Two men were cited following a vehicle stop in Tamaqua in July.
The incident took place at 8:03 a.m. July 16 when Officer Matthew Houser stopped a vehicle near the intersection of Washington and Jerom...
Two persons were charged with harassment following an incident at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 12 in Washington Township, Schuylkill County.
Charged were Russell Kenneth Dissinger, 28, and Wendy Lynne Dower, 48, bo...
The engagement of Kristin Lynn Maurer to Joshua Aaron Britton, both of Conshocken, has been announced by her parents.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of John and Nina Maurer of Nesquehoning. She is a ...
One of the worst floods in the history of the ravaging Lehigh River has caused very major destruction in Mauch Chunk. It was followed a few months later by another disastrous flood, occurring on Feb. ...
Louis Pasteur, the scientific giant who gave us pasteurization and the vaccine for rabies, said this about making scientific observations: "Chance favors only the prepared mind."
Alexander Fleming had...
The Mason-Dixon Line-what is it? Do you recollect that it had something to do with the Civil War?
Well, on this 150th anniversary of the Civil War, when films like Steven Spielberg's Lincoln are attra...
For the birthdays of my friends Jeanne and Linda, I decided to take them to see the play, "Our Town."
Of all the plays I've ever seen, it's the one that sticks in my mind decade after decade.Before th...
With the two-week statewide general deer season closed, Pennsylvania Game Commission executive director Carl Roe has reminded hunters to take the time to report their deer through the online reporting...
Dear Editor:
I saw the letter on November 10, 2012, on People First Language. We all remember as children singing "sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me". Really?For instan...
Dear Editor:
The next Planning meeting for the "Proposed Adventure Park", NAVITAT , will be held on December 20th, at the Penn Forest Township Fire Hall at 6:30 p.m. Please come early as seating is li...