March 3, 1979 Suzanne Shimkus tallies a game-high 17 points to help the Marian girls cruise to a 48-24 victory over Palmerton in the quarterfinal round of the District 11 Class AA playoffs. Lenore Shi...
Derek A. Sander, Bowmans-town, has been named to the dean's list for the fall 2009 semester at Lehigh Carbon Community College.
On Sunday, Feb. 28, he was inducted into the Alpha Omicron Alpha chapter...
As the sun went down over Crystal Spring Tree Farm, there was silence. The three men gathered around a single camera stood quietly, watching the sunset in the small video screen.
Finally, the glowing ...
A Tamaqua man who was struck by a car Friday evening has died from his injuries.
William Steele, 54, of East Union Street was struck by a 1996 Infiniti at 8:42 p.m. Friday.Steele was using a snowblowe...
Here in the Keystone State, it's no secret that our highways and bridges are vital to our existence and play a key role in all our lives. From a school bus driver picking up school children, to a doct...
Palmerton Area School District will not replace three of the four teachers set to retire at one of its elementary schools at the end of this year.
That was the general consensus of members of the scho...
Pocono-Lehigh Romance Writers (PLRW) will hold its March meeting at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 13 at the Palmer Township branch of the Easton Area Public Library, 1 Weller Place, Palmer Township.
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Dear Editor:
I can not believe that Senator Casey has joined Senator Jay Rockefeller in working to inhibit the EPA ability to do it's job. Specifically to regulate the CO2 emissions of the nation's la...
An arrest was made this week in a burglary that occurred more than two years ago in Schuylkill County. State police at Frackville said DNA evidence found at the scene led to the arrest.
Troopers said ...
State Rep. Jerry Knowles will be the guest speaker at the 63rd Annual Banquet of the Panther Valley Irish-American Association to be held on Wednesday, March 17, in Lansford.
Knowles will deliver the ...