A Nesquehoning man was jailed on Thursday, March 29, after being arrested for entering vehicles in the borough and removing items. It is not the first time he has been charged with such crimes.
Borough police served a search warrant on Michael John McFadden, 23, at his residence at 318 E. Catawissa St. Found in the home were narcotics and property stolen in the vehicel break-ins.
JIM:
In last week's column, I reported on how the students I led on a study-tour of China over my university's spring break managed - within three hours of their arrival in Beijing - to have Mickey D delivered directly to their hotel rooms. Closely rivaling this passion for fast food was their penchant for shopping.
Nicole Baranowski, 38, of 111 North First St., Lehighton, has been charged with theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received, theft by deception and theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property by Lehighton Police Department.
Police reported that on March 17, 2012, Baranowski, store manager of the Dollar General Store, Lehighton, failed to make a deposit of $2,345 into the Dollar General's account. Baranowski later admitted she used the money for her personal use.
Lehighton Police Department charged Eugene Sillers, 23, of 132 S. Third St., Lehighton, with unlawful possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia. On Nov. 10, 2011, police were called to his residence for a suspected drug overdose. Upon receiving results of evidentiary items found at the scene, charges have been filed.
When did the world turn upside-down? When did children become the bosses in their families? Was I asleep like Rip Van Winkle when it happened? Suddenly, I see parents who are being ruled by their offspring. On what historic day did this reversal of roles first occur?
There were these three old ladies discussing the trials and tribulations of getting older.
One said, "Sometimes I catch myself with a jar of mayonnaise in my hand while standing in front of the refrigerator, and I can't remember whether I need to put it away or start making a sandwich."
The second lady chimed in with, "Yes, sometimes I find myself on the landing of the stairs and can't remember whether I was on my way up or on my way down."
Dear Editor:
So the Times News will send a reporter over 200 miles to Washington D.C. to cover an anti-health care rally but won't send a reporter 80 miles to Harrisburg to cover Redistricting hearings impacting Summit Hill and Carbon County (something ALREADY determined to be unconstitutional).
Sounds about right, given the newspaper's priorities these days. If Jerry Knowles was given advance notice of the proposed story, we'd have all the bases covered.
Billy O'Gurek, Jr.
Summit Hill
Do you remember the simple joys of childhood?
Do you remember lying on your back and watching the clouds float by?
Do you remember the way freshly mowed grass smelled when you were lying on the ground?
Do you recall the smell of earth that was one of the perfumes of childhood?
Maybe you liked to dig in dirt. Maybe you rolled in it. Or, maybe you were just content to sit on the ground and be aware of every smell, every sound the way the sun felt on your face and the way a breeze tickled you.
Remember those days?
Tomorrow night the crowds will begin their mamrch to McGinley's auditorium, where the all-night dance of the Diligent Fire Company will be held. Profound interest is manifested an indications point to a record breaking attendance. In addition to this community being largely represented, there will be a big representation from neighboring towns and adjoining counties.
A feature will be the music by two orchestras, Werley's of Tamaqua and Marburger's of Reading, two of the best in the state.
John Lamp, 31, of Kunkletown, R. 3, was charged by Lehighton Police Department with criminal attempt to commit acquisition or obtaining of possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, forgery and criminal attempt to commit theft, as a result of submitting a fraudulent prescription to First National Pharmacy, North First Street, Lehighton on Nov. 7, 2011.
The charges were filed on Nov. 23, 2011 and an arrest warrant was recently served upon Lamp on March 20, 2012.
Paul Garcia II, 25, 6943 Weiss Road, Apt. 1, New Tripoli, and Marcus Vought, 25, 50 W. Ridge St., Apt. 3R, Lansford, face charges from an incident which took place 10:25 p.m. March 14 at 249 E. Patterson St.
Felony charges of criminal trespass and conspiracy to commit burglary against both men were filed by Officer Joshua Tom. Vought is charged with an additional crime of possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were arraigned before District Judge Edward Lewis of Jim Thorpe and committed to prison.
The Pennsylvania De-partment of Health is banning a Schuylkill County hospital from admitting patients and performing operations.
On March 23, officials at Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs in Ashland were informed by the Department of Health that it is being banned from any admissions into the hospital.
On Friday, the ban was expanded to also include surgeries, as well as emergency and out-patient procedures.
In a 1912 article titled "The Fight Against the Sweat Shop," a Tamaqua Courier writer talked about how conditions in America's factories and home workshops had changed over the previous decade, thanks to advocates to improve conditions in the workplace.
He said there was a time when "half of the country homes" took in work from the shoe, hat and clothing factories. In Brooklyn, he said there were 4,000 places licensed to do home manufacturing.
A number of well-known nutritionists have said something similar to this: that the obesity epidemic in the U.S. has occurred not from belt-loosening pig-outs but from minor miscalculations. A few go so far as to say that the epidemic would end abruptly and the collective health of America would improve radically if Americans simply consumed 100 fewer calories a day.
That's not much food at all.
Mark your calendars.
The fifth annual Children's Fun-N-Safety Fair is coming to Carbon County.
The event, sponsored by Carbon Masonic Lodge 242 and partnered with Carbon County Safe Kids, will be held on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge, located at Fifth and Center streets in Jim Thorpe. The fair, which is open to all Carbon County children and their families, will be held rain or shine.
Time sure passes quickly by when you aren't paying attention. It seems like just yesterday when we made our first trip to the playground with Kathryn when she was around seven months old on Mother's Day. She was so tiny that we could barely get her to sit up in the smallest swings to take her picture that first time, and we sat her on the little sliding board and gently slid her down the board from top to bottom as she looked at us wondering what we were doing to her.
A cache of historical documents related to an pioneer family of Carbon County, including an original letter dating to 1818, were donated to the historical societies of Jim Thorpe and are being archived at the Mauch Chunk Museum.
The materials, which were in the possession of William Kent Haydock of Darien Connecticut, contain elements of his family's history predating their arrival in America. The material had been collected by various family members for close to 200 years, and Haydock felt it was time they were turned over to an appropriate historical society.
Dear Editor:
Kudos to the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Sanctuary Choir.
They did it again.
On 3-25-12 they presented the Cantata "The Shadow of the Cross"
The presentation was superb.
The choir was accompanied by piano,cello,oboe,flute and french horn.
Two Cantatas are presented each year. One before Easter, the other before Christmas.
In my opinion, our Choir Director is very professional.The church is lucky to have her, and this wonderful choir.
I was in a few Cantatas myself,and know the work and dedication put into the music.
Lehighton Police Department filed charges on a 15-year-old Lehighton area male juvenile for possessing a weapon on school property. On March 13, 2012, a Middle School personnel found a book bag left outside of the school. Upon searching the bag for identification, a knife was found in the bag.
DREHERSVILLE – Although most associate Hawk Mountain Sanctuary with the annual Autumn Hawk Watch that begins in mid-August and extends into December, the internationally known world's first refuge for birds of prey and center for raptor conservation is also an outdoors destination from early spring through the summer.
Lehighton police have charged Robert Lee Neff, 48, of 433 White St., Summit Hill, with theft of failure to make required disposition of funds received, theft by deception and theft by unlawful taking.
Police noted that between January 2008 and January 2012, Neff, being the treasurer of Lehigh Fire Co. No 1, stole over $64,000 from the fire company's account by writing checks to himself or to "petty cash,"
Of the $64,000, three certificates of deposit totaling $39,000 was transferred to the checking account.
Revoctions
Paroles and probation was revoked by Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin of the following:
Andrew Cl. Bakerofskie, 21, Girardville, had his probation revoked and he was re-sentenced on two counts of terroristic threats to serve one to two years in a state correctional facility with credit for serving 53 days in the county prison. Bakerofskie had pleaded guilty on May 18, 2011, to the charges and was placed on probation.
Firefighters were quick to quell a house fire in Tresckow Friday morning that sent a mother and older son to Hazleton General Hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation.
Emergency responders were called to 4 East Hemlock Street just after 10:30 a.m. for a report of a structure fire. When they arrived, they saw high flames inside the second story window of the home.
Gosh, I can't wait for April 14. That is the day we start working for ourselves instead of the federal and state governments.
Every day we work prior to April 14 is to pay our annual taxes. Since this is the same date as last year, it is safe to conclude that any additional tax increases were small enough that we do not have to work an extra day for the government. After doing my 2010 taxes, I realized that continuing to work only increased my tax burden without making a significant difference to our finances.
A recent survey said 62 percent of Americans believe in global warming. Do you think the earth is getting warmer?
With Major League Baseball's Opening Day just around the corner, Philadelphia Phillies fans can start to get excited for another year of championship-caliber baseball.
However, unlike the last few seasons, this year's Phillies baseball renewal brings some added skepticism.
According to the U.S. Census, there were 308.7 million people living in the United States in 2010.
Wouldn't it be great if every one of those people both donated their time and money to your church or non-profit organization?
Of course it would. But get real. That isn't going to happen anytime soon.
All churches and non-profit organizations are being affected in one way or another by both economic climate and government cutbacks. In addition, many other factors affect community involvement, such as employment, inflation and rises in both fuel and utility costs.
Dear Editor:
I really believe, it is time for everyone, most importantly our government, to begin to realize that America is involved in a "religious" war worldwide, and the sooner we all understand this, the more prepared we will all be in remaining a united "One Nation Under Our God". Our present day military armed forces fighting in Afghanistan right now have become; too shorthanded, too over worked, too battle fatigued, and too many of them are losing their incentive, and much needed initiative to continue fighting in a war which appears to have no end in sight.
What began in the early 1990s as a handful of women learning basic cooking skills on a couple of hot plates in a vocational school classroom has blossomed into a fun, full-scale nutrition education program, one that even sends participants home with bags of free groceries.
The program will hold its next set of classes from 9 a.m. to noon on May 4, 11, 18 and 25 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lehighton. To register for the free classes, call Stanley Haupt at (610) 377-6048.
An inmate was flown to a area hospital after he was assaulted at the State Correctional Institution (SCI)-Mahanoy, in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County.
State police at Frackville said Edward Martin, 47, was struck in the face by inmate Ryan Menkins, 26, about 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28. Martin fell backwards and struck his head on the ground.
He was flown by Lifeflight helicopter to the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, troopers said.
Charges against Menkins are pending completion of the investigation, troopers added.
Lehighton Police Department is investigating a vandalism report which occurred to the Lehighton Grove Playground, resulting in damages of $1,600. The police are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to contact police at 610-377-4003. All calls will be kept confidential.