolph Gursky. Councilman Richard...
View ArticleTamaqua concert features classic and popular songs
"The best leaders are great followers," said Tamaqua band member Erin Raymond in describing this year's new band director, Mark Beltz, during the Tamaqua Area High School Music Department's Annual...
View ArticleTamaqua news
Playground news The Tamaqua North and Middle Ward Playground Association will meet at 2 p.m. this Sunday, April 29, in the playground. One of the topics for discussion will be ways to keep the...
View ArticleArrests reported
State police at Lehighton reported on two arrests made by troopers in separate incidents. Troopers said on Monday, April 23, about 6-6:45 p.m. they assisted two officers from Mahoning Township in an...
View ArticleLocal youth paint mural in Tamaqua Comminity Arts Center
Youth volunteers worked with organizer Kim Woodward to paint a colorful wall mural in the downstairs children's arts and crafts area of the Tamaqua Community Arts Center in Tamaqua. Painting a colorful...
View ArticleBowa, Sandberg forever linked in 'The Trade'
Larry Bowa has been asked a lot about Jan. 27, 1982. The Philadelphia Phillies parted ways with Bowa and a young infielder by the name of Ryne Sandberg that day, sending them to the Chicago Cubs for...
View ArticleCarbon County court news
Mortgage foreclosures The following actions were filed as mortgage foreclosures for alleged defaults on loans. U.S. Bank National Association, 1661 Worthington Rd., West Palm Beach, Fla., filed against...
View ArticleScouts, children honored by Schuylkill officials
Proclamations were adopted honoring two Eagle Scouts and seven children from Schuylkill County as "Keystone Shining Stars" by the Schuykill County Commissioners at Wednesday's public meeting held at...
View ArticleUnused drug disposal
Carbon County officials want residents to know that there are places they can take their unused prescription drugs to dispose of them properly. During the county commissioners meeting on Thursday,...
View ArticleSt. Jerome School set for musical
Kindergarten through 8th grade students with the St. Jerome Regional School's Theatre Group will be holding their first annual spring musical this Sunday. The event will start at 4 p.m. in the...
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