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Meeting scheduled for Mahanoy City crime watch planning
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:56:21 -0700
MAHANOY CITY - Borough residents interested in learning more about a proposed neighborhood crime watch can do so at a meeting at the end of the month. During Tuesday's meeting of Mahanoy City Borough Council, Mayor Nancy A. Petritsch announced that the m
Preparations under way for Mahanoy City's 150th birthday
Fri, 11 May 2012 19:38:06 -0700
MAHANOY CITY - During this week's meeting, Mahanoy City Borough Council received an update on the borough's upcoming 150th anniversary celebration. Providing the information was John P. "Mouche" McNelis, who chairs the sesquicentennial committee planning
Residents urged to complete surveys
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:36:39 -0700
MAHANOY CITY - Residents in the Mahanoy Township village of Park Place are urged to fill-in the income survey packets in order to receive grant funds for a stormwater drainage project. Alfred Benesch & Co. project manager James J. Rhoades Jr. made the re
Young musicians perform at District 10 Elementary Band and Orchestra Fest
Fri, 04 May 2012 19:49:05 -0700
MAHANOY CITY - After only rehearsing hours prior, band and orchestra students from Schuylkill, Berks and Carbon counties performed in the Mahanoy Area High School auditorium on Friday night. The concert, which featured 110 band students and 20 orchestra
Saint Catherine's use of federal dollars possibly under investigation
Wed, 16 May 2012 19:21:17 -0700
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - A broadcast report that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the use of federal dollars by Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs could not be confirmed. According to the report, the investigation involves feder
Many reasons lie behind thefts from groups
Wed, 16 May 2012 19:21:24 -0700
Pottsville psychologist Dr. David F. O'Connell said members of organizations often steal from them because they do not believe that such thefts are wrong and they even sometimes think they are entitled to do it. "It's like a victimless crime to people,"
As Lennon sang, we can 'Imagine'
Wed, 09 May 2012 12:33:34 -0700
Many may recall the song "Imagine" written and performed by the late Beatle John Lennon as he again began to flower musically before he was tragically gunned down in New York City. In it, Lennon "imagined" what life might be like without some of the thin
"Peddler's grave" still draws people to historical site
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:29:28 -0700
BRANDONVILLE - As with most people, peddler Jost Folhaber may have wanted to be remembered in some way after his death, though being the first person murdered in Schuylkill County was surely not what he had in mind. However, his claim to fame is being th
Pennsylvania Magazine has article on 'Mollies'
Tue, 08 May 2012 14:07:49 -0700
A feature article on the Molly Maguires, with a unique perspective, appears in May/June issue of Pennsylvania Magazine. The three-page layout is a feature written by Jim Devoy, of Ireland, who moved to the United States in 1988, and photos by Cindy Ross.
Around the Region
Thu, 17 May 2012 05:17:58 -0700
n Fountain Springs: The Sovereign Majestic Theater has announced its 2012 awards nominees. The Sovereign Majestic Awards were launched in 2006 as an annual ceremony highlighting excellence in theater arts at the high school level. The awards event is sla