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Schuylkill County killer gets more prison time
The Associated PressA New York City man serving a life sentence related to the shooting deaths of a man and woman in Schuylkill County seven years ago was convicted yesterday for attacking a female prison counselor with a razor. A Fayette County jury took just 90 minutes to...Tags: Murder, Injuries, Crimes, Assault, Police
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Hearing for pastor postponed
Of The Morning CallA preliminary hearing for Schuylkill County Prison's chaplain, who is charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, was postponed Tuesday when the pastor was hospitalized, police said. The Rev. Alan R. Sienkiewicz, 60, of Auburn, who also is...Tags: Trials, Baptist, Court Preliminary, Crimes, Police
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Pastor hospitalized, misses hearing on sex charges
Of The Morning CallA preliminary hearing for Schuylkill County Prison's chaplain, who is charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, was postponed today when the pastor was hospitalized, police said. Alan R. Sienkiewicz, 60, of Auburn, who also is pastor of two...Tags: Trials, Court Preliminary, Baptist, Crimes, Police
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Driver of jack-knifed rig will be cited
The driver of a tractor-trailer that jack-knifed on northbound Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County and went down a 20-foot embankment Wednesday will be cited for driving at an unsafe speed for road conditions. Michael Bryant, 39, of Greensboro, N.C., lost...Tags: North Carolina
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Snow, freezing rain, sleet rain expected in next 24 hours
An icy commute is expected tomorrow morning with a wintry mix of precipitation expected to arrive in the region late this afternoon and continue past tomorrow morning's rush hour. The National Weather Service at Mount Holly, N.J., has issued a winter...Tags: New Jersey, Weather Reports, Weather Warnings, Lehigh Valley Weather
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Interstate 81 (12:20 p.m.) -- Northbound reduced to one lane in Schuylkill County between Exit 131 (Route 54) and Exit 134 (Delano) due to accident.
PennDOT reports one lane closed due a tractor-trailer crash and delays are expected. -
Company News - January 2, 2009
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, LEHIGH COAL GET PART OF STATE RAIL GRANTS Gov. Ed Rendell recently announced the investment of $30 million as part of PennDOT's Rail Freight Capital Budget/Transportation Assistance program and a separate $8.5 million in Rail...Tags: Pennsylvania, Transportation, State Budgets, Public Finance, Railway Transportation
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Business Briefing - January 2, 2009
COMPANY TRANSFERS 86 JOBS TO NEW YORK ASHLAND, Schuylkill County | An eastern Pennsylvania pump manufacturer will lose 86 jobs in the next two months when it transfers some of its operations to an upstate New York plant. ITT Corp., the parent of...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Health and Safety at Work, United Air Lines, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Food Safety
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Tamaqua man allegedly made numerous trivial and false police reports
Of The Morning CallA Tamaqua man who had more than 100 contacts with police in the past two years has been ordered to face Schuylkill County Court on charges he harassed authorities with calls about a rock in his yard being moved 4 inches, pool water ruining his grass,...Tags: Trials, Police Arrests, Court Preliminary, Police
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Wind, cold push out 2008
Of The Morning CallGusty winds and bursts of snow helped usher out 2008 on Wednesday, causing widespread power outages and several traffic accidents across the region. But much of the nasty weather subsided by nightfall, leaving behind frigid temperatures for midnight...Tags: Lehigh County, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Allentown, Whitehall, PPL Corporation
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Chronic caller charged with crime in Tamaqua
A Tamaqua man who had more than 100 contacts with police in the past two years faces charges of harassing authorities with calls about a rock in his yard being moved 4 inches, pool water ruining his grass and children making noise. David W. Roeder, 51,...Tags: Police Arrests, Police
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Schuylkill settles suit over software
Special to The Morning CallSchuylkill County has settled a lawsuit against a Michigan software provider that the county said sold it a computer system that didn't work. The system New World Computer Systems Corp., intended to revamp and streamline accounting systems, never...Tags: Trials, Property Tax, Contracts, Litigation, Michigan
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