In the first half of last night's Colonial League basketball match-up, Northwestern stuck to its game plan and utilized pressure defense to limit the highly-touted Warriors' point production. Much to ...
The Pennsylvania Senior Corps. RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) has Benefit Checkup Ambassadors waiting to help adults 55 and older (or people who are 18 years and older on disability) determin...
Tamaqua Police are investigating a reported assault that took place Jan. 1 at Freddy's Pub on Mauch Chunk Street.
Officers were dispatched to the establishment at 2 a.m. and were told that a Nicole Sw...
Representatives from radio station WMGH donated 13 55 gallon drums filled with Pop Tabs plus donations from Ted Dacey and his children to Scott Kavlick, owner of the McDonald's Restaurant in Nesquehon...
Two first-time offenders in the criminal justice system was placed in Carbon County's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition (ARD) probation program on Thursday.
If the two successfully complete all c...
Dear Editor:
President Obama recently phoned the Philadelphia Eagles owner, Jeffrey Lurie, and commended him for giving Michael Vick a 'second chance'. Now Mr. Vick says he wants another dog.Society w...
We officially rang in the New Year and anything is possible.
But before we go running wildly into 2011, I thought I'd wrap up 2010 by updating you on some loose ends from last year.Our little Gracie B...
When I was growing up in Summit Hill, it was pretty much of a foregone conclusion that unless I took over our family grocery store on Market Street that I was going to make a career somewhere other th...
In bowling, when you just can't seem to get the ball to go where you want it to, some frustrated bowlers resort to drawing a fence on the score sheet.
It's a way of saying you're putting an end to low...
Dear Editor:
It was with much sadness that I read the obit for Michael Chovanes, who died on January 1st. Walk through the main entrance to Bright's Department Store during the 1950's or 1960's and ta...