Link between sleep loss, weight gain
In many ways, looking into matters of health and fitness and writing this column is like being a PI. After all, the end result of either job is the same: to provide you, the client, with important...
View ArticleTamaqua veteran rests in Arlington
The cremated remains of Tamaqua resident Francis "Frank" J. Camerini, 87, a highly decorated war veteran, were laid to rest recently at the Arlington National Cemetery. Frank, husband of Joan (Wagner)...
View ArticleIdentity theft is topic before Palmerton Chamber
They prey on an individual's private information in the hopes of financial gain. Identity theft is a bona fide threat that isn't to be taken lightly, according to Janene Holter, senior supervisory...
View ArticleTeddy Roosevelt made impression on local residents
By JIM ZBICK jzbick@tnonline.com When the Mauch Chunk Daily Times announced that Theodore Roosevelt would be passing through town on Aug. 21, 1912, the news created quite a stir in the county seat....
View ArticleWith the school year approaching, Tamaqua's clothes drive a success
Wednesday's distribution of free school uniforms and various school supplies was a success with Tamaqua parents faced with outfitting children for the upcoming school year, according to event...
View ArticleLocal graduate wins Discus Award
The Miller family of Penn Forest Township has announced that Samantha Miller, a recent graduate of Jim Thorpe Area Senior High School, has been recognized as a 2011-2012 Discus Award winner for her...
View ArticleA politicized judicial system
Dear Editor: Last week Judge Simpson ruled that obtaining a photo I.D. does not impose an unconstitutional burden on voters. His opinion spoke of two remedies. He said people without photo I.D. could...
View ArticleON THIS DATE
August 18, 1961 Bill Delay pitches a one-hit shutout to lead Tamaqua to a 4-0 victory over Coaldale in the Panther Valley Little League tournament. Delay strikes out six batters and helps his own cause...
View ArticleCivility
By CHRIS PARKER cparker@tnonline.com It's a rainy afternoon, and we're watching old television episodes of Leave It To Beaver. My, how things have changed 'twixt 1959 and now. The episode we saw...
View ArticleLansford woman dies in accident
An 82-year-old Lansford woman died Friday afternoon after her car veered off Laurel Drive in Summit Hill. Margaret Piech, of 7 Tunnel St., was driving a 2008 Kia on Laurel Drive, commonly known as the...
View ArticleOn this date
Parryville Borough Council, during a special meeting, decided to allow the "no peddler" sign in the borough to remain standing. Council President Arnold Souders, who earlier this month made a motion to...
View ArticleDriver cited after crash
A driver was cited following a rear-end crash that occurred on Aug. 17 along SR209 at the entrance to a McDonald's restaurant in Nesquehoning. Police Chief Sean Smith reported that a 1996 Geo Tracker...
View ArticlePalmerton Area Library features more than books
The Palmerton Area Library is filled with more than books. There are activities galore to participate in. There will be a town-hall meeting with Rep. Doyle Heffley in the upstairs gallery on Thursday...
View ArticleTamaqua Community Arts Center slates free jam session
Professional musicians, both seasoned and experienced, will gather and play for visitors today during a free jam session held at the new Tamaqua Community Arts Center (TCAC). Organizers Jack Kulp and...
View ArticleHearing rescheduled for pair accused of spotlighting deer
A pair of Palmerton men accused of endangering wildlife must await their day in court. Kory Christman, 33, and Thomas Shupp, 42, of Palmerton, were scheduled to have preliminary hearings Wednesday...
View ArticleNW golf, Tamaqua tennis win
Northwestern's golf team and Tamaqua's tennis team scored victories in scholastic sports action. GOLF Northwestern-Saucon Valley-Bangor Northwestern got the Colonial League victory with a 440 to 458 to...
View ArticleSchuylkill/Tamaqua United Wayannounce kickoff luncheon event
Tamaqua's United Way of Schuylkill County members have announced that their normal annual breakfast kickoff event has been changed to a noon luncheon kickoff event, planned for Friday Sept. 21. The...
View ArticleSkavery-Conrad
Thomas and Jayne Skavery of Quakake have announced the engagement of their daughter, Noelle Kristen Skavery, to Peter Emmanuel Conrad. He is the son of Thomas and Kristen of Duncannon, Pa. The...
View ArticleSummit Hill couple wed 25 years
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bruno of Summit Hill celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary earlier this summer. They were married on June 27, 1987 at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Summit Hill, by the...
View ArticleStory clarified
In a Carbon County court story that appeared in Wednesday's edition concerning guilty pleas entered by defendants it was stated that Lauren Nichole Steinbrunn, 21, of New Ringgold, who pleaded to one...
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