Special chemistry
What happens when you feed a watermelon that doesn't feel good? The third grade class at St. Joseph's Regional Academy in Jim Thorpe knows. The answer is, you get a mess. Recently, "Professor" Patrick...
View ArticleTwo facing drug counts in Carbon
Two Carbon County residents are facing drug charges following an incident that occurred about 10:50 p.m. on May 27 at 621 White St., Bowmanstown. State police at Lehighton said Danielle Eremus, 24, and...
View ArticleJuvenile facing retail theft count
A Monroe County juvenile is facing a charge of retail theft following an incident that occurred about 4:32 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, at Bill's Shop Rite, in Mount Pocono. Pocono Mountain Regional police...
View ArticleCarbon officials note four-percent increase with insurance coverage
Carbon County will see about a four percent increase this year on insurance to keep the county and its employees covered. The commissioners Thursday voted to renew the 2012-2013 insurance policy with...
View ArticleMischief incidents probed in Schuylkill
State police at Schuylkill Haven reported investigating three criminal mischief incidents at Schuylkill County locations. An incident occurred at the 3 C's Restaurant, located along SR61 in West...
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The Pennsylvania State Police have long been an elite crime-fighting force in the law enforcement community. Just as there are monuments for heroism to honor soldiers who exhibit valor on the...
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Summit Hill Borough Council reactivated its curfew ordinance, affecting young people 18 years of age and younger. People in that age category must be off borough streets at 10:30 p.m. weekdays and...
View ArticleExpecting' the unexpected
The comedy and life lessons in "What to Expect When You're Expecting" are not unexpected. The romantic-comedy, directed by Kirk Jones ("Everybody's Fine," "Nanny McPhee," "Waking Ned Devine"), is based...
View ArticleLehighton HS Class of 1962 gathers for 50-year reunion
Lehighton High School Class of 1962 celebrated its 50-year class reunion at the Mahoning Valley Country Club on June 1. Class members were the honored guests at the Lehighton Area High School...
View ArticleSpecial Towamensing meeting concerns county recycling
By a verbal agreement between former Towamensing Township supervisor Rodney George and Carbon County Recycling coordinator Duane Dellicker, the township built a ramp at a cost of $9,400 so the county...
View ArticleBethlehem producer receives Grammy
Gloria Domina of Bethlehem received a Grammy at the 54th Grammy awards ceremony in February. The award for the best children's album, All About Bullies... Big And Small, was given to the five producers...
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June 4, 1974 John McLaughlin collects five hits, knocks in three runs and scores twice to help Lehighton roll to a 21-9 Lehigh Valley Legion win over Fountain Hill. Jim Kunkle contributes to the...
View ArticleNightcap ends in 6-6 deadlock
LIMEPORT – Typically there's no tying in baseball. But if the major league can end an all star game with the score still knotted, so can the all star seniors from the Lehigh Valley Area. The nightcap...
View ArticleFour are killed in two crashes
Four Schuylkill County residents were killed in two crashes in Schuylkill County, both occurring on Saturday. Three died in a crash that occurred about 1:25 a.m. along SR61, a mile south of the...
View ArticleJim Thorpe news
Football Booster Club The Jim Thorpe Olympian Football Booster Club will meet this evening, Monday, June 4, at 6 p.m. in the Jim Thorpe Area High School Commons. The agenda will include reviewing...
View ArticleVerdicts reached in three trials; two others continue
Juries returned verdicts in three of five criminal trials that started Monday in Schuylkill County court with two defendants charged in traffic in illedgal drugs found guilty. Jaimie M. Koch, 47, of...
View ArticleNext of kin sought
The Lehigh County coroner's office is seeking the next of kin of Donald Carpenter, 76, of 2278 Astor Rd., Bethlehem. Carpenter died on Sunday, June 3, at St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill. He died of...
View ArticleNesquehoning man cited in Rush Twp.
A Nesquehoning man was cited by Rush Township police last week after he was found lying in the road on Lake Drive in Lake Hauto. Timothy E. Quackenbush, 46, was found along the road at 6:32 a.m. last...
View ArticleDemocrats to meet
The Carbon County Democratic Executive Committee will meet on Thursday, June 7, at 7 p.m. at the Inn of Jim Thorpe. Billy O'Gurek Jr. of Summit Hill, county chairman, will be in charge of the meeting.
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