Free community dinner
Grace-St. Paul's UMC will host a free community dinner from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, April 21. The church is located at 40 Church Road in Penn Forest Township, just off Route 903, next to the Butterfly...
View ArticleOnline votes may help area man who was paralyzed
Rob Marrero, who was paralyzed playing football in May of 2011, is participating in a contest that could help his family tremendously. The contest is part of National Mobility Awareness Month. Three...
View ArticleUnderage drinking
A Jim Thorpe woman was charged with underage drinking after Summit Hill police tried to assist her. According to borough police, at 12:55 a.m., on April 7, officers in the area of Chestnut and Walter...
View ArticleAnnual Fun-N-Safety Fair set for May 5
Alex Kalista, Carbon County mason, left; and Mindy Graver, chairwoman of Carbon County Safe Kids, center; hold a scooter, donated by Tractor Supply in Lehighton for the upcoming Fifth Annual...
View ArticleHelpful Lioness take charge of raffle
When the Western Pocono Lioness Club was asked to take charge of the District 14U Lions Convention basket raffle for the day, the club obliged. This past Saturday a quartet of Lioness, including...
View ArticleWanted
A Hazleton man is wanted after Summit Hill police conducted a traffic stop and search. According to borough police, on Dec. 2, 2011, at 3:11 p.m., officers were monitoring traffic at the Panther Valley...
View ArticlePolk Township news
PV Elementary School PTO PVE PTO will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, April 19 at 4 p.m. in the school cafeteria. All are welcome to attend. Polk Elementary School PTO meeting Polk's monthly PTO...
View ArticleSummit Hill News
Summit Hill Bloodmobile planned St. Paul Lutheran Church, Summit Hill, will sponsor a bloodmobile visit from the Miller-Keystone Memorial Blood Bank on Saturday, April 21. The bloodmobile hours will be...
View ArticleDefiant trespass
A Lansford woman was charged after she disobeyed rules at the Lansford Townhouses. According to Summit Hill police, on March 12, police received a report of a female that was trespassing at the...
View ArticleCSCT short play production opens Friday
Carbon Schuylkill Community Theater will present its annual Spring Short Play Production this weekend in conjunction with Stonehedge Gardens in Tamaqua. Entitled "Life in New York City," the production...
View ArticleIndians improve but still fall to PME
Lehighton coach Dave Yob admitted he was diasppointed with his team's Mountain Valley Conference opener a few weeks ago against Pocono Mountain East. With a little bit of added motivation from their...
View ArticleOn this date
Mrs. Annie Roberts, Lansford, who is scheduled to appear on the $64,000 Question TV program in New York soon, her category being spelling, will be one of the top spellers in the Carbon Coun ty-Panther...
View ArticleBuilders, contractors endorse Brian Rich
The Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association of Builders and Contractors ("ABC") has endorsed Brian Rich for State Senate in the 29th District. Geoffrey Zeh, President of the Eastern...
View ArticleTwo DUI arrests in Schuylkill
Two driving under the influence (DUI) arrests were reported in Schuylkill County. State police at Schuylkill Haven said Brian Hoffman, 43, of Pottsville, was stopped while traveling northbound SR209...
View ArticleCarrying a stolen firearm
A Danielsville man was charged with multiple charges after he created a disturbance in Summit Hill. According to borough police, on March 16, at 2:33 a.m., officers were dispatched to East Lehigh...
View ArticleFive charged
Five individuals were charged after they created a disturbance in Summit Hill. According to borough police, on March 10, around 10:58 a.m., officers were called to the area of 42 E. Ludlow St., for a...
View ArticleRobinson worked hard to become best
Former NBA superstar Michael Jordan has had a lot of inspirational quotes over his historic basketball career. Jordan's words have surely inspired other athletes to strive for greatness. One Michael...
View ArticleTamaqua accident
Tamaqua Police have released details of a one vehicle accident from Tuesday morning. A 2001 Jeep Cherokee, operated by Brian McShaw, 49, of St. Clair, was traveling east on US Route 209 at 8:35 a.m....
View Article"Hamlet" comes to Pleasant Valley
"To be, or not to be, that is the question." You can find the answer this weekend when you attend Pleasant Valley High School's performances of William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of...
View ArticleCharged twice
A Summit Hill woman was charged on two different occasions after she caused a disturbance at the Lansford Townhouses. According to Summit Hill police, the first incident occurred on March 16, at 7:38...
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