TODAY'S NEWS MON. NOVEMBER 14, 2011
LOCAL NEWS MON. NOVEMBER 14, 2011
TAMAQUA COUNCIL AND BUSINESSES UPSET OVER ROAD CLOSURE
Tamaqua business owners and members of borough council are upset over a decision by PennDOT and the Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad to close Route 309 through the borough next weekend. The road closure will allow the railroad to replace a grade crossing as part of a bridge replacement project on the state highway. During the railroad work, Route 309 will be closed between Routes 443 and 209 starting at 7 p.m. Friday and continuing until about 5 a.m. on Monday November 21. Business owners are concerned that they will lose customers and revenue during that time, and borough council has stated that emergency services could be delayed because of the road closure.
SCHUYLKILL LITERACY COUNCIL NEEDS HELP
The Literacy Council for Schuylkill County is asking for help from anyone who is willing to work with adults who need help with the three R's. The council provides tutoring services to people over seventeen who need assistance improving their skills in reading, writing, and basic math. They are in need of additional tutors, as the demand for their services is increasing. State law requires that anyone who wishes to become a tutor must have a bachelor's degree, and must complete additional training. Training sessions will be held on November 29 and December 1 between six and nine p.m. at the council's office on the second floor of the Losch Building on Progress Avenue in Pottsville. For more information, contact the Literacy Council at 570-622-9500 or 800-460-3840.
MCADOO FIREFIGHTERS WORRIED ABOUT FIRES ON MINE LAND
Firefighters at the McAdoo Fire Company have been called out to several fires that were set on abandoned coal mine land recently, and they are concerned that one of these fires could cause an underground mine fire similar to the one that burns under Centralia. The latest fire was at a former mining operation in Kline Township that is accessible only on dirt roads. While the fires have been small, and were extinguished quickly, the possibility of catching an underground coal seam on fire is a real threat. Anyone with information about these fires, or anyone noticing suspicious behavior in the area, is asked to call local law enforcement services.
STATE NEWS MON. NOVEMBER 14, 2011
TAMAQUA COUNCIL AND BUSINESSES UPSET OVER ROAD CLOSURE
Tamaqua business owners and members of borough council are upset over a decision by PennDOT and the Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad to close Route 309 through the borough next weekend. The road closure will allow the railroad to replace a grade crossing as part of a bridge replacement project on the state highway. During the railroad work, Route 309 will be closed between Routes 443 and 209 starting at 7 p.m. Friday and continuing until about 5 a.m. on Monday November 21. Business owners are concerned that they will lose customers and revenue during that time, and borough council has stated that emergency services could be delayed because of the road closure.
SCHUYLKILL LITERACY COUNCIL NEEDS HELP
The Literacy Council for Schuylkill County is asking for help from anyone who is willing to work with adults who need help with the three R's. The council provides tutoring services to people over seventeen who need assistance improving their skills in reading, writing, and basic math. They are in need of additional tutors, as the demand for their services is increasing. State law requires that anyone who wishes to become a tutor must have a bachelor's degree, and must complete additional training. Training sessions will be held on November 29 and December 1 between six and nine p.m. at the council's office on the second floor of the Losch Building on Progress Avenue in Pottsville. For more information, contact the Literacy Council at 570-622-9500 or 800-460-3840.
MCADOO FIREFIGHTERS WORRIED ABOUT FIRES ON MINE LAND
Firefighters at the McAdoo Fire Company have been called out to several fires that were set on abandoned coal mine land recently, and they are concerned that one of these fires could cause an underground mine fire similar to the one that burns under Centralia. The latest fire was at a former mining operation in Kline Township that is accessible only on dirt roads. While the fires have been small, and were extinguished quickly, the possibility of catching an underground coal seam on fire is a real threat. Anyone with information about these fires, or anyone noticing suspicious behavior in the area, is asked to call local law enforcement services.
STATE NEWS MON. NOVEMBER 14, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) An overturned tractor trailer has closed the westbound lanes of the Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia. The crash happened on around 4 a.m. near the Girard Avenue exit, halting traffic to the city's western neighborhoods and suburbs. Eastbound lanes aren't affected.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter isn't saying the will evict the Occupy Philadelphia protesters outside City Hall, but he says the city's response must change. Nutter says there are "serious health and safety issues" almost daily at the encampment.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Governor Tom Corbett says an assistant coach at Penn State who told a grand jury that he saw retired coach Jerry Sandusky molest a child didn't meet what Corbett calls "a moral obligation" to intervene. Corbett spoke yesterday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
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