Pottsville News

Two college students who were handcuffed and charged with theft for refusing to leave a $16 tip at a local pub are off the hook.

The only full-service book store in Schuylkill County will close sometime in January, leaving many readers in the Pottsville area out of luck.

It was an evening out that college students Leslie Pope and John Wagner will long remember.

When it comes to love, the sky's the limit. Paige Rogers, 37, of Northumberland, thought she and boyfriend Brian Rathosky, 34, of Pottsville, were taking a plane ride Sunday morning to see the sites over Schuylkill County.

Two local college students were handcuffed, taken to police headquarters and cited last month for refusing to pay $16.35 in mandated gratuity following what they claim was awful service at a South Side watering hole.

The Quandel Group Inc., a local construction firm, was recently awarded a contract to manage an addition and renovations project for Schuylkill Women in Crisis, a private non-profit based in Pottsville providing services to victims of domestic violence in Schuylkill County.

Dennis C. Pfannenschmidt, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced today that he has filed one-count Criminal Information against Michael Maroukis, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

With 60 percent of the vote, Republican Steven Serfass defeated Democrat Carole Wildoner Walbert on Tuesday to become Carbon County judge, according to unofficial returns.

Democrat James P. Goodman defeated Republican Christine A. Holman in Tuesday's general election, winning another four years as Schuylkill County district attorney.

Retired York County Judge Emanuel A. "Mike" Cassimatis died Wednesday while on a cruise with his wife.

Schuylkill County Sheriff Joseph G. Groody was re-elected Tuesday night, winning an election by only a few hundred votes for the second time this year.

It's been said that the wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never.

A World War II veterans group is hoping to send some Christmas cheer to those serving their country.

Regina Gargano has been named executive director of the Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau, replacing Mark Major, who announced his resignation in August.

No doubt these are difficult economic times, but not everyone is sharing in the pain.

A man from Schuylkill County is headed to prison for at least one year for not properly caring for the woman he called his mother.

Republican & Herald Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News October 21, 2009 Wednesday STATE AND REGIONAL NEWS 20091021-RN-Wind-turbines-again-control-Butler-meeting-1021 611 words Wind turbines again control Butler meeting John E. Usalis, Republican and Herald, Pottsville, Pa.

The Lehigh County Coroner has ruled the Friday shooting death of a Schuylkill County woman a homicide.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] Jacqueline Dormer/Republican-Herald A car belonging to accused shooter Frank Manganiello, Schuylkill Haven, on Fourth Street after the scene of a standoff at the First United Methodist Church on West Market Street Friday afternoon in Pottsville.

Share + Oct 24, 2009 10:29 am US/Eastern POTTSVILLE, Pa. Four eastern Pennsylvania men have been ordered to stand trial on charges of beating a former friend to death last month.