Navy Seaman Alexander J. Major, a 2007 graduate of Pleasant Valley High School, Brodheadsville, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
During the ei...
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Subject: Voter rightsOn March 15, 1965, President Lyndon Baines Johnson, addressing a joint session of Congress, called for new legislation to guarantee every Americans' right to vote. It...
The Carbon County Interagency Council (IAC) announced that there is still time to submit applications for a $500 Social Services Grant.
This is open to all agencies who meet the guidelines of the coun...
LANCASTER -Pennsylvania Secretary of Public Welfare Gary D. Alexander and Congressman Joseph Pitts joined together today in Lancaster to hold a news conference marking the second anniversary of the Pa...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church stands like a sentinel near the Angelini Avenue entrance to the New Columbus section of Nesquehoning.
Its roots are deep: The church, founded in 1913, has been...
With spring's arrival, PennDOT reminds motorcyclists of all skill levels that Pennsylvania residents with a motorcycle license or permit can enroll in a free course to enhance their riding skills thro...
A free community dinner will be held from 4 to 6 p.m., on Sunday, March 25, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 21 Race St., Jim Thorpe. The dinner will be a Easter ham meal.
For more information, call (5...
A Summit Hill woman is facing a charge of possession of marijuana after Rush Township police contacted her as she was walking along SR54, the Hauto Highway.
Alyssa Marshall, 19, was found to have a sm...
Terri Lynn Stahler of R. 1, Tamaqua, will become one of the first female fire truck drivers in the area. Terri was admitted as a regular member of the New England Fire Company No. 1. A Bloomsburg Stat...
Sacrifice. As a child, I hated that concept.
If I wanted something, my parents would encourage me to sacrifice and save for it, or encourage me to understand why I couldn't have it, even though everyo...