James J. Bevan, Carbon County superintendent of schools, was the principal speaker at the unveiling of a soldier's statue in Summit Hill, yesterday. It was won by the Summit Hill High School in a gues...
A number of volunteers chose to spend their Thanksgiving Day preparing, serving, and delivering meals to hundreds of shut-ins, senior citizens, disabled persons, or just anyone who didn't want to spen...
Amy Tristan Zubek, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Zubek of Summit Hill, became the bride of Robert Joseph Miller Jr., the son of Robert and Bonnie Miller of Tamaqua, on Aug. 21, 2010, at St. Joseph's...
A propulsion of missles incident that happened Nov. 25 between 2-2:15 a.m. along the Little Gap Road in Lower Towamensing Township is being investigated by state police at the Lehighton barracks.
Poli...
State police at the Lehighton barracks are investigating thefts from motor vehicles that were reported to have happened between midnight and 7 a.m. Nov. 25.
Police said eight vehicles were entered at ...
ESRC basketball
The Eastern Schuylkill Recreation Commission is seeking volunteer coaches and referees for its Biddy Basketball Program for students in third through sixth grade. There will be two sep...
The West Penn Fire Co. No. 1 invites people to bring new, unwrapped toys to its Dec. 12 breakfast to donate to the U.S. Marine Corps. Toys for Tots campaign. Please do not bring stuffed animals.
The b...
There has been a fund set up at Sovereign bank in Tamaqua for the Solnoki family, one of the families in New Philadelphia who lost everything in the fire last week.
The bank will accept cash or checks...
The seventh annual Christmas in the Country event will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 and Sunday, Dec. 5, at Country Inn and Suites, Route 209, in Franklin Township.
Everyone is invited ...
Jim Thorpe High School will hold Meet the Olympians Night on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. in the high school gym.
Varisty and JV members of the boys basketball, girls basketball and wrestling teams wil...