Frackville News

“We are reviewing the circumstances in each case”

The Blue Mountain School District Administration and School Board at this moment are mulling their chances of upsetting their apparent defeats in more than 170 of the 210-or-more property assessment appeals the ... via The Bud Angst Report

A Schuylkill County man whose car police said they stopped late Wednesday for several traffic offenses told them he couldn't be drunk because he had only consumed about four quarts of beer and some strawberry ... via The Morning Call

A man fired from his job at a Schuylkill County plant in May who threatened to come back and shoot people showed up with a gun at the factory Wednesday, police said. via The Morning Call

“As numerous employees gathered and observed (Rodriguez-Torres) outside, he lifted his jacket, continuing to point to a handgun that was holstered on his right hip”

From staff reports An employee who allegedly threatened to shoot people when he was fired from his job at a Humboldt meat packing plant in May was jailed Thursday after he returned to the plant earlier this ... via Standard Speaker

“The New York City connection remains very strong and active serving as a pipeline right into small Pennsylvania towns”

A large-scale cocaine and heroin distribution ring operating in Clearfield Borough has been broken-up resulting in the arrest of 10 out of 11 suspected drug dealers, one with ties to the Bronx, New York. via Attorneygeneral.gov

The next garbage collection contract will cost Rush Township at least $30,000 extra a year. via The Morning Call

“They are buying the produce trying to hype up the marke by saying there is martial law in Pakistan and run the barrel up a couple of dollars a barrel and then try and sell it to whoever they can to try and make a profit”

Monday, November 5, UPDATED: 5:40 p.m. By Bob Reynolds Diesel and gasoline prices have spiked. via WNEP-TV Moosic

“Three days were spent providing services to 75 senior citizens as referred by the Office of Senior Services. In addition, there were eleven community service jobs and three jobs completed for the County.”

For the Oct. 1, 2007, Call, Schuylkill Haven, & the West Schuylkill Press-Herald By Bud Angst As of September 30, 34 Schuylkill County prison inmates participating in the County's Work-Release Program this year ... via The Bud Angst Report

“She babysat her one great grandchild, Cade, when he was born until the day he was 2”

Her family and her music were everything to Erla B. Persichilli. "My biggest memory is hearing her music played at different churches in Bucks. via Courier Times News

“If there are agencies or people in a community that are interested in volunteers they contact us and we try and facilitate that community service”

Thursday, October 25, 6:29 p.m. By Bob Reynolds A cemetery all but forgotten is being transformed in Luzerne County thanks to a non-profit organization and some hard-working students. via WNEP-TV Moosic

Compensation Set By Bud Angst Voting machines not-withstanding, it takes a lot of workers to run a countywide election. via The Bud Angst Report

“When I was in high school I was painting the windows and I graduated in 1978 so I know they're doing it for quite a long time. The year I painted it was a real cold day. I was drinking hot chocolate. It was a real cold day in October when I painted”

Thursday, October 18, 3:43 p.m. By Bob Reynolds You can tell Halloween is approaching in some parts of Schuylkill County. via WNEP-TV Moosic

“I understand there was a fatality in the accident. Business is a little bit slow due to the accident with the traffic but other than that it's a pretty normal day.”

Tuesday, October 16, UDPATED: 4:41 p.m. By Bob Reynolds A 39-year-old woman from Kingston, Luzerne County was killed Tuesday morning on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County. via WNEP-TV Moosic

A Kingston woman is dead after an accident this morning on Interstate 81 South. Police say the victim's car hit a parked tractor trailer around 8:00 a.m. in between the Frackville and Mahanoy City exits. via PAHomepage.com

Tuesday, October 16, UDPATED: 10:03 a.m. One lane of traffic is now open on Interstate 81 southbound after a crash in Schuylkill County. via WNEP-TV Moosic

“My appraisals were made in accordance with the uniform standards of professional practice.”

By Bud Angst Up until the past week, Schuylkill County's on-going property assessment appeals have followed a routine pattern: certification of the price paid for the property in the past year and a comparison ... via The Bud Angst Report

“Look at all these bills we cannot pay”

Richard H. Hinkle gets 27 months, minus time served, for investment deception that cost clients a combined $5.2 million. via Times Leader

Schuylkill County commissioners on Wednesday approved two major budget adjustments that county departments told them last week they need to finish the year in the black -- letting the county nursing home and ... via The Morning Call

“These costs are paid indirectly through higher taxes, high unemployment, and a weaker economy”

As the General Assembly and Gov. Edward G. Rendell begin debate on an alternative energy program for Pennsylvania, a recent study by the Center for Forensic Economic Studies found converting coal to liquid fuel ... via American Chronicle

“So why are you spending money on a study, if you're not going to vote for it anyway.”

Baldwin, Gallagher, McAndrew Vs Carl, Staudenmeier By Bud Angst After last Tuesday's meeting of the Schuylkill County Prison Board there should be no longer any doubt about whether the fate of Judge William ... via The Bud Angst Report