It was Senior Appreciation Day Thursday at the Tamaqua Area natatorium.
That made it a perfect time to celebrate the accomplishments of Tamaqua's senior class swimmers and divers.For the Blue Raiders'...
Polk Township Volunteer Fire Company invited two special guests to its appreciation banquet and awards night held Jan. 23.
They were Nate Sawyer who fixes the fire trucks and Alan Eckhart who takes ca...
Construction on a $6.5 million project to upgrade Palmerton's aged wastewater treatment plant could get underway by late summer.
That was the information borough Manager Rodger Danielson shared with B...
The parents of Jennifer M. Markert and James E. Kochie have announced their engagement.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of George and Deborah Markert of Slatington.She is a 2004 graduate of Northern L...
Catholic schools
Our Lady of the Angels Academy, Lansford, which serves families in Coaldale, Lansford, Nesquehoning and Summit Hill, will celebrate Catholic Schools Week beginning Sunday, Jan. 31.The...
The owner of two former gas stations in northeast Pennsylvania has learned the cost for not cleaning up underground fuel storage tanks.
New York-based Century Oil Acquisition Corp. now must pay a $1.3...
Divorces granted
Donna Lee Hartranft, 502 N. Railroad St., Tamaqua, was granted a divorce from Joseph D. Hartranft, Newkirk R.1. They were married April 10, 1992.Amy Zimmerman, 35 Swatara St., Tamaqua...
When Jerry Wolman wanted to announce the upcoming publication of his book, he went back home to do so.
Home in Wolman's case is Shenandoah, and the Schuylkill County community welcomed back one of its...
The Jim Thorpe girls' basketball team had no trouble forcing Panther Valley turnovers.
Once the Olympians started cashing in on them, they pulled away for a 55-40 Schuylkill League victory."We talked ...
Thomas Dougherty received the unanimous endorsement of the Mauch Chunk Fire Department for the position of fire chief at the annual meeting held in the Marion Hose Company. Presented at that time was ...