MINERSVILLE — A speaker at the Minersville Area commencement services talked about the importance of first impressions and of meeting a young teacher who would eventually become the superintendent. Read moreMinersville Area graduates advised to make good first impression 💬
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SHENANDOAH — The 80 graduating seniors from Shenandoah Valley High School’s Class of 2024 received their diplomas Friday at the school’s first… Read more80 graduate from Shenandoah Valley 💬
ORWIGSBURG — Call it the long blue line — 220 students in blue caps and gowns with white cuffs — making its way from Blue Mountain High School… Read moreBlue Mountain graduates told to pour their hearts into life at commencement 💬
Seventy-four students left the gymnasium at Marian Catholic High School on Friday night as graduates “prepared for our missions” and grounded … Read more74 Marian Catholic graduates 'prepared for our missions' 💬
Tri-Valley Junior/High School graduated 75 seniors at Friday’s commencement exercises at the Bulldog Stadium in Hegins. Read moreTri-Valley graduates 75 from senior class 💬
The Schuylkill County Conservancy will take over maintenance of a section of the Schuylkill River Trail near Auburn, the organization announce… Read moreSchuylkill County Conservancy to maintain 1.5-mile section of Schuylkill River Trail 💬
ELIZABETHVILLE — Brenda Leitzel and Donna Beitman presented a program in May for the Elizabethville Area Historical Society on the history and… Read moreBelieve in Blessings store program presented at Elizabethville Historical Society 💬
Schuylkill County District Attorney Michael A. O’Pake and county detectives are asking the public to help locate Carlos Andres Cruz, 26, a His… Read moreFugitive sought: Man wanted for violating the conditions of his parole 💬
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How does "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" measure up to its acclaimed predecessor? Rebecca Kivak and Joe Baress review the long-awaited prequel to "M… 💬
We’ve all heard it before: You should exercise to trim your waistline. Exercise to speed up your metabolism. Exercise to ... well, a lot of ph… 💬
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At this time of year it's not an uncommon scene: Little League baseball players wheeze as they cross home plate and try to catch their breath.… 💬
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary celebrated its 90th anniversary last weekend with a reunion of wildlife conservationists from around the world — all g… 💬
Gardening has seen significant growth these past handful of years. There are people who strictly garden with outdoor plants and there are othe… 💬
When people think about Italian sparkling wine, their first thought may be the flirtatious and fun prosecco or the sweet, delectable Asti or moscatos. 💬
Is "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" a strong extension of the great trilogy of the 2010s? Rebecca Kivak and Joe Baress review the latest fi… 💬
Most would agree that this spring has been a little cloudy, rainy and cool in Northeast Pennsylvania. But warm, sunny days are soon to come. 💬
Surprisingly, Mother’s Day was apparently observed with a lot less fanfare 100 years ago. 💬
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U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-9, Jackson Twp., Luzerne County, called former President Trump’s conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business record… 💬
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PINE GROVE — While addressing her fellow graduating seniors from Pine Grove Area’s Class of 2024, Keily Chavez-Zunun took a moment to acknowle… Read moreLate Pine Grove Area student remembered during commencement exercises 💬
MINERSVILLE — Saying it will have an “immediate effect,” the Most Rev. Alfred A. Schlert, bishop of the Diocese of Allentown, blessed the new … Read moreCatholic Charities food truck to have 'immediate effect' in Schuylkill County 💬
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — The 168 graduating seniors at North Schuylkill were told Thursday to continue to work toward surmounting the obstacles they… Read moreNorth Schuylkill students told to keep striving 💬
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Ignoring foreboding clouds, Schuylkill Haven Area High School forged ahead and held its commencement Wednesday on Rotary Field. Read moreSchuylkill Haven Area graduates 70, despite foreboding clouds 💬
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DUNKIRK, New York — Meeting a fellow angler for the first time, I assumed he was making a joke when he asked if the fish I had boated would be… Read moreOUTDOORS: Walleye action is heating up, and most anglers target these fish for tablefare 💬
WILKES-BARRE — Growing at a rate of one inch per day, whitetail deer antlers represent the fastest growing tissue known to man. Right now, buc… Read moreOUTDOORS: Amazing Antlers – Differences in deer décor depends on does, diets and DNA 💬
FORESTVILLE — Brett Kressley has spent the start to the 2024 season trying to figure out how to return to Victory Lane at Big Diamond Speedway. Read moreLOCAL RACING: Change of cars boosts Kressley to Big Diamond victory 💬
FORESTVILLE — When York County driver Coleby Frye finally gets to Victory Lane at Big Diamond Speedway, it will not be a new experience. Read moreDIRT TRACK RACING: Late model ace adjusts to nights in a 358 modified 💬
ALLENTOWN — Massimo Rizzo walked into the empty locker room just behind the Phantoms bench at the PPL Center in Allentown earlier this month. Read moreRizzo aims to show he can make the jump from NCAA champion to the Flyers 💬
PINE GROVE — Blue Mountain’s late spark on offense was enough for the Eagles to prevail over Northwestern Lehigh, winning their second-consecu… Read moreD-11 SOFTBALL: Blue Mountain secures second straight 4A title 💬
Amazon sells its premier membership program with the slogan: “There’s more to Prime. A truckload more.” Read moreElected officials, regulators must protect the public interest in Amazon deal
The resegregation of America’s public schools has led to the same inequitable public education funding that prompted the 1954 U.S. Supreme Cou… Read more70 years after ‘Brown v. Board of Education,’ fair school funding is the only way to counter ongoing segregation
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