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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

ANDREW LEIBENGUTH/TIMES NEWS Due to new DEP regulations, Tamaqua, like many other communities, is no longer able to place old electronic devices out for curbside pick up on trash day. They are also not allowed to drop them off at the Transfer Station. To alleviate the hardship this has caused Advanced Green Solutions Inc. of Walnutport to hold a number of local recycling drop-off events throughout our area. During the events, items can be dropped-off at no cost. Such items, consist of televisions, telephones, cell phones, keyboards, cables, cords, CRT monitors, copiers, printers, fax machines, stereos, speakers, DVD players, VCRs, video game systems, LCD monitors, word processors, hard drives, desktop/laptop computers and other miscellaneous electronics equipment. For more information about their next drop-off event, visit them online at agrecycling.com or call (610) 767-2577. Piles and piles of electronics sit at the Tamaqua Transfer during an electronics recycling drop-off event held recently.

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TERRY AHNER/TIMES NEWS Tom Scharpf, of Palmerton, shown here with his 1929 Ford Model A.

Palmerton boosters conduct Free Test Drive as fund raiser

AL ZAGOFSKY/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS A flotilla of rafts leave the Lehigh River Pipeline Rapid and head for the aptly named Boulder Garden as part of the 2012 Lehigh River Sojourn. It's time to register for the 2013 Lehigh River Sojourn. Now in its 17th year, the Sojourn offers a three-day paddling adventure meandering through the forests and metro-wilderness of the Lehigh River Valley.

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS Boy Scout Zechariah Barton of Boy Scout Troop 145, left, and Scoutmaster Ben Gluck, congratulates Barton) for his work in forest conservation. The Forest Conservation award is sponsored by DCNR, Bureau of Forestry and Minsi Trails Council, BSA.

Lehighton Boy Scout recognized with Forest Conservation...

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Meth lab suspect sought

Two of the three people arrested after a mobile meth lab exploded in a Lansford house Sunday night now face charges stemming from helping a fourth person elude police. Kyle Frantz, 19, and Jackie Slaven, 38, both of 117 E. Patterson St., failed to tell police that Tyler Strawdinger was in the home after being told by police the day before the explosion that Strawdinger was wanted on a Schuylkill County warrant, and that they would be in trouble if they harbored or concealed him from law...

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bob ford/times news Pleasant Valley's Jordan Caffrey slides safely into third base during Monday's District 11 Class AAAA playoff game against Bangor.

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Gail Maholick/TIMES NEWS Oliva Kupinsky, 8, of Coaldale, and her parents, Carolyn and William, and sister, Samantha, are hoping to raise funds for Give Kids the World at a dress down day fundraiser on May 23 at Panther Valley Elementary School as a way of giving back. The family recently traveled to Florida as guests of Make a Wish Foundation.

Olivia gets her wish

A Coaldale girl and her family recently had the time of their lives visiting "Mickey's House" and other Florida attractions. Olivia Kupinsky, 8, her sister, Samantha, 14, and her parents, Carolyn and William Kupinsky, visited Disney World compliments of Make a Wish Foundation. Oliva became eligible for a wish trip because of her heart problems. She was born Nov. 20, 2004, in Palmerton Hospital. Shortly after birth, Olivia began experiencing respiratory distress. She was immediately taken by...

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