Man facing trespass count
A man is facing a charge of criminal trespass following an incident in Carbon County. State police at Lehighton said Gerard Nieroda, of Kunkletown, entered the driveway of Ronnie Lockard, 7735 Pohopoco...
View ArticleLehighton Legion Post presents flag program
Lehighton American Legion Post 314, held a flag program Monday that informed nearly 50 Lehighton area Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and their scoutmasters and leaders the proper flag etiquette. Sharing a...
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Miller-Keystone Blood Drive results Miller-Keystone's Oct. 19 community blood drive at the First United Church of Christ drew 67 registrants, and 60 units of blood were collected. The visit was...
View ArticleGolden Agers celebrate Halloween
The Panther Valley Golden Agers club had a frightfully fun time at their Halloween-themed meeting Monday at St. John's Lutheran Slovak Church, Lansford. The senior citizens sang spooky songs, dressed...
View ArticleJim Thorpe to hold 18th annual Halloween Parade
Ghouls, ghosts, and goblins will fill the streets of Jim Thorpe this coming Saturday as the town's 2012 Halloween Parade makes its way down through the streets of the East side of the borough. Billed...
View ArticleLady Bears blank Cardinals
BRODHEADSVILLE - After a heartbreaking loss to Stroudsburg in double-overtime of the MVC title game, Pleasant Valley came out determined not to let another opportunity slip away against Pocono Mountain...
View ArticleJim Thorpe Rotarians support education program
Third Grade students at St. Joseph Regional Academy in Jim Thorpe, the L.B. Morris Elementary School, and Penn Kidder Elementary School received new dictionaries which were donated by the Rotary Club...
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October 24, 1953 Stan Michalik scores a pair of touchdowns to help lead Summit Hill to a 20-7 win over Blythe Township. The Hillers' Joe Yalch opens the scoring with a two-yard scoring run, which is...
View ArticleRush police probe burglaries
Rush Township police are investigating two burglaries reported recently to the department. Rings and jewelry were stolen from a home on South Street, while a red Honda generator, a portable tool kit,...
View ArticleTamaqua news
Tax exemptions The Schuylkill County and Tamaqua Borough Per Capita and Occupation Tax Exemption Forms for the year 2013 will become available on Oct. 29 for Borough of Tamaqua residents. The exemption...
View ArticleMonroe crash
State police at Lehighton reported investigating a one-vehicle crash about 1:08 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23, along Kunkletown Road in Ross Township, Monroe County. Troopers said Alyssa M. Johnson, 18, of...
View ArticleFun in the park with grandma
Enjoying slightly warmer weather at the McAdoo Memorial Park in McAdoo are Riley Claypotch, 3,with her grandmother Andrea Hissick.
View ArticleWeatherly Junior Girl Scouts visit Carbon County commissioners
On Monday, Oct. 15, the Weatherly Junior Girl Scout Troop visited the Carbon County Commissioners' Office as part of a requirement for the "Inside Government Badge" they are earning. The girls learned...
View ArticleNew haunted attractions at Clamtown Schoolhouse
Scouts and volunteers with the Boy Scouts Troop 755 and Cub Scout Pack 756 are hosting their 22nd annual Haunted Schoolhouse in Clamtown. Daring visitors were treated to new monsters, ghouls, fog,...
View ArticleHazleton teen facing drug count
Rush Township police have cited Jacob Marion, 18, of Hazleton, with possession of marijuana. The charges stem from an Oct. 20 incident when Marion was a passenger in a vehicle stopped on Claremont...
View ArticleTrick or Treat safety tips
McAdoo Mayor Dane Watro and Police Chief Jeffrey Wainwright offer Halloween safety tips designed for the upcoming trick or treat night, scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 31. read more
View ArticleTIDE unveils new website
Members of the TIDE (Tamaqua Industrial Development Enterprises) website development committee unveiled their new website for the TIDE Industrial Park in Hometown during their official unveiling, held...
View ArticleDriveway issue tabled
"We have to be concerned with the traveling public," said Polk Township engineer Russell Kresge when Polk Township Supervisors discussed the Jessie F. Felker driveway review. In addition, the township...
View ArticleNo flaws found on wrecked 'copter
TOBYHANNA, Pa. (AP) Federal aviation authorities say there is no evidence that a helicopter that crashed in northeastern Pennsylvania earlier this month, killing two people, had any mechanical...
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