Marine Corps Pvt. Brittany J. Ruggiero, a 2011 graduate of Pleasant Valley School High School, Brodheadsville, recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Islan...
"The northeastern U.S. should prepare for a surge in Lyme disease this spring," cautions the Forest Stewardship Program at Pennsylvania State University.
Its cause is not the mild winter, according to...
Pleasant Valley captured a pair of Mountain Valley Conference tennis championships. The Bears went on to finish second as a team at the MVCs to highlight Friday's scholastic sports schedule.
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My article last week described how President Obama would manipulate the November election to ensure his reelection. This week, I am focusing on what he has said he will do should he become President. ...
We want the world to be a safe predictable place. While some of us like surprises, we really do not like to be surprised in most cases because usually those surprises that occur many times are not ple...
Dear Editor:
I want to thank you for your article on "The Bell of the Ball" held at Zion Lutheran Church, Tamaqua. Your article informed many people and helped to make this event a success. Through yo...
By AL ZAGOFSKY
TN Correspondentazagofsk@ptd.netThis summer, the Carbon County Environmental Education Center is planning a run along the D&L Trail in Lehigh Gorge State Park. They are calling it the R...
PFC. Thomas E. Robin, USMC, graduated from boot camp at MCRD Parris Island, S.C., on April 6 after three months of intensive training. The son of Tanya Terry of Tamaqua and Tom and Theresa Robin of Ma...
It may have only been the second series of the 2012 Major League Baseball season, but the Phillies' three-game set with the Miami Marlins already had the feeling of importance.
After dropping two of t...
April 14, 1975 Mike Peters wins two events to help lead Slatington to a 76-37 Centennial League track win over Pocono Mountain. Peters claims both the shot put and the discus. The Bulldogs also get wi...